Profession chemical mixer

Chemical mixers operate and maintain mixing tanks and blenders in order to develop chemical products out of raw materials, making sure the end products are in conformance to the batch tickets specifications.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Mathematics

  Mathematics is the study of topics such as quantity, structure, space, and change. It involves the identification of patterns and formulating new conjectures based on them. Mathematicians strive to prove the truth or falsity of these conjectures. There are many fields of mathematics, some of which are widely used for practical applications.

Skills

• Segregate raw materials

  Segregate into batches the raw materials to be further processed.

• Manage delivery of raw materials

  Manage reception of raw materials. Receive raw materials from the suppliers. Check for quality and accuracy and move into the warehouse. Make sure that raw materials are adequately stored until they are required by the production department.

• Optimise production processes parameters

  Optimise and maintain the parameters of the production process such as flow, temperature or pressure.

• Measure chemical substance viscosity

  Measure the viscosity of the mixed ingredients by using a viscosimeter.

• Fill the mixing tank

  Fill the mixing tank with the chemical ingredients, allowing also the water through the valves at the indicated mark on the tank wall.

• Maintain chemical mixers

  Tend the equipment and mixers used for chemical substances mixing having as the end products goods used in cleaning, bleaching, finishing carpets or other textiles.

• Prepare chemical ingredients

  Prepare the ingredients according to formula by measuring and weighting the chemical ingredients such as caustic, solvents, emulsions, peroxide.

• Check quality of raw materials

  Check the quality of basic materials used for the production of semi-finished and finished goods by assessing some of its characteristics and, if needed, select samples to be analysed.

• Write batch record documentation

  Write reports on the manufactured batches history taking into account the raw data, tests performed and compliance to GMP of each batch of product.

• Communicate test results to other departments

  Communicate testing information such as testing schedules, samples testing statistics and test results, to the relevant departments.

• Transfer chemicals

  Transfer the chemical mixture from the mixing tank to the storage tank by turning on the valves.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB