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Originally Posted by outdoorcat
ok thanks a lot for providing me on some insight on the profession.
From the research I've done, 2nd-1st class engineers are typically management related, and 1st class is usually M-F every week.
As a 1st class engineer, typically is this still a control room gig? Also, in this profession, your always wearing the blue coveralls/steel toed safety boots right?
Again thanks a lot for the responses.
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No most if not all 1st Class guys are not regular operators,will not work shift work and do not wear the coveralls......
They are usually chief engineers for a plant,depending on steam capacity,power output etc(under ABSA regs) every plant requires a certain ticket to operate.Big enough and a 1st Class is needed.Technically anything process related is his responsibity.....it's his ticket on the line if something ever happens.
A 2nd Class guy is usually a supervisor or panel operator.
3rds are panel/field operators usually.
Most places won't look at you without a 3rd.
Panel operators get to wear street clothes but anybody in the field areas usually wears safety boots etc....
Every place/company is different but I've worked in four different plants and these were generally the way things were.