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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.0 - working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.0.0 - working with machinery and specialised equipment Operate stationary steam engine
Description
Operate engines which are fixed in place and use power generated by steam to drive equipment, ensuring that the equipment is safe, and monitoring the equipment to identify faults and risks.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 0 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 2 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)
Optional for
- Steam plant operatorSteam plant operators operate and maintain mechanical equipment such as stationary engines and boilers to provide utilities for domestic or industrial use. They monitor proceedings…
- Steam turbine operatorSteam turbine operators operate and maintain machinery which generates power. They ensure the safety of the operations and monitor operations to detect problems, and react to emerg…
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- Operation of different engines
- Types of steam engines
- Manufacturing of steam generators
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- Operate boiler
- Perform minor repairs to equipment
- Use testing equipment
- Electricity
- Operate automated process control
- Operate steam turbine
- Perform maintenance on installed equipment
- Mechanics
- Monitor automated machines
- Monitor valves
Last updated on February 19, 2026
