3131-Power production plant operators

Job Title: 

Power production plant operators

Job Description: 

Power production plant operators operate, monitor and maintain switchboards and related equipment in electrical control centres which control the production and distribution of electric or other power in transmission networks. The equipment operated includes reactors, turbines, generators and other auxiliary equipment in electrical power generating stations.

Tasks: 

Tasks include:

  • operating, monitoring and inspecting various types of energy generating power plants
  • operating and controlling power generating systems and equipment including boilers, turbines, generators, condensers, and reactors in hydro, thermal, coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear power plants to generate and distribute electrical power
  • (c ) controlling start-up and shut-down of power plant equipment, controlling switching operations, regulating water levels and communicating with systems operators to regulate and coordinate transmission loads, frequency and line voltages
  • taking readings from charts, meters and gauges at established intervals, troubleshooting and performing corrective action as necessary
  • completing and maintaining station records, logs and reports, and communicating with other plant personnel to assess equipment operating status
  • cleaning and maintaining equipment such as generators, boilers, turbines, pumps, and compressors in order to prevent equipment failure or deterioration.
    • Specific Occupations: 

    31311
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    31312
    Operator (gas plant (electric power generation)/ natural gas plant (electric) power generating)

    31313
    Operator, generator (electric power (hydroelectric)/ (electric power (steam)

    31314
    Dispatcher, load (electrical power station)

    31315
    Operator, switchboard (electrical power station)

    31316
    Operator, geo-thermal/ solar (power plant)

    31317
    Operator, nuclear power plant

    31318
    Operator (wind-energy plant (electric power generating)/ tidal power plant)/ distribution control/ generating station/ generator: electric power/ hydroelectric power plant/ reactor: nuclear-power/ rectifier: electric current/ steam power plant)

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    Source Of Info: 

    Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, PSCO-2150