3134-Petroleum and Natural Gas Refining Plant Operators

Job Title: 

Petroleum and Natural Gas Refining Plant Operators

Job Description: 

Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operators operate and monitor plants and adjust and maintain processing units and equipment which refine, distil and treat petroleum, petroleum-based products and by-products, or natural gas.

Tasks: 

Adjusting equipment, valves, pumps, controls and process equipment

Linked Education ( CESM Codes ) : 

821 - Petroleum Engineering

Specific Occupations: 

313401 - Gas or Petroleum Controller
Description : Operates and monitors plants and adjust and maintain processing units and equipment which pump, refine, distil and treat petroleum, petroleum-based products and by-products, or natural gas.
Green Occupation : No
Green Skill : NoTrade : No
Specializations : Gas Compressor Turbine Controller, Gas Plant Operator, Industrial Gas Production Controller, Oil and Gas Well Treatment Controller, Oil Dispatcher Pipelines, Oil Products Processor, Oil, Gas and Pipe Tester, Petroleum and Gas Refining and Pumping Controller, Petroleum Blending Plant Controller, Petroleum Process Operator, Petroleum Terminal Plant Controller, Refinery Pipeline Controller, Refinery Process Technician

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Source Of Info: 

Source : Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO) 2013, Department of Higher Education and Training, Republic of South Africa