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Operate steam, gas, electric motor, or internal combustion engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.

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• Monitor meters and pressure gauges to determine consumption rate variations, temperatures, and pressures.
• Respond to problems by adjusting control room equipment or instructing other personnel to adjust equipment at problem locations or in other control areas.
• Adjust valves and equipment to obtain specified performance.
• Record instrument readings and operational changes in operating logs.
• Move controls and turn valves to start compressor engines, pumps, and auxiliary equipment.
• Operate power-driven pumps that transfer liquids, semi-liquids, gases, or powdered materials.
• Submit daily reports on facility operations.
• Take samples of gases and conduct chemical tests to determine gas quality and sulfur or moisture content, or send samples to laboratories for analysis.
• Read gas meters, and maintain records of the amounts of gas received and dispensed from holders.
• Turn knobs or switches to regulate pressures.

• Gas compressors
• Hammers
• Pipe wrenches
• Screwdrivers
• Socket sets

• Data base user interface and query software
• Facilities management software
• Office suite software
• Spreadsheet software
• Word processing software