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Chemical Process Operative
for a Permanent role is
£36,516

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Chemical and related process operatives operate plant and machinery in the processing of chemical and related materials by chemical, heat or other treatment. They manufacture synthetic materials and bleach, dye or otherwise treat textiles. Additionally, they treat hides, skins and pelts for making into fur, leather and skin products.

QUALIFICATIONS

There are no formal academic entry requirements, although some employers require entrants to possess GCSEs/S grades. Training is typically received on-the-job, supplemented by specialised training courses. Vocational qualifications in Process Technology at Levels 2 and 3 and apprenticeships are available.

TASKS

  • Cuts and trims skins, hides and pelts, removes wool, hair, flesh and other waste material, and washes, limes, tans, dyes and otherwise treats hides for making into leather, skin and fur products.
  • Loads prescribed quantities of ingredients into plant equipment, starts operational cycle, monitors instruments and gauges indicating conditions affecting the operation of the plant and adjusts controls as necessary.
  • Operates kilns, furnaces and ovens to produce charcoal, coke and other carbon products.
  • Operates machines to coat film and tape with sensitising material and otherwise impregnate materials by immersion, split and mould mica and produce asbestos pipes and sheets.
  • Prepares dye, bleaching, water repellent, fixing salt and other chemical solutions to finish and treat textiles.
  • Regulates input of polymer into melting unit, extrudes polymer, gathers extruded filaments and feeds strands through rolling, cutting and treatment units to produce synthetic fibre.
  • Withdraws samples for quality control testing, removes and regulates discharge of batch material upon completion of processing.