DTW Fuel Facility Supervisor

Swissport International AG•Romulus, MI

About The Position

The Fuel Facility Supervisor supervises, directs, trains, and assists fuel facility personnel. The role oversees the safe receipt, storage, quality control, and distribution of fuel through the fuel facility and hydrant system. The supervisor ensures operations comply with applicable requirements, including ATA Specification 103, ASTM and NFPA standards, Swissport Ground Operations Procedures and Policy Manual (GPPM), site-specific procedures, and management directives.

Requirements

Valid driver's license and ability to maintain driving privileges required for the position.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Previous fuel-facility, aviation-fueling, petroleum-storage, industrial, or related supervisory experience.
Complete working knowledge of the fuel facility and hydrant system, or the ability to demonstrate the required knowledge following training.
Knowledge of aviation-fuel quality control, fuel-receipt procedures, equipment inspection, and applicable safety requirements.
Ability to supervise employees, provide training, enforce procedures and management work assignments, and respond appropriately to operational problems.
Clear verbal and written communication skills in English.
Ability to read, understand, and follow technical procedures, safety requirements, operating manuals, inspection forms, and written instructions.
Ability to accurately complete records, reports, calculations, and other required documentation.
Ability to pass the Tank Farm Operator mathematical-skills assessment and any job-related color-vision assessment required to safely perform the essential functions.
Ability to hear and distinguish alarms, radio communications, verbal warnings, approaching vehicles or equipment, and other safety-related sounds, with or without hearing aids or other reasonable accommodation.
Ability to communicate effectively by radio, telephone, and in person, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to climb stairs and ladders, work at elevations, access fuel-system equipment, and perform the position's physical duties.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, crouch, reach, push, pull, and lift or move equipment and materials as required.
Ability to respond to and work safely during emergency conditions.
Ability to work around moving vehicles, operating machinery, petroleum products, fumes, noise, and other conditions associated with an active aviation-fuel facility.
Ability to work outdoors in heat, cold, rain, wind, and other weather conditions.
Willingness and ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, and emergency call-ins as operationally required.

Responsibilities

Supervise, direct, train, and assist fuel facility personnel during assigned shifts.
Enforce management work assignments, monitor employee performance, and ensure duties are completed safely and accurately.
Train and evaluate new employees as directed by management.
Receive petroleum products into fuel storage facilities according to ATA Specification 103 procedures and established quality-control requirements.
Supervise tanker-truck deliveries and verify delivery documentation, product identification, quantity, and fuel quality.
Maintain accurate fuel inventory records and assist with inventory reconciliation.
Perform and document required fuel quality-control tests according to applicable ATA, ASTM, Swissport, and site-specific standards.
Conduct scheduled and periodic inspections of the fuel facility, hydrant system, loading racks, storage tanks, piping, valves, pumps, filters, and related equipment.
Ensure the operational integrity of the fuel facility and hydrant system.
Identify, document, report, and assist in correcting equipment deficiencies and operational discrepancies.
Perform routine maintenance and assist qualified maintenance personnel with repairs to prevent equipment failures and operational interruptions.
Assist with equipment inspections, testing, and calibration.
Work safely on loading racks, fuel storage equipment, hydrant-system components, and elevated work areas.
Complete and maintain paper and digital inspection forms, quality-control records, inventory documents, maintenance records, shift reports, and other requested paperwork.
Respond to fuel spills, leaks, equipment failures, alarms, and other emergency conditions according to emergency-response procedures.
Assist with fuel-spill containment and cleanup.
Maintain clean, orderly, and safe work areas.
Enforce applicable safety, security, environmental, operational, and quality-control requirements.
Communicate operating conditions, discrepancies, incidents, and shift activities to employees and management.
Follow Swissport policies and procedures and perform other duties as assigned by management.