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Career Details :: Petroleum Pump System Operators
Description
Control or operate manifold and pumping systems to circulate liquids through a petroleum refinery.
Experience
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Education
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Some may require a bachelor's degree.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
Tasks
- Turns handwheels to open line valves and direct flow of product.
- Records operating data, such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating time.
- Synchronizes activities with other pump houses to ensure continuous flow of products and minimum of contamination between products.
- Plans movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, utilizing knowledge of interconnections and capacities system.
- Reads operating schedules or instructions from dispatcher.
- Starts battery of pumps, observes pressure meters and flowmeters, and turns valves to regulate pumping speeds according to schedules.
- Signals other workers by telephone or radio to operate pumps, open and close valves, and check temperatures.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Repairing & Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
- Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Degree of Automation
- Consequence of Error
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Indoors
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