Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operators operate and monitor plants and adjust and maintain processing units and equipment which refine, distil and treat petroleum, petroleum-based products and by-products, or natural gas.
Skill level:
Skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operators - from R12 755 to R43 530 per month - 2025.
- A Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operators typically earns between R12 755 and R26 778 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R15 569 and R33 449 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- Operating electronic or computerized control panel from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units
- Adjusting equipment, valves, pumps, controls and process equipment
- Controlling process start-up and shut-down, troubleshooting and monitoring outside process equipment
- Verifying equipment for malfunctions, testing well pipes for leaks and fractures and arranging for maintenance
- Analyzing sample products, performing tests, recording data and writing production logs
