Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operators
Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operators operate and monitor plants and adjust and maintain processing units and equipment which refine, distil and treat petroleum, petroleum-based products and by-products, or natural gas.
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operators - from ₹19,669 to ₹82,026 per month - 2025.
- A Petroleum and natural gas refining plant operators typically earns between ₹19,669 and ₹52,327 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between ₹28,966 and ₹83,836 per month for a working week of 48 hours.
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Job Responsibilities
- Operating electronic or computerized control panel from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units
- Adjusting equipment, valves, pumps, controls and process equipment
- Controlling process start-up and shut-down, troubleshooting and monitoring outside process equipment
- Verifying equipment for malfunctions, testing well pipes for leaks and fractures and arranging for maintenance
- Analyzing sample products, performing tests, recording data and writing production logs