Manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.
<ul><li>Supervise production employees in the manufacturing of biofuels, such as biodiesel or ethanol.</li><li>Provide direction to employees to ensure compliance with biofuels plant safety, environmental, or operational standards and regulations.</li><li>Manage operations at biofuels power generation facilities, including production, shipping, maintenance, or quality assurance activities.</li><li>Confer with technical and supervisory personnel to report or resolve conditions affecting biofuels plant safety, operational efficiency, and product quality.</li><li>Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels or to identify abnormalities with biofuels production equipment or processes.</li><li>Monitor meters, flow gauges, or other real-time data to ensure proper operation of biofuels production equipment, implementing corrective measures as needed.</li><li>Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of biofuels to maintain processes at required levels.</li><li>Provide training to subordinate or new employees to improve biofuels plant safety or increase the production of biofuels.</li><li>Monitor transportation and storage of flammable or other potentially dangerous feedstocks or products to ensure adherence to safety guidelines.</li><li>Shut down and restart biofuels plant or equipment in emergency situations or for equipment maintenance, repairs, or replacements.</li><li>Draw samples of biofuels products or secondary by-products for quality control testing.</li><li>Approve proposals for the acquisition, replacement, or repair of biofuels processing equipment or the implementation of new production processes.</li><li>Prepare and manage biofuels plant or unit budgets.</li><li>Conduct cost, material, and efficiency studies for biofuels production plants or operations.</li></ul>