Operator - Geismar River Terminal

Kinder Morgan•GEISMAR, LA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Operator facilitates the safe and efficient handling of customer products, loading and unloading hazardous and non-hazardous liquid chemicals across tanks, tank cars, tank trucks, shore tanks, ISO containers, totes, ships, and barges. The role includes gauging and sampling tanks to ensure products meet customer specifications and performing work in accordance with company, environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures. Operators align and set up tanks, pumps, and pipelines for product transfers; follow customer requirements and inventory control procedures; troubleshoot equipment; maintain a clean and safe work environment; and complete operational documentation accurately. The position requires rotating shifts in an outdoor environment, with the ability to work overtime, weekends, holidays, and call-outs as needed. Operators wear required personal protective equipment and work in varying weather conditions and on uneven surfaces.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Valid driver's license that must be maintained.
Ability to obtain and maintain a TWIC Certification.
Satisfactory completion of required drug screening, background checks, and validated testing upon offer.
Strong attention to detail, work ethic, and dependability.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as math skills.
Ability to work independently with minimal direction and take direction from supervisors as part of a team.
Punctuality, self-motivation, a positive work attitude, environmental responsibility, and safety consciousness.
Availability to work all shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays as needed, and to respond to call-outs as assigned.
Ability to walk up and down stairs and ladders; sit, stand, and walk for extended periods; lift or move up to 50 pounds; and reach, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
Willingness and ability to work in protected areas at heights, hear and smell to identify deficiencies or hazards, pass a respiratory fit test, withstand extreme weather, and negotiate uneven surfaces.

Nice To Haves

Previous related industrial experience.
Stable work history.
Mechanical skills.

Responsibilities

Safely and efficiently handle customer products.
Load and unload hazardous and non-hazardous liquid products into or from tank cars, tank trucks, shore tanks, ISO containers, totes, ships, and barges.
Gauge and sample tanks to ensure customer products meet specifications.
Align and set up tanks, pumps, and pipelines for transfers to and from ships, barges, railcars, pipelines, and tank trucks.
Follow established standards, special customer requirements, and inventory control procedures.
Troubleshoot related equipment.
Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
Complete operational documentation accurately, neatly, and efficiently.
Follow regulatory, company, industry, and customer-specific procedures and policies.
Maintain regular and dependable attendance and respond to assigned call-outs.
Perform other duties as assigned.