Gaston College Apprenticeship 321

On-the-job Training

• Controlling/Operating Chemical Processes/Equipment
  • General Tasks - Perform technical mathematical calculations
  • General Tasks - Perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals with or without a calculator
  • General Tasks - Convert to metric, decimal, or fractional measurements
  • General Tasks - Identify, describe and use measuring tools
  • General Tasks - Learn and understand the terms flow, volume, weight, mass and the unit typical for operation
  • General Tasks - Read, follow and sign: all SOPs, handbooks and other manual for the operation of chemical process equipment needed
• Waste Water System
  • General Tasks - Boiler and related equipment (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
  • General Tasks - Boiler Testing Excel log: monitoring boiler test results
  • General Tasks - Boiler hard copy log book daily entries: recording observations
  • General Tasks - Filter press (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
  • General Tasks - Paint filter testing Excel Log: Tracking testing performed and logging pictures taken
  • General Tasks - Report form for paint filter testing, manifests for can disposal: regulatory testing and paperwork for removal company
  • Waste Water Tanks - Treat with supervision waste water tanks
  • Waste Water Tanks - Maintain wastewater Excel log: combined data of wastewater and lab test results
  • Waste Water Tanks - Daily hard copy log of tanks treated, presses dumped, dip made etc: tracking work performed for daily reports
  • Waste Water Tanks - Treat without supervision waste water tanks
  • Waste Water Tanks - Initiate and proceed retreat of waste water tanks
  • Waste Water Tanks - Release passed waste water tanks
  • Waste Water Tanks - Mixing Tank (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
  • Waste Water Tanks - Understand and be capable of sketching waste water way in facility (TEST)
• Chemical Storage System
  • Assist loading of storage tanks
  • Supervise loading of storage tanks
  • Know MSDS for chemicals (TEST)
  • Understand and be capable of sketching bulk storage area (TEST)
  • Understand and sign SOP to store drums and IBCs (totes)
• Production Tanks
  • Operate production tanks (floor and PLC)
  • Interpret and plan job processes from chemical engineering "recipes"
  • Control process tanks and suggest corrective actions required
  • Pre-drying oven (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
  • Calcination oven (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
  • Compressed Air (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
  • Flipping and Washing tables (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
  • Ventilation (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
  • RO-Skid (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
  • Ultrasounds (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
  • Cranes (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
  • Understand waterways of production
  • Test product samples for chemical characteristics, pH levels, concentrations and maintain data
  • Understand function of valves, pumps, overflows, etc. around the production and waste water
• Regeneration Lab
  • Monthly Hood performance check excel log: monitoring hood performance
  • Laboratory Instrument Inventory Excel log: tracking calibration dates, consumables
  • Instrument calibration log, hard copy: record calibration testing
  • Laboratory Chemical Inventory Excel Log: tracking lab chemical inventory
  • Monthly eyewash Check Excel log: tracking eyewash/shower performance checks
• Handling, Moving Objects, Mechanical Devices
  • Rigging/Handling Catalyst - Learn proper technique to dry clean plate catalyst
  • Rigging/Handling Catalyst - Learn proper technique to dry clean honey comb and corrugated catalyst
  • Rigging/Handling Catalyst - Learn proper technique to air blow, needle scale, pressure wash catalyst
  • Rigging/Handling Catalyst - Learn proper technique to handle wet catalyst in production, flipping table, forklift, etc
  • Rigging/Handling Catalyst - Complete rigging class in house
  • Rigging/Handling Catalyst - Complete in-house forklift driver training
  • Basic Shop Machinery - Demonstrate ability to use basic power tools
  • Basic Shop Machinery - Demonstrate proper care of hand power tools (grinder, drills, etc.)
  • Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection - Perform safety and house keeping tasks
  • Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection - Follow OSHA, EPA, and MSDS requirements
  • Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection - Identify safety rules and regulations
  • Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection - Carry out assignments while adhering to safety and OSHA guidelines
  • Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection - Read and interpret MSDS sheets and handle hazardous materials accordingly
  • Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection - Explain the causes of fires and methods of preventing and extinguishing
  • Dry-Cleaning - Flipping and Washing tables (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
  • Dry-Cleaning - Ventilation (operation, daily maintenance, safety checks)
• Operating Laboratory Equipment
  • General Laboratory Skills - Learn proper technique to weigh and transfer wet and dry chemicals
  • General Laboratory Skills - Demonstrate understanding of dilution factors and the appropriate use in calculations
  • General Laboratory Skills - Learn proper technique to titrate for quantization
  • General Laboratory Skills - Learn proper techniques to dispose of chemicals
  • General Laboratory Skills - Perform filter press cake Paint Filter testing
  • General Laboratory Skills - Perform wastewater testing
  • General Laboratory Skills - Perform instrument calibrations and checks(balances, pH meters, conductivity meters, etc)
  • General Laboratory Skills - Perform RO Skid testing
  • General Laboratory Skills - Demonstrate understand of how to perform a trial regeneration
  • General Laboratory Skills - Perform boiler testing
  • Equipment - Demonstrate ability to identify basic glassware
  • Equipment - Demonstrate ability to use balance, meters, and other lab instruments
  • Equipment - Demonstrate proper use of test kits and strips
  • Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection - Perform safety and house keeping tasks
  • Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection - Follow OSHA, EPA, and MSDS requirements
  • Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection - Identify safety rules and regulations in the laboratory
  • Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection - Carry out assignments while adhering to safety and OSHA guidelines
  • Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection - Read and interpret MSDS sheets and handle hazardous materials accordingly
  • Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection - Keep duty station clean and safe for work
  • Measurement - Perform chemical mathematics calculations
  • Measurement - Convert to metric, decimal, or fractional measurements for length, volume, flow, mass
  • Measurement - Identify, describe and use measuring instruments in the Laboratory
  • Measurement - Identify, label, and care for measuring instruments such as: pH meters, conductivity meters, balances, calipers
• Quality Control
  • Regeneration Lab - Catalyst Receiving inspection SOP
  • Regeneration Lab - Inventory Catalyst Regeneration SOP
  • Regeneration Lab - Process Control and Quality Control SOP
  • Regeneration Lab - Catalyst Storage SOP
  • Regeneration Lab - Demonstration of comprehension of where samples are taken, how to take them, why to take them
  • QA/QC - Module and Catalyst Inspection Inbound SOP
  • QA/QC - QA/QC Manual
• QA/Monitor Surroundings/Gathering Information/Solving Problems/Identifying Objects
  • Catalyst - Apply proper technique to sort catalyst (dirty/clean) by predefined criteria
  • Catalyst - Apply proper technique to repack modules
  • Catalyst - Read Module and Catalyst Inspection Outbound SOP
  • Catalyst - Learn Final inspection of a honeycomb job
  • Catalyst - Final inspection of a honeycomb job without supervision
  • Catalyst - Learn Final inspection of a plate job
  • Catalyst - Final inspection of a plate job without supervision
  • Catalyst - Instruments/PLC/Equipment - Learn and utilize the QA-datebase Module Management system
  • Catalyst - Learn how you react on alarms from PLC and pass the written test
  • Catalyst - Do daily workarounds for 30 days of each of your areas before start working to determine potential issues and keep records
  • Catalyst - Prepare observation checklists for following equipment (dryer, oven, boiler, production tanks, cranes, catalyst modules)
• Communication/Record Keeping/Documenting Information
  • Write one handbook for a piece of equipment chosen by the Mentor
  • Keep personal log book on weekly base to record learning efforts and maintaining Laboratory data
  • Read and understand SOPs (written test for 5 of them)
  • Presentation I infront of senior staff member (after 1 year) (teamwork)
  • Presentation II infront of senior staff member (after 2 years) (decision making based on real case)
  • Presentation III infront of senior staff member (after 3 years) (experience in the past 3 years)