Refinery Operator II
industrial_energy_operations › Refinery · S2 — S2 — Support Specialist · Support
An entry-level refinery operator building core skills in monitoring and running distillation and processing units under routine guidance.
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pay@2 · 2026-07
What this role is
An entry-level refinery operator building core skills in monitoring and running distillation and processing units under routine guidance. At the Support Specialist (S2) level, the role owns a defined queue or customer set, standard issues within known procedures, and drives customer satisfaction for own queue. None.
What this level does
- Operate an assigned processing unit or tank-farm area as an outside/field operator, lining up valves, starting pumps and compressors and switching lines to keep product moving to deadlines and priorities set by the board operator
- Synchronize activities with other pumphouses to maintain continuous product flow and minimize contamination between product cuts
- Recognize when a reading or field condition deviates from the normal envelope and take the standard corrective step, notifying the board operator when the situation is new to them
- Complete multi-step tank transfers, gauging and sampling sequences across several tanks with general direction rather than step-by-step instruction
- Knowledge applied
- Broad knowledge of field operating routines across a unit or tank-farm area — line-ups, transfers, pump and compressor operation; carries out varied multi-step field tasks.
- Complexity & problem solving
- Semi-routine, multi-step work; recognizes when a field condition deviates from normal and applies the standard corrective step, flagging new situations.
- Collaboration & interaction
- Follows procedures with general direction on priorities and deadlines; interacts routinely with the board operator and other pumphouses.
- Typical experience
- 1–2 yrs; some field operating experience.
Skills at this level
- Operations Monitoring
- — Watches gauges, dials and DCS display screens to confirm units and equipment are running within the correct flow, level, temperature and pressure ranges.
- Tank Gauging and Sampling
- — Reads automatic tank gauges to determine oil volume and flow rate, and collects representative product samples via bleeder valves or drop containers for lab analysis.
- Operation and Control
- — Operates refinery equipment and control systems — valves, pumps, compressors and auxiliary equipment — to move product and hold process conditions.
- DCS/PLC Control Operation
- — Runs distilling and treating units from the board using DCS/PLC systems, making setpoint changes and operating advanced control modes such as cascade, ratio and split-range within the operating envelope.
- Process Upset Diagnosis
- — Interprets real-time process data to identify off-spec product, equipment problems and unit upsets, and decides the corrective operating action.
- Product Flow Synchronization
- — Coordinates line-ups and transfers with other pumphouses to keep product moving continuously and to minimize contamination between product cuts.
- Production and Processing Knowledge
- — Applies knowledge of crude feedstocks, distilling and treating processes, quality control and product specifications to operate units effectively.
- Startup and Shutdown Sequencing
- — Executes and, at senior levels, leads the ordered steps to bring units and tanks into and out of service safely, including turnaround re-streams.
- 5S
- — Keeps the unit and tank-farm work areas organized, clean and standardized as expected in refinery operating environments.
- Refinery Optimization Tools
- — Uses site-performance and optimization tools to track unit performance, review operating data and adjust the process to improve run efficiency and quality.
- Teamwork
- — Works alongside outside and board operators and other refinery associates to run the area as a coordinated shift crew.
- Leadership and Communication
- — Communicates operating status, upsets and instructions clearly across the crew and to supervision, and directs less experienced operators as a working lead.
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