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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 Tend compressor engine
Description
Tend the gas compression engines by starting them, monitoring the process of gas compression and performing small maintenance tasks.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 3 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Essential for
- Gas processing plant supervisorGas processing plant supervisors supervise the processing of gas for utility and energy services by controlling compressors and other processing equipment to ensure standard operat…
- Gas station operatorGas station operators process gases for compression, transmission or recovery by using gas, steam or electric engine compressors. They perform chemical tests on gases and are respo…
Optional for
- Fossil-fuel power plant operatorFossil-fuel power plant operators operate and maintain industrial equipment, such as generators, turbines and boilers, that provides electricity produced from fossil fuels like nat…
Related skills
- Perform minor repairs to equipment
- Ensure correct gas pressure
- Test chemical samples
- Optimise production processes parameters
- Prepare chemical samples
- Manage chemical testing procedures
- Inspect pipelines
- Monitor valves
- Operate gas extraction equipment
- Operate pumping equipment
- Gas chromatography
- Ensure compliance with environmental legislation
Last updated on February 18, 2026
