Logistics Operator

ONEOK•Galena Park, TX

2d•$61,000 - $91,000

About The Position

The Logistics Operator helps manage incoming and outgoing product receipts at marine facilities, which may receive product around the clock from rail cars, truck racks, barges or ships, pipelines, and transfers between tanks within the facility. The role balances customer demand with storage capacity, monitors overlapping asset schedules, and responds to real-time changes. Decisions can have significant financial consequences for customers and ONEOK. The position works 12-hour shifts to accommodate changing conditions and operates with minimal direct supervision, applying extensive knowledge and may serve as an informal expert for less experienced team members. The operator maintains product movement schedules and inventory records, verifies storage capacity, and enters and checks movement documentation in inventory systems including Mainsail/Mainmast and ODS. The role compares gauge paperwork completed by operations and third-party inspectors so accounting receives accurate information for customer billing. It coordinates with terminal operations, maintenance, commercial, environmental, engineering, customers, and other groups to carry out safe and effective product movements and meet regulatory requirements. Environmental data is gathered and entered into the QMS, and the employee may participate in internal, customer, or governmental audits. As time allows, the role performs terminal operator duties, including operating pumps, sampling and gauging products, handling tank and equipment lineups, truck rack and rail operations, inspections, and general maintenance. The employee follows safety policies and procedures, supports emergency response, and may perform DOT-covered pipeline operations, maintenance, or emergency-response functions. Travel may be required as needed. Depending on assigned tasks, the employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring an applicable driver's license.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Three to five years of related work experience preferred.
Ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written English with supervisors, coworkers, and internal and external customers.
Ability to work in stressful and changing environmental conditions, under time pressure, tight deadlines, and interruptions.
Ability to use a Windows-based personal computer for time sheets, email, and company intranet access.
Ability to operate a multi-line phone system.
Ability to follow instructions and standard procedures.
Ability to compile or examine information and select an appropriate action from defined alternatives.
Ability to organize and analyze information and identify solutions from a range of alternatives.
Ability to handle complex issues requiring substantial analysis or independent judgment, including sensitive issues without established policies or precedents.
Ability to make quick, real-time decisions, multitask, prioritize work, and adapt to dynamic, deadline-oriented conditions.
Proficiency in creating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets.
Ability to remain alert and respond immediately to hazards when performing applicable duties.
Ability to meet the described light-work physical demands and work in inside and outside environmental conditions.

Nice To Haves

Marine scheduling and/or inventory experience.
Pipeline scheduling and/or inventory experience.
Terminal operations experience.
Customer service experience.
TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential), where applicable.
OSHA or industry-related safety training.
First Aid/CPR certification.
HAZWOPER certification.

Responsibilities

Monitor schedules and oversee incoming and outgoing product movements by ship or barge, truck, rail car, pipeline, and intra-plant tank transfers; maintain and adjust schedules to reflect traffic and customer demand.
Communicate schedule changes to the Terminal Operator Lead and Marine Logistics Analyst.
Coordinate product movements with the Terminal Operator Lead, balancing customer requests with terminal capabilities and limitations; work with commercial, environmental, engineering, and other groups to meet customer and regulatory requirements.
Monitor product inventories and system flow using company systems, including Mainsail/Mainmast and ODS; compare inventory and tank availability with scheduled receipts and shipments, and make real-time decisions about available tank space, including product transfers between tanks.
Coordinate with shift operations and maintenance personnel to ensure product is moved safely, efficiently, and correctly, and arrange for tanks to be taken offline for routine maintenance or repairs.
Complete and handle bills of lading, pipeline movement sheets, intra-plant transfer records, and meter sheets for barges and vessels.
Gather environmental data and enter it into the QMS.
Participate in internal, customer, or governmental audits as needed.
Operate pumping units and refined- and crude-product pumps.
Collect product samples and run analyses using in-house laboratory equipment; measure physical stock, meters, and additive variances.
Gauge products transferred to and from docks, tanks, trucks, rail cars, and pipelines.
Perform valve lineups, switching, and tank changes required to move products into and out of storage.
Follow safety requirements to prevent contamination, spills, and product loss.
Enter information into computer programs and other system applications.
Maintain facility appearance and compliance; repair or replace equipment and conduct tank and facility inspections, analyze tank contents, and prepare required records.
Assist drivers and customers and perform truck rack operations and rail car offloading.
Perform general maintenance as directed and assist area technicians as requested.
Comply with company policies and procedures, including System Integrity Plan (SIP) and OQ requirements, and apply them to location work practices.
Participate on the facility emergency response team and attend and actively participate in safety training meetings.
Complete other projects, assignments, and tasks as directed.
Make timely decisions, multitask, prioritize assignments, and maintain proficiency in Excel spreadsheets and current knowledge of facility changes affecting product movement and terminal capabilities.
Respond immediately to dangerous or hazardous conditions when performing applicable DOT-covered functions.
Travel as needed to support business and organizational priorities; operate an assigned company vehicle when applicable and hold the required driver's license.