Loss Control Specialist

Unipec America Inc • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Unipec America is seeking a Loss Control Specialist to support its global operations in the movement of crude oil and petroleum products. The role helps ensure the integrity and safety of international cargo transfers, minimize product losses, and maintain quality and quantity assurance across worldwide locations, including offshore sites.

The specialist oversees inspections and real-time operations, reconciles cargo movements, investigates loss-control issues, and works with internal teams and external parties to resolve discrepancies and manage claims. The position also supports procedures for quality and quantity control, prepares technical analyses and reports, maintains loss-control records and databases, and contributes to Unipec America’s program for API and participation in industry committees.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Business, Maritime, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in marine custody transfer measurements, loss control, and/or the marine or terminal inspection industry.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical-thinking, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Detail-oriented and disciplined.
• Ability to work independently, remotely, and with minimal supervision.
• Strong work ethic.
• Assertive and highly self-motivated.
• Permanent, unconditional authorization to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or lawful permanent resident whose authorization does not expire, require renewal, or depend on a pending government application or decision. Temporary or conditional work authorization does not satisfy this requirement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in laboratory testing, petroleum inspection, loss control, or marine expediting.
• Refinery planning and/or operations experience.
• Previous experience creating or reviewing contracts.
• Strong knowledge of Incoterms.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and coordinate third-party inspectors and Loss Control Service Providers.
• Review inspectors and field documents, and confirm figures before final binding reports are released to the parties.
• Monitor operations in real time to ensure compliance with applicable industry measurement standards, commodity contracts, and company policies.
• Perform quality and quantity reconciliation of crude oil and petroleum product purchases and deliveries.
• Generate and maintain reconciliation and inventory management reports for Operations and Trading departments.
• Investigate and identify loss-control issues.
• Collaborate with the Team Lead, Operations, Legal, and Demurrage departments, as well as external parties, to resolve discrepancies and track existing or potential claims to minimize exposure on physical cargoes.
• Support the Team Lead in drafting, updating, and implementing procedures on quality and quantity control for crude and product physical cargoes.
• Manage, analyze, calculate, and draft cargo claims for physical transfers, developing technical evidence to support or defend against quantity-loss or off-specification quality claims.
• Provide data and technical analysis to support trading operations and commercial agreements.
• Administer the Loss Control Database and filing systems, maintaining accurate records of voyage facts, claims documentation, inspection, and shipping data.
• Prepare claims and loss-control reports.
• Contribute to Unipec America’s current API program and help maintain a presence on industry API committees.
• Update the internal system, file documents, and keep work status current.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior