Ashton Crone, Process Operator
MY JOB
Continuing monitoring
I work with a Bailey DCS (distributed control system), a computer that monitors levels, flows, temperatures, pressures and the amps on pumps.
The DCS picks up on changes in these things and sends a signal to our electrical room so adjustments - like speeding up a pump or closing a valve - can be made. It's a series of about 90 different screens with seven to ten sub-screens that show each area.
I have to watch them but the alarm gives me a heads up so I know what is a priority.
I still have to do a manual check of the machines several times a day because the DCS can't detect everything.