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5 Years.
School was not hard for me. I guess drawing PFD's and P&ID's were a little challenging for me. All my instructors were old industry heads and didn't sugarcoat shit. The main thing they all relayed to us when you get hired was, "You better not go your ass in there thinking you know everything and you better stay lock and step with your trainer and not lollygag. You better be his/her shadow. If you show you are serious they will train you if not they will run your ass off quickly. And you better believe they will run your ass off."
I was extremely blessed. I landed a job less than 1 month after graduation. I'd say, show your instructors you are absolutely serious about a career in P-Tech. Make all A's, stay after class to learn more, pick their brain outside the classroom. I formed a study group that would meet and go over mock plants that were built in the lab. Because at some point in the semester we had to learn 5 different plant processes and explain them (walkthroughs) to the instructor in great detail and were questioned about the plant in great detail afterwards. Instructors also had inside info about who was hiring and when.
What's your schedule like? Do you only work 6 months or is it different depending on where you work?
ur kidding right?
An operator is a process tech...
Some companies work a Dupont schedule...might be 4 12's on days with 3 off then 4 12's on nights then 3 off...some work straight days and straight nights but most work rotating shifts...it wears on ya body man trust me but u get used to it...they told us in school that working like that actually shortens ya life span by like 5yrs or so...but hell I doubt it
P&ID's or flow charts...HAVE TO KNOW THIS...this is how your chemicals go from beginning to end...have to be able to trace the piping and like dude said above when u get trained shadow your trainer
Most of the old head's feel like the new jacks have it easy...those guys came into it outta Vietnam and shit and were getting paid like $2-4/hr back in the 60's and 70's...some didnt even finish high school...I work with a bunch of retired operators...dudes got ranches and boats and RV's and big houses...my man Bob has a spread in Colorado worth 3.2 million...windows with 260 degree views of snow capped mountains and forest...some of the most beautifullest shit ive ever seen...fireplaces in the bathroom and I can go on and on
But the thing with the old heads is alot of em are rednecks and shit and dont have education and culture...they dont know much outside of work and sometimes man them dudes be seeming lost outside but when they get in the refinery they light up...Bob told me he wish he hadn't retired and I feel him but don't ya dig??? alot of em hate on young cats because they dont accept that it comes to an end and the young lions are pushing em out
Im telling u dudes man Ive seen old white women and young females who are VERY GOOD and school alot of the men...it can be done man and with the money u make u will retire VERY COMFORTABLE...I work with dudes with at least 750K in savings and 401k and such and they tell me this all the time...pursue it man
Yes the shit has risks...u around hot ass pipes and steam lines and HCN Ammonia u name it...shit can kill if there ever is a release but that rarely happens...
Remember Oil Refineries and Chemical Plants are completely different...different processes and different equipment...different chemicals and hazards...and Oil refineries are much bigger...come to Dow in Freeport or Shell Motiva or Exxon in Port Arthur...places look like cities
Some companies work a Dupont schedule...might be 4 12's on days with 3 off then 4 12's on nights then 3 off...some work straight days and straight nights but most work rotating shifts...it wears on ya body man trust me but u get used to it...they told us in school that working like that actually shortens ya life span by like 5yrs or so...but hell I doubt it
P&ID's or flow charts...HAVE TO KNOW THIS...this is how your chemicals go from beginning to end...have to be able to trace the piping and like dude said above when u get trained shadow your trainer
Most of the old head's feel like the new jacks have it easy...those guys came into it outta Vietnam and shit and were getting paid like $2-4/hr back in the 60's and 70's...some didnt even finish high school...I work with a bunch of retired operators...dudes got ranches and boats and RV's and big houses...my man Bob has a spread in Colorado worth 3.2 million...windows with 260 degree views of snow capped mountains and forest...some of the most beautifullest shit ive ever seen...fireplaces in the bathroom and I can go on and on
But the thing with the old heads is alot of em are rednecks and shit and dont have education and culture...they dont know much outside of work and sometimes man them dudes be seeming lost outside but when they get in the refinery they light up...Bob told me he wish he hadn't retired and I feel him but don't ya dig??? alot of em hate on young cats because they dont accept that it comes to an end and the young lions are pushing em out
Im telling u dudes man Ive seen old white women and young females who are VERY GOOD and school alot of the men...it can be done man and with the money u make u will retire VERY COMFORTABLE...I work with dudes with at least 750K in savings and 401k and such and they tell me this all the time...pursue it man
Yes the shit has risks...u around hot ass pipes and steam lines and HCN Ammonia u name it...shit can kill if there ever is a release but that rarely happens...
