Chemical products plant and machine operators
Chemical products plant and machine operators monitor and operate units and machinery to blend, mix, process and package a wide range of chemical products.
Skill level: Semi-skilledCheck your pay
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Chemical products plant and machine operators - from R8 902 to R53 545 per month - 2026.
- A Chemical products plant and machine operators typically earns between R8 902 and R19 718 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R9 389 and R20 623 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- Setting up, starting, controlling, adjusting and stopping machines and plant
- Monitoring reaction processes and transfers of products in conformity with safety procedures
- Monitoring meters, gauges and electronic instrumentation on one or more chemical or formulation units, such as mixers, kettles, blenders, dryers, or tabletting, encapsulation, granulation and coating machines
- Measuring, weighing and loading chemical ingredients following formulation cards
- Taking samples and performing routine chemical and physical tests of products and recording production data
- Cleaning and performing minor repairs to machines and plant
