by What Does a Process Operator: Refinery, Chemical & Liquid Processes Do?
A Process Operator: Refinery, Chemical & Liquid processes operates, monitors,
adjusts and maintains processing units and equipment generally for
manufacturing companies.
Job -Related Skills, Interests and Values
•learning about and performing operator duties, outside or in a control room
•operating electronic or computerized control panels
•reading a variety of instruments to gauge pressure, flow, level, concentration, density etc.
•acquiring solid knowledge of chemistry and chemical reactions
•adjusting equipment, valves, pumps and controls as well as process equipment
•monitoring outside process equipment
•sampling, testing and preparing written documents on maintenance as well as process operations
•troubleshooting process operations
•communicating effectively with co-workers and supervisors
•working independently or as a member of a team on a variety of different projects and tasks
What’s Your Future as Process Operator?
Process Operators usually work full-time, sometimes shift-work, often with
benefits, for companies involved in the following manufacturing processes:
•Petroleum
•Petro-Chemical
•Gas Producing
•Industrial
•Agricultural
•Pharmaceutical
Self-Rating
Ask Yourself: Is Working as a Process Operator: Refinery, Chemical & Liquid
Processes for You?
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If you answered Yes to most of these questions, a career as a Process Operator
may be for you!
You may also want to explore other careers that require similar interests an skills, such as:
Chemical Engineer
Stationary Engineer
Quality Control/Testing
Instrumentation Mechanic
A Process Operator: Refinery, Chemical & Liquid processes operates, monitors,
adjusts and maintains processing units and equipment generally for
manufacturing companies.
Job -Related Skills, Interests and Values
•learning about and performing operator duties, outside or in a control room
•operating electronic or computerized control panels
•reading a variety of instruments to gauge pressure, flow, level, concentration, density etc.
•acquiring solid knowledge of chemistry and chemical reactions
•adjusting equipment, valves, pumps and controls as well as process equipment
•monitoring outside process equipment
•sampling, testing and preparing written documents on maintenance as well as process operations
•troubleshooting process operations
•communicating effectively with co-workers and supervisors
•working independently or as a member of a team on a variety of different projects and tasks
What’s Your Future as Process Operator?
Process Operators usually work full-time, sometimes shift-work, often with
benefits, for companies involved in the following manufacturing processes:
•Petroleum
•Petro-Chemical
•Gas Producing
•Industrial
•Agricultural
•Pharmaceutical
Self-Rating
Ask Yourself: Is Working as a Process Operator: Refinery, Chemical & Liquid
Processes for You?
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
If you answered Yes to most of these questions, a career as a Process Operator
may be for you!
You may also want to explore other careers that require similar interests an skills, such as:
Chemical Engineer
Stationary Engineer
Quality Control/Testing
Instrumentation Mechanic
