Operate steam, gas, electric motor, or internal combustion engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.
<ul><li>Monitor meters and pressure gauges to determine consumption rate variations, temperatures, and pressures.</li><li>Adjust valves and equipment to obtain specified performance.</li><li>Record instrument readings and operational changes in operating logs.</li><li>Respond to problems by adjusting control room equipment or instructing other personnel to adjust equipment at problem locations or in other control areas.</li><li>Move controls and turn valves to start compressor engines, pumps, and auxiliary equipment.</li><li>Operate power-driven pumps that transfer liquids, semi-liquids, gases, or powdered materials.</li><li>Submit daily reports on facility operations.</li><li>Take samples of gases and conduct chemical tests to determine gas quality and sulfur or moisture content, or send samples to laboratories for analysis.</li><li>Read gas meters, and maintain records of the amounts of gas received and dispensed from holders.</li><li>Turn knobs or switches to regulate pressures.</li><li>Clean, lubricate, and adjust equipment, and replace filters and gaskets, using hand tools.</li><li>Maintain each station by performing general housekeeping duties such as painting, washing, and cleaning.</li><li>Connect pipelines between pumps and containers that are being filled or emptied.</li></ul>