How do they match: Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers

Operate or control petroleum refining or processing units. May specialize in controlling manifold and pumping systems, gauging or testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow of oil into pipelines.

Operate auxiliary equipment and control multiple processing units during distilling or treating operations, moving controls that regulate valves, pumps, compressors, and auxiliary equipment.
Operate control panels to coordinate and regulate process variables such as temperature and pressure, and to direct product flow rate, according to process schedules.
Control or operate manifold and pumping systems to circulate liquids through a petroleum refinery.
Monitor process indicators, instruments, gauges, and meters to detect and report any possible problems.
Patrol units to monitor the amount of oil in storage tanks, and to verify that activities and operations are safe, efficient, and in compliance with regulations.
Read and analyze specifications, schedules, logs, test results, and laboratory recommendations to determine how to set equipment controls to produce the required qualities and quantities of products.
Record and compile operating data, instrument readings, documentation, and results of laboratory analyses.
Signal other workers by telephone or radio to operate pumps, open and close valves, and check temperatures.
Start pumps and open valves or use automated equipment to regulate the flow of oil in pipelines and into and out of tanks.
Verify that incoming and outgoing products are moving through the correct meters, and that meters are working properly.

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