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Career: Gas Plant Operators
Job Description
Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
98
|
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, and/or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems. |
97
|
Start and shut down plant equipment. |
96
|
Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks, in order to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should. |
96
|
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows. |
95
|
Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed. |
94
|
Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems. |
94
|
Contact maintenance crews when necessary. |
86
|
Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment in order to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas. |
86
|
Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions. |
82
|
Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors such as purity and moisture content, and to detect quality problems or gas or chemical leaks. |
79
|
Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading. |
74
|
Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed. |
70
|
Change charts in recording meters. |
66
|
Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus. |
63
|
Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment. |
58
|
Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment. |
43
|
Signal or direct workers who tend auxiliary equipment. |
41
|
Control fractioning columns, compressors, purifying towers, heat exchangers, and related equipment in order to extract nitrogen and oxygen from air. |
30
|
Operate construction equipment to install and maintain gas distribution systems. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
67
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
64
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
61
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
61
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
60
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
59
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
57
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
56
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
56
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
54
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
48
|
Processing Information
|
48
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
47
|
Thinking Creatively
|
45
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
45
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
45
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
44
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
44
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
42
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
42
|
Interacting With Computers
|
41
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
41
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
40
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
40
|
Getting Information
|
39
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
39
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
38
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
36
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
36
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
35
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
34
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
33
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
32
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
29
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
27
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
27
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
27
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
26
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
25
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
22
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
17
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|