Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Monitor gauges and flowmeters and inspect equipment to ensure that tank levels, temperatures, chemical amounts, and pressures are at specified levels, reporting abnormalities as necessary.
2. 02Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.
3. 03Plan movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, using knowledge of interconnections and capacities of pipelines, valve manifolds, pumps, and tankage.
4. 04Turn valves and start pumps to start or regulate flows of substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials.
5. 05Communicate with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances.
6. 06Connect hoses and pipelines to pumps and vessels prior to material transfer, using hand tools.
7. 07Tend vessels that store substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials, checking levels of substances by using calibrated rods or by reading mercury gauges and tank charts.
8. 08Clean, lubricate, and repair pumps and vessels, using hand tools and equipment.
9. 09Read operating schedules or instructions or receive verbal orders to determine amounts to be pumped.
10. 10Test materials and solutions, using testing equipment.
11. 11Tend auxiliary equipment such as water treatment and refrigeration units, and heat exchangers.
12. 12Add chemicals and solutions to tanks to ensure that specifications are met.

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