8/20/23, 11:53 AM ONS SOC specific unit/minor/major group details

8124: ENERGY PLANT OPERATIVES

Job description:
Job holders in this unit group operate boilers to produce hot water or steam and attend and
operate compressors, turbines, electrical substations, switchboards and auxiliary plant and
machinery to fuel nuclear reactors, drive blowers and pumps, electricity generators and other
equipment.

Entry requirements of this job:

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically by apprenticeship,
incorporating technical training and practical experience. NVQs/ SVQs in Maintaining Electricity
Generating Systems are available at Levels 2 and 3.

Tasks required by this job include:

determines job requirements from switchboard attendant or operating instructions;
opens valves and operates controls to regulate the flow of fuel to boiler or generating
equipment;
operates remote control panel to load fuel and remove discharged fuel elements from
nuclear reactors;
adjusts controls to maintain correct running speed of turbine or generator and monitors
temperature and pressure controls on boilers;
records instrument readings periodically and shuts down turbine/generator or boiler as
demand decreases;
carries out minor maintenance tasks and prescribed tests and reports any faults.

NS-SEC categorisations:
The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 6
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 12.4
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Jobs related to this code:

Boilerman
Control room operator (electric)
Hydraulic engineman
Plant operator (electricity supplier)
Power station operator

This unit group is part of:

Minor Group 812: PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATIVES
Sub-Major Group 81: PROCESS, PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATIVES
Major Group 8: PROCESS, PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATIVES

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