Biofuels Production Managers
Lead Operator, Operations Manager, Plant Manager, Production Manager
What they do:
Manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.
On the job, you would:
- Supervise production employees in the manufacturing of biofuels, such as biodiesel or ethanol.
- Manage operations at biofuels power generation facilities, including production, shipping, maintenance, or quality assurance activities.
- Provide direction to employees to ensure compliance with biofuels plant safety, environmental, or operational standards and regulations.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Business
- management
- human resources (HR)
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- product and service development
Math and Science
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Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Resource Management
- selecting and managing the best workers for a job
- managing your time and the time of other people
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Leadership
- Initiative
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
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You might use software like this on the job:
Industrial control software
- Distributed control system DCS
- Human machine interface HMI software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
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bachelor's degree or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$100,580
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$168,780
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