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Set up, operate, and monitor power-driven pumps and manifold systems to move gases, oil, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials between tanks, process units, and transport, ensuring safe and efficient flow control.
- • Monitor gauges, flowmeters, and equipment to keep levels, temperatures, and pressures within specification; report abnormalities.
- • Record products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauge readings, and operating times.
- • Coordinate starts, stops, and routing with team members via radio, phone, or signals.
- • Tend storage vessels and verify levels using calibrated rods, gauges, and tank charts.
- • Start pumps and operate valves to initiate, regulate, and shut down material flows.
- • Plan product movements using knowledge of pipeline interconnections, manifold configurations, capacities, and tankage.
- • Follow schedules and instructions to determine volumes and sequence of transfers.
- • Perform routine cleaning, lubrication, and minor maintenance on pumps, valves, and vessels.
- • Collect, label, and deliver samples for laboratory testing.
- • Connect and secure hoses and pipelines for transfers using appropriate tools.
- • Operate auxiliary systems such as water treatment, heat exchangers, and refrigeration.
- • Add chemicals or solutions to tanks to meet process specifications.
- • Blend materials by pumping multiple streams into designated tanks.
- • Perform basic field tests on materials using approved test equipment.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
