• Learning about and performing operator duties, outside or in a control room
• Operating electronic or computerized control panels
• Reading a variety of instruments to gauge pressure, flow, level, concentration, density etc.
• Acquiring solid knowledge of chemistry and chemical reactions
• Adjusting equipment, valves, pumps and controls as well as process equipment
• Monitoring outside process equipment
• Sampling, testing and preparing written documents on maintenance as well as process operations
• Troubleshooting process operations
• Communicating effectively with co-workers and supervisors
• Working independently or as a member of a team on a variety of different projects and tasks

• Secondary school diploma; math and chemistry, and English credits an asset
• Completion of a 6,480-hour apprenticeship, including a combination of on-the-job and in-school training

• Full-time, sometimes in shifts
• Potential employers include industrial, petroleum, petro-chemical, gas producing, agricultural, and pharmaceutical companies

Apprentice wage increases with skill and experience. Fully qualified workers earn an average of $31.68-$41.65 per hour. 

Process Operator: Refinery, Chemical & Liquid (246F)

If you checked YES to the majority of these questions, a career as a Process Operator: Refinery, Chemical & Liquid Processes (246F) may be for you!

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• Chemical Engineer
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