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
  • 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 automatic gauges at specified intervals to determine the flow rate of oil into or from tanks, and the amount of oil in tanks.
  • 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.
  • 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.