Will “Gas Storage Operator” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Turn knobs or switches to regulate pressures.

• Record instrument readings and operational changes in operating logs.

• Move controls and turn valves to start compressor engines, pumps, and auxiliary equipment.

• Take samples of gases and conduct chemical tests to determine gas quality and sulfur or moisture content, or send samples to laboratories for analysis.

• Maintain each station by performing general housekeeping duties such as painting, washing, and cleaning.

• Submit daily reports on facility operations.

• Connect pipelines between pumps and containers that are being filled or emptied.

• Adjust valves and equipment to obtain specified performance.

• Clean, lubricate, and adjust equipment, and replace filters and gaskets, using hand tools.

• Respond to problems by adjusting control room equipment or instructing other personnel to adjust equipment at problem locations or in other control areas.

• Operate power-driven pumps that transfer liquids, semi-liquids, gases, or powdered materials.

• Monitor meters and pressure gauges to determine consumption rate variations, temperatures, and pressures.

• Read gas meters, and maintain records of the amounts of gas received and dispensed from holders.