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

  • Tank Terminal Gauger

  • 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.

  • Clamp seals around valves to secure tanks.
  • Collect product samples by turning bleeder valves, or by lowering containers into tanks to obtain oil samples.
  • Lower thermometers into tanks to obtain temperature readings.
  • 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.
  • Perform tests to check the qualities and grades of products, such as assessing levels of bottom sediment, water, and foreign materials in oil samples, using centrifugal testers.
  • Read automatic gauges at specified intervals to determine the flow rate of oil into or from tanks, and the amount of oil in tanks.
  • Start pumps and open valves or use automated equipment to regulate the flow of oil in pipelines and into and out of tanks.

  • Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of water, cleaning solutions, or other liquids.