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

  • Control Board Operator
  • Control Operator
  • Control Panel Builder
  • Control Panel Operator
  • Control Panel Tech
  • Control Panel Technician
  • Control Panel Wireman
  • Control Panel Wirer
  • Petroleum Refinery Control Panel Operator
  • Petroleum Refinery Worker
  • Pressure Controller

  • 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.

  • Control or operate manifold and pumping systems to circulate liquids through a petroleum refinery.
  • Operate control panels to coordinate and regulate process variables such as temperature and pressure, and to direct product flow rate, according to process schedules.
  • Operate auxiliary equipment and control multiple processing units during distilling or treating operations, moving controls that regulate valves, pumps, compressors, and auxiliary equipment.
  • 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.
  • Signal other workers by telephone or radio to operate pumps, open and close valves, and check temperatures.
  • Verify that incoming and outgoing products are moving through the correct meters, and that meters are working properly.

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of water, cleaning solutions, or other liquids.
  • Clean work areas.
  • Signal others to coordinate work activities.