An attendant operator in a chemical plant operates chemical production, processes minerals, and manufactures products like plastics, drugs, textiles, and ammunition. They read processing schedules, operate logs, and test oil sample results to determine changes in equipment controls. They also move and set controls, such as valves, knobs, levers, switches, and index arms on control panels.
Skills & Job Responsibilities of an attendant chemical plant operator include: - Basic fitting In the basic fitting the skills imparted are Hack-sawing, marking, punching, Chiseling, Filing, Drilling, countersinking, counter boring, reaming, Taping and observation of all safety aspects is mandatory. - Basic physics and chemistry practical covers conducting experiments in laboratory to determine physical constants, verification of laws, to determine concentration of solutions, PH, melting point, boiling point, compare properties of metals & alloys, prepare chemicals. - Safety components like PPE, Fire extinguisher, First Aid. - The trainees will beperforming different operations or experiments related to safety and general awareness in chemical industry. - Identification, installation /connection of instrument/devices to measure pressure, temperature, flow and level, density are covered. - Skills to execute pipe joints, fittings valves on pipes, dismantling, overhauling, cleaning & assembling valves, different machines &components used for fluid transportation such as centrifugal pump, gear pump, metering pump, screw pump, multistage compressor are achieved. - Dismantling, repairing and assembling of different damaged mechanical components used for power transmission such asGearbox, bearings are also covered. - Coversunit operations i.e., fluid flow, heat transfer and mass transfer operations. - Skills to operate different machines/equipment such as Shell and tube Heat exchangers, evaporators, Distillation columns are gained in this section. - Study of manufacturing processes and pressure vessels, petroleum refining is covered in this section. - Mass transfer operations such as Solvent extraction, Leaching, Absorption, Crystallization, and Drying are taught. - Mechanical operations such as Size reduction, mixing conveying, and filtration are also covered. - Study of chemical reactor, plant utilities- steam, cooling tower, chilled water, instrument air are covered in this section. - Pollution in chemical industry and manufacturing processes are also taught. - Basic fitting, gas welding, basic physics & chemistry, safety in chemical plant, process control instruments measuring flow, temperature, pressure, pH, concentration etc. - Unit operations- fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer, and mechanical operations are covered in professional knowledge. - Different unit processes – sulfuric acid, soda ash, urea etc., study of plant utilities, chemical reactor is also the part of this section.
Sample Curriculum: Attendant Operator Chemical Plant Related Career: Industrial Robotics and Digital Manufacturing Technician
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