Operate steam, gas, electric motor, or internal combustion engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.
- Gas-Compressor Operator
- Gas-Pumping-Station Operator
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4193.00 |
| Printing Machine Operators |
51-5023.00 |
| Power Plant Operators |
51-8013.00 |
| Gas Plant Operators |
51-8092.00 |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9012.00 |
| Packers and Packagers, Hand |
53-7064.00 |
| Wellhead Pumpers |
53-7073.00 |
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- Adjust valves and equipment to obtain specified performance.
- Clean, lubricate, and adjust equipment, and replace filters and gaskets, using hand tools.
- Connect pipelines between pumps and containers that are being filled or emptied.
- Maintain each station by performing general housekeeping duties such as painting, washing, and cleaning.
- Monitor meters and pressure gauges to determine consumption rate variations, temperatures, and pressures.
- Move controls and turn valves to start compressor engines, pumps, and auxiliary equipment.
- Operate power-driven pumps that transfer liquids, semi-liquids, gases, or powdered materials.
- Read gas meters, and maintain records of the amounts of gas received and dispensed from holders.
- Record instrument readings and operational changes in operating logs.
- Respond to problems by adjusting control room equipment, and/or instructing other personnel to adjust equipment at problem locations or in other control areas.
- Submit daily reports on facility operations.
- Take samples of gases and conduct chemical tests in order to determine gas quality and sulfur or moisture content, or send samples to laboratories for analysis.
- Turn knobs or switches to regulate pressures.
- adjust production equipment/machinery setup
- clean equipment or machinery
- control operation of compressors
- maintain consistent production quality
- maintain or repair industrial or related equipment/machinery
- maintain production or work records
- monitor production machinery/equipment operation to detect problems
- operate chemical processing equipment
- operate gas, petroleum, or power distribution equipment
- operate power driven pumps
- operate power generation equipment
- perform safety inspections in manufacturing or industrial setting
- test materials or solutions
- use chemical testing or analysis procedures
- use hand or power tools
- use laboratory equipment
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