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

  • Process Operator
  • Petroleum Refinery Worker

  • 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.

  • Clean interiors of processing units by circulating chemicals and solvents within units.
  • Monitor process indicators, instruments, gauges, and meters to detect and report any possible problems.
  • 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.
  • Plan movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, using knowledge of system interconnections and capacities.
  • 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.

  • Clean work areas.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Signal others to coordinate work activities.