Job Description:

• 1) Assists REFINERY OPERATOR in distillation and processing of crude and refined oil: Patrols area and inspects equipment, such as furnaces, distilling units, lines, and pumps, to detect malfunctions and leakage.

• 2) Reads flowmeters and temperature and pressure gauges, and records data.

• 3) Adjusts control instruments and dampers on oil burners to maintain specified firing conditions.

• 4) Reports operating condition of units to REFINERY OPERATOR.

• 5) Turns valves and switches as directed to regulate temperature, pressure, and flow rate of product; to direct flow of product to other units; to maintain specified levels of oil in tanks and towers; and to start, stop, and regulate equipment, such as pumps, compressors, and blowers.

• 6) Draws samples of product from tanks and towers for laboratory testing.

• 7) Gauges product in tanks and operates pumps and agitators to mix product or load it into storage tanks.

• 8) Lubricates, cleans, and repairs equipment.

• 9) May change recording charts and ink pens.

• 10) May be designated according to type of processing unit or department as Absorption-Plant-Operator Helper; Purification-Operator Helper; Refinery Operator Helper, Cracking Unit; Refinery Operator Helper, Crude Unit.

• 11) Performs other duties as described under HELPER Master Title.