Refinery Operator Job Description
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The Refinery Operator controls processing equipment and logs equipment checks to optimize plant efficiencies. Their role is to regulate valves, compressors, pumps and auxiliary equipment to direct product flow. Their responsibilities are to support soft crush plant, examine specifications, manage petroleum refining and processing unit operations, analyze liquids and gases for chemical characteristics and color, adjust and inspect damper controls, heaters and furnaces, clean processing unit's interiors, determine malfunctioning units through meters and gauges, comply with best practices or standard operating procedures, develop and keep continuous improvement efforts, and control the proce...
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- Bachelor of Technology (b.tech.)
- Bachelor of Business Administration (b.b.a.)
- Bachelor of Arts (b.a.) in German
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