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

  • Petroleum Refinery Worker

  • 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.
  • Signal other workers by telephone or radio to operate pumps, open and close valves, and check temperatures.
  • Synchronize activities with other pumphouses to ensure a continuous flow of products and a minimum of contamination between products.
  • Verify that incoming and outgoing products are moving through the correct meters, and that meters are working properly.

  • Clean work areas.
  • Direct operational or production activities.
  • Signal others to coordinate work activities.