What You'll Do

  • Monitor transportation and storage of flammable and other potentially dangerous products to ensure that safety guidelines are followed.
  • Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
  • Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
  • Start and shut down plant equipment.
  • Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
  • Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
  • Clean, maintain, and repair equipment, using hand tools, or request that repair and maintenance work be performed.
  • Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.
  • Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
  • Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions.

Essential Skills

Operations Monitoring 4.12/5
Operation and Control 3.75/5
Monitoring 3.62/5
Critical Thinking 3.5/5
Quality Control Analysis 3.25/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.25/5
Reading Comprehension 3.12/5
Active Listening 3.0/5
Writing 3.0/5
Speaking 3.0/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.0/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Cautiousness, Dependability, Attention to Detail, Integrity, Self-Control

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Perceptual Speed 3.88/5
Near Vision 3.75/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.62/5
Auditory Attention 3.5/5
Selective Attention 3.38/5
Oral Comprehension 3.25/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.25/5
Flexibility of Closure 3.25/5

Technologies & Tools

AspenTech HYSYS Google Android Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Operating log software Quorum PGAS SAP software Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software Work scheduling software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.83/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.77/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.71/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.42/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.35/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Bulk Gas Specialist Compressor Technician (Compressor Tech) Engine Room Operator Field Gauger Fuel Attendant Gas Controller Gas Dispatcher Gas Distribution Plant Operator Gas Maker Gas Operator Gas Plant Dispatcher Gas Plant Operator Gas Plant Specialist Gas Plant Technician (Gas Plant Tech) Gas Processing Plant Operator Gas Producer Gas Resource Control Operator Gas Specialist Gas System Operator Gas Systems Worker Gas Technician (Gas Tech) Gas Treater Heat Plant Specialist High Pressure Operator Liquefaction and Regasification Plant Operator Liquefaction Plant Operator Liquefied Natural Gas Operator (LNG Operator) Liquefied Natural Gas Technician (LNG Technician) Liquid Natural Gas Plant Operator (LNG Plant Operator) Load Dispatcher Natural Gas Plant Technician (Natural Gas Plant Tech) Oil and Gas Specialist Operation Specialist Operator Oxygen Plant Operator Plant Operator Plant Specialist Pressure Controller Pressure Dispatcher Regasification Plant Operator Tank Terminal Gauger Terminal Gauger Water Gas Operator

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