Marine Dispatcher

ITC Careers•Deer Park, TX

About The Position

The Marine Dispatcher coordinates marine product movements, related documentation, and scheduling. The role supports safe and accurate loading and offloading and works with customers, barge companies, ship agents, Marine Coordinators, Truck and Rail, the Security department, and the US Coast Guard. It also handles after-hours, weekend, holiday, and other coverage as needed by Marine Coordinators and the Lead Marine Scheduler.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least three years of experience in the terminal or petrochemical industry handling hazardous and non-hazardous products.
Availability to work 12-hour rotating day and night shifts, including on-call coverage.
Experience with J.D. Edwards or other ERP systems.
Experience using Microsoft Office software, the Internet, and a ten-key calculator.
Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
Good decision-making and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Print orders and Bills of Lading.
Obtain and distribute ship diagrams and obtain surveyor questionnaires for testing requirements.
Verify that required information and documentation have been received for each movement type before scheduling, including ethanol, imports, exports, vapor recovery, and barge certification of inspections.
Obtain and enter estimated times of arrival from barge companies and ship agents.
Calculate shore stops.
Schedule marine movements according to dock, product availability, and customer specifications, including notifying third-party inspectors nominated by the customer.
Coordinate and schedule pipeline and tank-to-tank transfer movements.
Work with the Security department and the US Coast Guard to support safe marine loading and offloading.
Interact with customers as needed to ensure product movements are scheduled accurately and on time.
Assemble and distribute order packages, including DOI/NCR/MSDS/Vapor Recovery documentation when needed.
Work with Marine Coordinators to ensure appropriate product levels for scheduled movements.
Coordinate direct moves with Truck and Rail as needed.
Perform special duties requested to meet customer requirements.
Enter pertinent marine movement times in the JDE dock scheduler to close out orders and distribute completed paperwork.
During after-hours, weekends, holidays, and as needed by Marine Coordinators and the Lead Marine Scheduler, enter customer orders into J.D. Edwards, including Special Service Requests (SSR) when needed.
Coordinate monthly marine blanket bulk orders.
Report relevant information about delays or issues with marine movements to customers.