The compressor unit operator is a specialist who ensures the uninterrupted operation of the compressor unit, maintains it, prepares it for starts and stops. The work is required to maintain the established technological rhythm.
Using automation, measuring and control devices, protection and alarm systems, as well as blocking, the compressor unit driver performs a physical examination of the equipment and determines the causes of breakdowns, and then eliminates them.
Requirements
The job description of the compressor unit operator describes a list of duties for the performance of which the absence of contraindications is necessary. If an employee has health problems, then working on this installation is strictly prohibited.
The compressor unit operator must have vision that is resistant to fatigue. Acute vision with normal color discrimination is one of the important criteria.
Good hearing, a delicate sense of smell, and developed memory are qualities that must necessarily be at a high level.
Physically challenging work requires a lot of stamina. In case of health problems, as a result of which great physical exertion and monotonous labor are contraindicated, the employee must be dismissed.
The ability to work in a large team is an important personal skill, without which it is difficult to imagine the work of a mechanic.
Contraindications to work in this position are disorders of the vestibular apparatus, hearing and vision impairment, a predisposition to colds.
Qualification requirements
Complex and responsible work for this employee. The compressor unit operator must have extensive knowledge in chemistry, physics, and electrical engineering. Knowledge of the types and types of instrumentation and instrumentation is required to perform quality work.
Knowledge of technological processes used in production is the key to successful work.
It is also necessary to know the operating principles of the installation, the device of the compressor, electric motors, as well as the instruments with which measurements are taken.
Discharges
According to the directory, 5 categories of compressor unit drivers are allocated. For each, their own requirements for training are put forward, as well as the responsibilities that an employee must fulfill in this position are described.
In the ETKS classifier, the drivers of the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth categories are distinguished.
The second category is the highest; the highest requirements for experience and skills are imposed on it. Sixth, respectively, is the lowest.
The discharge of the compressor driver is assigned according to experience. Duties, as well as the level of remuneration, depend on the category.
Second category
The compressor unit compressor operator of the second category serves compressors with a working pressure of up to 10 kgf / cm 2 (1 MPa). The feed rate for this unit is 5 m 3 / min.
Responsibilities include:
- start, stop and regulation of compressors;
- monitoring the operation of equipment that is auxiliary, as well as the compressors themselves;
- lubrication of parts of mechanisms experiencing friction;
- prevention of malfunctions in the compressor;
- troubleshooting;
- monitoring the operation of safety devices;
- drive engine repair;
- filling oil in emergency tanks and consumables, as well as pumping oil;
- participation in the repair of compressor equipment.
Knowledge for the second category
Instructions for the compressor unit operator require professional knowledge, without which the performance of direct duties would be impossible.
The employee must know:
- principles of operation of a turbocompressor;
- principle of operation of a reciprocating compressor;
- operation of steam engines and turbocompressors;
- principle of operation of electric motors;
- ways to troubleshoot engines and compressors;
- methods of using devices for measuring and control, as well as the purpose of each device;
- station piping diagram;
- working pressure and air temperature corresponding to each mode;
- permissible temperature to which the working unit assembly can be heated;
- ways to eliminate overheating, as well as measures to prevent overheating;
- brands of oils used in the installation for lubrication of units.
Third rank
The compressor unit driver is trained not only in vocational schools or universities. There are continuing education courses, after passing which a student is issued a certificate of assignment to him of a higher rank.
The employee serves turbocompressors and stationary compressors with a working pressure of up to 10 kgf / cm 2 (1 MPa), flow - above 5 m 3 / min. and up to 100 m 3 / min. Or installations with a pressure above 10 kgf / cm 2 (1 MPa) and a feed of up to 5 m 3 / min. when working with non-hazardous gases driven by different engines.
For a specialist of the third category, the duties are:
- regulation and start-up of compressors, engines and turbocompressors;
- maintaining the necessary parameters of the compressor;
- switching of various units;
- prevention of emergency situations in the work of the station;
- preparation of technical documentation for the operation of serviced equipment;
- taking part in the repair of nodes and parts of the station.
Knowledge for the third category
A third-level employee should know:
- arrangement of turbocompressors, reciprocating compressors, internal combustion engines, electric motors, steam engines and installations;
- technical characteristics of the described units and the rules for their maintenance;
- device of control and measuring equipment, service rules and technical specifications;
- installation piping diagram;
- documentation necessary for the operation of the installation;
- fundamentals of thermodynamics, as well as electrical engineering;
- properties of gases in the operation of the compressor.
Fourth rank
The driver with the specified discharge serves turbocompressors and stationary compressors up to 10 kgf / cm 2 (1 MPa). The feed in these installations is more than 100 m 3 / min.
Work consists in:
- establishing and maintaining a favorable mode for compressor operation;
- monitoring the health of engines, devices, mechanisms;
- participation in the inspection and repair of equipment (respectively, qualifications of a mechanic with 3 categories).
Knowledge for the fourth category
To perform duties at a high level must know:
- design features, as well as the device of various types of compressors, internal combustion engines, turbocompressors, electric motors, complex instruments for control and measurement, valves and equipment, steam engines;
- layout of pipelines, steam pipelines, tanks and valves of the compressor station ;
- schemes according to which an automatic device for blocking the operation of the station is located;
- technical characteristics of the compressors that need to be serviced;
- electricity consumption rates for normal operation of the station;
- consumption standards for gases or compressed air.
Fifth rank
The fifth-degree driver serves automated stations up to 100 m 3 / min.
His duties are:
- switching, as well as the conclusion to the repair and backup state of the equipment
- process control;
- compiling statements of defects, as well as statements on equipment repair;
- repair of station equipment (qualification fitter 4 categories);
- repair of internal combustion engines and compressor units in field and emergency conditions.
Knowledge for the fifth category
The mechanic of the fifth category should know the internal structure well enough.
Required knowledge:
- kinematic schemes of turbocompressors, electric motors, steam engines, internal combustion engines;
- devices of compressors operating with high pressure;
- operating rules and characteristics of auxiliary equipment, steam engines, electric engines, turbocompressor units;
- station technological processes;
- Efficiency of the compressor and applied structures and systems.
Sixth rank
The work of the sixth-rank engineer requires the greatest concentration, and knowledge should be supported not only by theory, but also by practice. Due to the fact that the serviced units have high power, the employee must be able to carry out:
- monitoring the proper operation of the equipment of the entire station;
- regulation of the process of generating products of the station;
- drawing up defective statements;
- equipment repair (qualification of locksmith of 5 category).
Knowledge for the sixth category
Mandatory is the knowledge of:
- turbocharger designs;
- kinematic schemes;
- various power equipment: steam engines, electrical equipment, internal combustion engines;
- characteristics for the operation of compressor power plants.
Work safety
The labor protection of the compressor unit operator is regulated by the current legislation of the Russian Federation. Labor legislation, as well as labor protection and life safety standards, establish permissible limit operating modes for mechanics. The work schedule is consistent with qualifications and is based on the employee’s health status.
Jobs
In Moscow, the compressor unit operator receives from 80,000 tr. An employee of this category is required in large industrial enterprises. To submit your resume for consideration, it is necessary to monitor the labor market and track emerging vacancies.