Coordinator, Operations

Intertek•Signal Hill, CA

42d•$102,000 - $140,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Coordinator, Operations will establish inspection procedures on ships, barges, plant inventories, and internal tank transfers, including procedures for uncertainty estimation, sampling, calculation, and custody transfers. This role requires extensive hands-on experience across a wide range of bulk liquids, including petroleum products, chemicals, and specialized cargoes, utilizing API standards. The position involves operating diverse measurement equipment, interpreting complex calibration tables, and applying accurate sampling methods. The Coordinator will adapt procedures for marine and land-based storage, ensuring accuracy and compliance in high-value, high-risk operations. This role also serves as the local contact for contract administration issues, maintaining communication flow between responsible parties, organizing requested services, relaying hazard information, and managing communication to resolve problems. Responsibilities include collecting inspector information, communicating with the laboratory for analysis, and assembling final reports. The Coordinator will also maintain accounts receivable balances and accurate records for billing, volume reconciliation, and claims handling. Additionally, this role involves coordinating with corporate business development on marketing plans, visiting customers and jobsites, and performing annual performance appraisals. This position requires 15% domestic travel.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED in Automotive Engineering Technology or closely related field
Two (2) years of experience as an Inspector, General Coordinator, Coordinator, or related role where required experience gained.
Two (2) years of experience in an inspection company or related field
Petroleum and chemical inspection procedures
Contract interpretation
Testing Petroleum and Renewable Fuels commodities that are at the core of the business, and of the significance of quality test data
Interpret and apply API MPMS Chapters 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 17, including temperature/volume correction factors, shore tank measurements, and custody transfer calculations
ASTM test methods applicable to refined fuels and chemical products, including but not limited to D4052, D5002, D4928, D4807, D86, D93, D445, D4294, D2622, D1319, and D6304
Refined fuel specifications such as ASTM D1655 (Jet Fuel), and the ability to recognize off-spec trends during testing
Operating systems including Phoenix, C-Bis, Sample Manager, ICAM, etc.

Responsibilities

Establish inspection procedures on ships, barges, plant inventories, and internal tank transfers and procedures for uncertainty estimation, sampling, calculation, and custody transfers.
Use API standards with extensive hands-on experience across a wide range of bulk liquids, including petroleum products, chemicals, and specialized cargoes.
Operate diverse measurement equipment, interpret complex calibration tables, and apply accurate sampling methods such as running, composite, and average samples.
Adapt procedures unique to marine and land-based storage conditions, ensuring both accuracy and compliance in high-value, high-risk operations.
Serve as the local contact in interpreting any issues involving administration of the contract.
Maintain the flow of communication between the responsible parties involved in job assignments; organize their requested services; relay available information concerning the hazards and other properties of the product dealt with and manage communication among all parties to resolve problems in a responsive manner.
Collect information provided by Inspectors, communicate with the laboratory regarding analysis performed, and assemble a final report ready for publishing.
Maintain account receivable balances and maintain complete and accurate records on closed jobs for purposes of billing, volume reconciliation, and claims handling.
Coordinate with corporate business development to derive an overall marketing plan for particular customers, to visit customers and jobsites.
Perform annual performance appraisals in accordance with his level of supervisory responsibility.