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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.4 - operating machinery for the extraction and processing of raw materials S8.4.5 - operating petroleuem, chemical or water processing systems or equipment Operate distillation equipment
Description
Operate control panels and other distillation equipment, in order to monitor and adjust product flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 1 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Essential for
- Distillation operatorDistillation operators run and oversee the oil distillation process and assist with troubleshooting. They operate distillation equipment to separate intermediate products or impuri…
Optional for
- Refinery shift managerRefinery shift managers supervise staff, manage plant and equipment, optimise production and ensure safety at the oil refinery on a day-to-day basis. Duties The duties of a refiner…
Related skills
- Vacuum distillation processes
- Crude oil distillation processes
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Keep task records
- Verify distillation safety
- Analyse oil operations data
- Set equipment controls
- Verify oil circulation
- Monitor distillation processes
- Test oil samples
- Perform oil tests
- Calculate oil deliveries
- Identify process improvements
Last updated on February 19, 2026
