How do they match: Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

  • Process Operator
  • Grease and Tallow Pumper
  • Production Utility Worker

  • Tend, control, or operate power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to and from various vessels and processes.

  • Clean, lubricate, and repair pumps and vessels, using hand tools and equipment.
  • Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances.
  • Monitor gauges and flowmeters and inspect equipment to ensure that tank levels, temperatures, chemical amounts, and pressures are at specified levels, reporting abnormalities as necessary.
  • Plan movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, using knowledge of interconnections and capacities of pipelines, valve manifolds, pumps, and tankage.
  • Tend auxiliary equipment such as water treatment and refrigeration units, and heat exchangers.
  • Test materials and solutions, using testing equipment.

  • Clean machinery or equipment.
  • Connect hoses to equipment or machinery.
  • Control pumps or pumping equipment.
  • Load materials into equipment for processing.
  • Maintain material moving equipment in good working condition.
  • Monitor equipment gauges or displays to ensure proper operation.
  • Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
  • Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
  • Plan work operations.
  • Receive information or instructions for performing work assignments.
  • Report vehicle or equipment malfunctions.
  • Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures.