Will AI Replace Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders?

Observe safety precautions to prevent fires or explosions.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Record operational data, such as temperatures, pressures, ingredients used, processing times, or test results.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Control or operate equipment in which chemical changes or reactions take place during the processing of industrial or consumer products.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Patrol work areas to detect leaks or equipment malfunctions or to monitor operating conditions.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Draw samples of products at specified stages so that analyses can be performed.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Adjust controls to regulate temperature, pressure, feed, or flow of liquids or gases and times of prescribed reactions, according to knowledge of equipment and processes.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Monitor gauges, recording instruments, flowmeters, or products to ensure that specified conditions are maintained.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Test product samples for specific gravity, chemical characteristics, pH levels, concentrations, or viscosities, or send them to laboratories for testing.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Inspect equipment or units to detect leaks or malfunctions, shutting equipment down, if necessary.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Open valves or start pumps, agitators, reactors, blowers, or automatic feed of materials.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Read plant specifications to determine products, ingredients, or prescribed modifications of plant procedures.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Implement appropriate industrial emergency response procedures.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Measure, weigh, and mix chemical ingredients, according to specifications.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Dump or scoop prescribed solid, granular, or powdered materials into equipment.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Notify maintenance engineers of equipment malfunctions.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Estimate materials required for production and manufacturing of products.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Add treating or neutralizing agents to products, and pump products through filters or centrifuges to remove impurities or to precipitate products.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Observe and compare colors and consistencies of products to instrument readings and to laboratory and standard test results.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Direct activities of workers assisting in control or verification of processes or in unloading of materials.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Drain equipment, and pump water or other solutions through to flush and clean tanks or equipment.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Flush or clean equipment, using steam hoses or mechanical reamers.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Make minor repairs, lubricate, and maintain equipment, using hand tools.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Inventory supplies received and consumed.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.