Chemical processing plant controllers operate and monitor chemical plants and adjust and maintain, processing units and equipment which distil, filter, separate, heat or refine chemicals.
Skill level:
Skilled
Check your pay
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Chemical processing plant controllers - from R12 755 to R43 530 per month - 2025.
- A Chemical processing plant controllers typically earns between R12 755 and R26 778 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R15 569 and R33 449 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
Duties and tasks
- Operating electronic or computerized control panels from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units
- Adjusting equipment, valves, pumps, controls and process equipment
- Controlling the preparation, measuring and feeding of raw materials and processing agents such as catalysts and filtering media into plant
- Controlling process start-up and shut-down, troubleshooting and monitoring outside process equipment
- Verifying equipment for malfunctions, carrying out routine operating tests and arranging for maintenance
- Analyzing sample products, performing tests, recording data and writing production logs