Remember Oil Refineries and Chemical Plants are completely different...different processes and different equipment...different chemicals and hazards...and Oil refineries are much bigger...come to Dow in Freeport or Shell Motiva or Exxon in Port Arthur...places look like cities
For those like me who are really serious about pursuing this here's two process technology books I found..these are two of the official CAPT textbooks
http://www.captech.org/curriculum/
Introduction to Process Technology (3rd Edition).pdf
http://www35.zippyshare.com/v/43265235/file.html
Process Technology Equipment & Systems.pdf
http://www35.zippyshare.com/v/91748395/file.html
http://www.captech.org/curriculum/
Introduction to Process Technology (3rd Edition).pdf
http://www35.zippyshare.com/v/43265235/file.html
Process Technology Equipment & Systems.pdf
http://www35.zippyshare.com/v/91748395/file.html
what about electrical engineers in oil? what do they do?
go to rigzone.com u will find a shit load of electrical engineering jobs with high as pay
Thanks I've started looking at the closest schools to me, the closest is 3 hours away
Maybe you could take the course online and try to do job shadowing or an internship to get some experience? im not sure how they feel about online degrees in the industry (maybe someone can speak on that?) but experience is always helps no matter what career you're trying to get in
Thanks Mo. Here is another thread/forum I found...
http://www.indeed.com/forum/job/process-operator/Process-Technology/t133673
Props.
I'm going to read through the books you posted and go from there, if I like this and really wanna pursue this I'll move. I dealt with fuel and piping and valves in the AF so I know some of this stuff already.
Any of these in the city (NYC)?
Not trying to clown you but you dont know if refinery is in your city ?
Of course refineries are not in NY but you can get a job "if you're lucky" in process tech with like water treatment facilities and the likes. But those jobs are not with thousands of workers like a plant in the south. So harder to get hired in those places, not many openings
Props.
Facebook link to jobs: http://www.facebook.com/righands
my office-mate is an electrical engineer... and my company hires a LOT of them.
the safety & process controls are all electronic nowadays... touchscreens, predictive transmitters, etc.
there's a TON OF WORK and opportunity for electrical engineers in the oilfield... and them 'egghead' motherfuckers make more than the chemical engineers.
At work bump
Here's a link where you can find out what terminals are in your state
http://www.globalp.com/terminals/
http://www.globalp.com/terminals/
I took the Operators test...I didnt miss a single one it was so easy...and I took the Maintenance mechanic's test that same week and that mufucka was hard but I passed it...this was Oct 2011 so u might just need to be patient and wait bro...alot of people take those tests and the hiring process is very stringent
That Motiva gig is a cakewalk I did that in the military
Anybody in the ATL area check out Calhoun CC in Decatur, AL. They offer the 2 year course for the PTEC degree, I'll be heading out that way in the summer time.
Very true .....I passed the test where I work and didn't hire on until another 3 years. I did get employment at another great company. Apply apply apply
Current job openings by employer: http://www.rigzone.com/jobs/featured_employers.asp
There is an ROV job starting in Ghana and ending in Nigeria. They are paying between 500-800 Euro's a day.
There is an ROV job starting in Ghana and ending in Nigeria. They are paying between 500-800 Euro's a day.
Current job openings by employer: http://www.rigzone.com/jobs/featured_employers.asp
There is an ROV job starting in Ghana and ending in Nigeria. They are paying between 500-800 Euro's a day.
Props but they would take a dude like me with no experience? All i got is a TWIC card. And what company is that?
EDIT: forget it I found it, but they only need 4 techs, and my non-experience ass aint getting that...
How much does da courses cost???
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