The Pump Operator tends, controls, or operates power-driven, stationary, or portable pumps and manifold systems to transfer gases, oil, other liquids, slurries, or powdered materials to from various vessels and processes.

Tasks for a Pump Operators

• The Pump Operator monitors gauges and flow meters and inspects equipment to ensure that tank levels, temperatures, chemical amounts, and pressure are at specified levels, reporting abnormalities as necessary.
• The Pump Operator records operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used, gauging results, and operating times.
• The Pump Operator communicates with other workers, using signals, radios, or telephones, to start and stop flows of materials or substances.
• The Pump Operator tends vessels that store substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials, checking levels of substances by using calibrated rods or by reading mercury gauges and tank charts.
• The Pump Operator turns valves and starts pumps to start or regulate flows of substances such as gases, liquids, slurries, or powdered materials.
• The Pump Operator plan movement of products through lines to processing, storage, and shipping units, utilizing knowledge of interconnections and capacities of pipelines, valve manifolds, pumps, and tanager.
• The Pump Operator reads operating schedules or instructions or receives verbal orders, in order to determine amounts to be pumped.
• The Pump Operator cleans, lubricates, and repairs pumps and vessels, using hand tools and equipment.
• The Pump Operator collects and delivers sample solutions for laboratory analysis.
• The Pump Operator connects hoses and pipelines to pumps and vessels prior to material transfer, using hand tools.

The Pump Operator needs knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. The Pump Operator needs knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. The Pump Operator needs knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. The Pump Operator needs knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. The Pump Operator needs a good knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. The Pump Operator needs knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

The Pump Operator needs certain skills in order to perform his job function properly. These skills consist of the following:

• The Pump Operator needs to be able to watch gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• The Pump Operator needs the skill to determine causes of opening errors and deciding what to do about it.
• The Pump Operator needs the skill to control operations of equipment or systems.
• The Pump Operator needs to be able to monitor performance of self, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• The Pump Operator must have the skill to perform routine maintenance on equipment and determine when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• The Pump Operator needs the ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• The Pump Operator needs the skill of selecting and using training methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• The Pump Operator needs the ability to adjust actions in relation to others’ actions.
• The Pump Operator needs the ability to repair machines or systems using the needed tools.
• The Pump Operator understands the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• The Pump Operator needs the ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
• The Pump Operator needs the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• The Pump Operator needs the ability to see detail at close range within a few feet away.

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