What this code covers
Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operators operate and monitor plants and adjust and maintain processing units and equipment which refine, distil and treat petroleum, petroleum-based products and by-products, or natural gas. Their tasks include: a) operating electronic or computerized control panel from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units; b) adjusting equipment, valves, pumps, controls and process equipment; c) controlling process start-up and shut-down, troubleshooting and monitoring outside process equipment; d) verifying equipment for malfunctions, testing well pipes for leaks and fractures and arranging for maintenance; e) analyzing sample products, performing tests, recording data and writing production logs. Examples of occupations classified here: Gas plant operator, Blender/petroleum and natural gas refining (ethyl) operator, Paraffin plant operator, Still/petroleum and natural gas refining operator, Petroleum process operator, Refinery process technician Some related occupation classified elsewhere: Chemical processing plant controllers - 3133, Chemical products plant and machine operators - 8131