Biofuels Production Managers

What Does a Biofuels Production Managers Do?

Manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Supervise production employees in the manufacturing of biofuels, such as biodiesel or ethanol.
• 2Manage operations at biofuels power generation facilities, including production, shipping, maintenance, or quality assurance activities.
• 3Provide direction to employees to ensure compliance with biofuels plant safety, environmental, or operational standards and regulations.
• 4Confer with technical and supervisory personnel to report or resolve conditions affecting biofuels plant safety, operational efficiency, and product quality.
• 5Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels or to identify abnormalities with biofuels production equipment or processes.
• 6Monitor meters, flow gauges, or other real-time data to ensure proper operation of biofuels production equipment, implementing corrective measures as needed.
• 7Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of biofuels to maintain processes at required levels.
• 8Provide training to subordinate or new employees to improve biofuels plant safety or increase the production of biofuels.

Required Skills

• Reading Comprehension
• Critical Thinking
• Management of Personnel Resources
• Monitoring
• Active Listening
• Coordination
• Speaking
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Time Management
• Writing
• Adobe Acrobat
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
• Distributed control system DCS
• Employee scheduling software
• Human machine interface HMI software
• Inventory control software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook