Marine Dispatcher

Intercontinental Terminals Company, LLC•Deer Park, TX

About The Position

The Marine Dispatcher coordinates and schedules marine product movements, including loading and offloading, pipeline and tank-to-tank transfers, and direct moves with Truck and Rail. The role ensures required documentation and information are received before scheduling, coordinates with customers, marine coordinators, barge companies, ship agents, third-party inspectors, Security, and the US Coast Guard, and records movement details in the JDE dock scheduler. The position also includes after-hours, weekend, holiday, and on-call coverage as needed by Marine Coordinators and the Lead Marine Scheduler.

Requirements

Must be available to work rotating 12-hour day and night shifts, including on-call coverage.
High school diploma or equivalent.
At least three years of experience within the terminal or petrochemical industry handling hazardous and non-hazardous products.
Experience with J.D. Edwards or other ERP systems, 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 diagrams on ships.
Obtain surveyor questionnaires for testing requirements.
Ensure required information and documentation are received for all movement types before scheduling, including ethanol, imports, exports, vapor recovery, and barge certification of inspections.
Obtain and enter ETAs from barge companies and ship agents.
Calculate shore stops.
Schedule marine movements by dock, product availability, and customer specifications, including notification of customer-nominated third-party inspectors.
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, and Vapor Recovery documents when needed.
Work with Marine Coordinators to ensure proper product levels for scheduled movements.
Coordinate direct moves with Truck and Rail as needed.
Perform special duties requested according to customer requirements.
Enter pertinent times for marine movements in the JDE dock scheduler to close out orders and distribute completed paperwork.
As needed after hours, on weekends, and on holidays, enter customer orders into JD Edwards, including Special Service Requests (SSR).
Coordinate monthly marine blanket bulk orders as needed after hours, on weekends, and on holidays.
Report relevant information about delays or issues with marine moves to customers as needed after hours, on weekends, and on holidays.