3.5 KiB
3.5 KiB
Competences — chemical engineering technician
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/35bc3847-58ad-46f5-8921-e58acc2762a6).
Essential
- analyse experimental laboratory data (skill/competence)
- apply safety procedures in laboratory (skill/competence)
- calibrate laboratory equipment (skill/competence)
- chemistry (knowledge)
- collaborate with engineers (skill/competence)
- determine production feasibility (skill/competence)
- engineering principles (knowledge)
- engineering processes (knowledge)
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation (skill/competence)
- execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
- green chemistry (knowledge)
- laboratory techniques (knowledge)
- oxidation (knowledge)
- perform laboratory tests (skill/competence)
- perform product testing (skill/competence)
- prepare chemical samples (skill/competence)
- production processes (knowledge)
- quality assurance methodologies (knowledge)
- risk management (knowledge)
- run laboratory simulations (skill/competence)
- test chemical samples (skill/competence)
- translate formulae into processes (skill/competence)
- use ICT systems (skill/competence)
- work safely with chemicals (skill/competence)
Optional
- analyse production processes for improvement (skill/competence)
- analytical chemistry (knowledge)
- archive scientific documentation (skill/competence)
- assess hydrogen production technologies (skill/competence)
- communicate with external laboratories (skill/competence)
- computational chemistry (knowledge)
- control production (skill/competence)
- corrosion types (knowledge)
- develop components separation processes (skill/competence)
- dispose of hazardous waste (skill/competence)
- energy efficiency (knowledge)
- execute feasibility study on hydrogen (skill/competence)
- hazardous waste storage (knowledge)
- hazardous waste types (knowledge)
- identify hazards in the workplace (skill/competence)
- inorganic chemistry (knowledge)
- keep records of work progress (skill/competence)
- maintain chromotography machinery (skill/competence)
- maintain laboratory equipment (skill/competence)
- maintain nuclear reactors (skill/competence)
- manage health and safety standards (skill/competence)
- nuclear energy (knowledge)
- nuclear reprocessing (knowledge)
- radiation protection (knowledge)
- recognise signs of corrosion (skill/competence)
- recommend product improvements (skill/competence)
- schedule production (skill/competence)
- set production facilities standards (skill/competence)
- supervise laboratory operations (skill/competence)
- use chromatography software (skill/competence)
- write batch record documentation (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 12 ads, as of 2026-07-10)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- chemical engineering — 25 %
- chemical processing — 25 %
- chemistry — 25 %
- equipment maintenance — 25 %
- laboratory work — 17 %
- troubleshooting — 17 %
Responsibilities
- teamwork — 25 %
- technical training — 25 %
- equipment operation — 25 %
- lab-based work — 17 %
- equipment maintenance — 17 %
- process monitoring — 17 %
- process optimization — 17 %
- safety compliance — 17 %