In this occupation, activities may include:

• Controlling process start-up, shut-down and troubleshooting.
• Generating production reports as required.
• Mentoring and supporting field operations and field administrators in accurate and consistent and production reporting.
• Performing tests, recording data, carrying out statistical process control on process operations, and writing production logs.
• Operating electronic or computerized control panels from a central control room to monitor and optimize physical and chemical processes for several processing units.

Education

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• A college diploma in process operation, sciences or a related subject may be required for some positions.
• Petroleum and Chemical Process Technicians and Technologists often require completion of several years of formal company training.

Certifications

• Company certification as a petroleum process operator or technician may be required.
• Software experience in Prodview, Fieldview, PVR, Microsoft Excel, Petrolook, QByte and Zed-I may be required.

Licensing

• A provincial power engineer licence, compressor operator or refrigeration certificate may be required when certain kinds of equipment are included in the process.

Additional Requirements

• Health and Safety requirements vary by role, and by company but may include:
• Standard and emergency first aid
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

• Chemistry
• Computers and Electronics
• Mechanical  Engineering
• Production and Processing
• Data Entry
• Interpreting Documents/Plans 
• Operation and Control
• Operation Monitoring
• Quality Control Analysis
• Systems Evaluation and Analysis
• Technology Design
• Troubleshooting

• Agricultural
• Manufacturing
• Construction
• Public administration
• Utilities