Gas Plant Operators

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 45,830 - 100,410; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is looking for a Gas Plant Operator responsible for distributing or processing gas for utility companies while maintaining safety and quality standards. Key responsibilities include monitoring gas ratios, conducting tests, and ensuring compliance with specifications. The average salary for this role ranges from $45,830 to $100,410 annually, with most jobs located in states like California and North Dakota. Candidates should have strong operational and control skills and be familiar with SCADA software.

Responsibilities

• Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications.
• Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors.
• Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants.
• Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make recommendations.
• Record operations records, test results, and gauge readings.
• Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.

Skills

Operation Monitoring

Monitoring

Operation and Control

Critical Thinking

Quality Control Analysis

Judgment and Decision Making

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

SAP

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software

Work scheduling software

Job description

Gas Plant Operator

What is a Gas Plant Operator?

Gas Plant Operator Definition Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.

Gas Plant Operator Responsibilities

• Calculate gas ratios to detect deviations from specifications, using testing apparatus.
• Test gas, chemicals, and air during processing to assess factors such as purity and moisture content, and to detect quality problems or gas or chemical leaks.
• Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
• Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
• Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
• Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.

Key Skills and Competencies

Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Related Job Titles

• Gas Plant Dispatcher
• Liquid Natural Gas Plant Operator (LNG Plant Operator)
• Water Gas Operator
• Field Gauger
• Gas Producer

Job Outlook

There were about 17,300 jobs for Gas Plant Operators in 2016 in the United States. Growth is limited, with an estimated 1,700 yearly job openings. States with the most growth include Washington, Wyoming, and North Dakota, while Delaware, Wisconsin, and Kentucky have the lowest growth.

Average Salary

The salary for Gas Plant Operators ranges between approximately $45,830 and $100,410 a year, with the highest salaries in California, Massachusetts, and North Dakota.

Common Tools

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Outlook
• SAP
• Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software
• Work scheduling software