Overview

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Day-to-Day

• Monitor process indicators, instruments, gauges, and meters to detect and report any possible problems.
• Start pumps and open valves or use automated equipment to regulate the flow of oil in pipelines and into and out of tanks.
• Control or operate manifold and pumping systems to circulate liquids through a petroleum refinery.
• Operate control panels to coordinate and regulate process variables such as temperature and pressure, and to direct product flow rate, according to process schedules.
• Signal other workers by telephone or radio to operate pumps, open and close valves, and check temperatures.

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