Central control and process operators, petroleum, gas and chemical processing

Example job titles

• acid plant operator
• chemical process operator
• chemical processing chief technician
• chlor-alkali plant cell room operator
• gas field production operator
• gas plant operator
• gas recovery operator
• master operator - chemical processing
• oil refinery process operator
• panel operator - chemical processing
• petroleum process operator
• pharmaceutical processing operator
• pipeline compressor station operator
• process technician - chemical processing
• refinery process technician

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Operate electronic or computerized control panel from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units
• Control process start-up, shut-down and troubleshooting
• Monitor outside process equipment
• Adjust equipment, valves, pumps and controls and process equipment
• Authorize or co-sign maintenance work orders
• Shut down, isolate and prepare process units or production equipment for maintenance
• Sample products, perform tests, record data, carry out statistical process control on process operations, and write production logs
• Develop operating procedures for normal operation, start-up or shut-down of unit
• Participate in safety audits and programs and provide emergency response when required

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required. Mathematics, chemistry and physics subjects are often specified.
• A college diploma in process operation, sciences or a related subject may be required for some positions.
• Petroleum and chemical process operators and process technicians require completion of several years of formal company training.
• Experience as a petroleum or chemical process operator in all the operating units controlled by the central control room is required for chief operators.
• Company certification as a petroleum process operator or technician may be required.
• A provincial power engineer licence, compressor operator or refrigeration certificate may be required when certain kinds of equipment are included in the process.
• Certification in the transportation of dangerous goods (TDG), first aid, firefighting, or workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS) may be required.

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