🏗️Engineering & Architecture
Chemical Process Engineer
Runs industrial chemical production
Organizes and oversees the production processes for chemical substances and materials at a plant.
What they do
- ▹Runs the technological process for producing a chemical substance
- ▹Sets up reactors and other industrial equipment
- ▹Monitors concentration, temperature and pressure during the process
- ▹Checks raw materials and finished product against specifications
Skills you need
- ▹Chemical technology and physical chemistry
- ▹Working with industrial reactors and process control instruments
- ▹Strict safety discipline when handling reagents
- ▹Analytical thinking
- ▹Knowledge of occupational safety in chemical production
Focus on these subjects at school
ChemistryMathematicsPhysics
Where they work
- ▹Chemical plants, including mineral fertilizer production
- ▹Chemical shops of the aluminum industry
- ▹Pharmaceutical manufacturing
- ▹Petrochemical enterprises
- ▹Chemical product quality-control laboratories
Pros
- + In demand at chemical plants and fertilizer production
- + Practical application of chemistry with a real end product
Challenges
- − Working with hazardous and toxic substances
- − A plant accident can have serious consequences
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