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re: What exactly is a plant “operator”?

Posted on 12/21/17 at 7:31 pm to
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
78259 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 7:31 pm to
He isn't wrong. They do make 80k a year.
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
13090 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 7:31 pm to
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They do make 80k a year.




You right.
Posted by BayouFann
CenLa
Member since Jun 2012
7192 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 7:56 pm to
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I am a plant operator. Normally my plant runs smooth so I sit in the control room studying P&ID’s until the guy working the board tells me something needs to be adjusted. I also have to take samples of water and oil on a daily basis. I have hourly rounds I have to make and record temperatures and pressures to make sure the plant is running smooth. If something isn’t running normal levels I have to adjust valves according to what the board man needs to make sure the plant puts out enough product.


My job on the steam powered ships during my time in the Navy. Steam plant operator. Grass was greener as an HVAC tech though.
Posted by GREENHEAD22
Member since Nov 2009
20824 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:00 pm to
Not sure why everyone thinks they make a ton of money, yea they can make decent money for someone without a degree but they have to work a ton of hours to do it.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
23240 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:03 pm to
How many acres is your deer lease?

How fast is your glitter bass boat?
This post was edited on 12/22/17 at 6:05 am
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
60485 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:06 pm to
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What exactly is a plant “operator”?

1) something I never heard of until i joined TD
2)a fat guy from LP/AP who makes six figures
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
13090 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:10 pm to
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Not sure why everyone thinks they make a ton of money, yea they can make decent money for someone without a degree but they have to work a ton of hours to do it.


What do you consider a ton of OT?
Posted by GREENHEAD22
Member since Nov 2009
20824 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:16 pm to
To make 125K them guys have to average close 65-70 hours a week if not more.
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
13090 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:17 pm to
Thats not true

I averaged 49 hours this year made 125k
This post was edited on 12/21/17 at 8:20 pm
Posted by Chuckd
Louisiana
Member since May 2013
797 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:27 pm to
Not true, I made over 120 this year and Im not sure how many hours I worked but I don't feel like I made a lot of OT.
Posted by GREENHEAD22
Member since Nov 2009
20824 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:30 pm to
How many yrs of experience do each you have?
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
13090 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:30 pm to
6th year of ops. I'm 30
Posted by TigeRoots
Member since Oct 2008
8556 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:32 pm to
Not bragging on being an Operator by any stretch and I don't see myself staying in this role any longer than I have to, but I made $135K on an average of 52 hrs./week this year.
Posted by Chuckd
Louisiana
Member since May 2013
797 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:33 pm to
I'm also 30 and just finished my 6th year. I worked at bank in college and the white collar world just wasn't for me.
Posted by Arkapigdiesel
Faulkner County
Member since Jun 2009
15629 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:53 pm to
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makes 80k a year

Without OT and bonus, correct.
Posted by Arkapigdiesel
Faulkner County
Member since Jun 2009
15629 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 8:57 pm to
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To make 125K them guys have to average close 65-70 hours a week if not more.

You are talking out of your arse.
Posted by jdeval1
Member since Dec 2009
7525 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 9:02 pm to
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1) something I never heard of until i joined TD 
2)a fat guy from LP/AP who makes six figures

Don't you work in IT? Just curious because I've seen you post about making less than 50k (or somewhere around there) which is unusual in that field unless you have just a year or two of experience or you fix printers
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
49068 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 9:12 pm to
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To make 125K them guys have to average close 65-70 hours a week if not more.

You're mistaking the number of hours they're paid for vs the hours they're in the plant. Operators don't quickly disclose that they work 4 on and 4 off and when they work a 5th day that entire shift is double time if they're called in(unscheduled).
I am quite versed in pay codes and hourly labor analyses in various facilities, union and non. Pretty good at proving when two buddies scheme to call out the same days to let each other get called in(get paid sick time to not come in when scheduled and double time to come in when scheduled).
This post was edited on 12/21/17 at 9:15 pm
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
60485 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 9:13 pm to
no, but i'm considering moving to IT. i may have posted about that.
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
13090 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 9:14 pm to
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don't quickly disclose that they work 4 on and 4 off and when they work a 5th day that entire shift is double time


We don't admit it because out isn't true for non union plants.
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