Petroleum Inspector - El Paso, TX

Bureau Veritas•El Paso, TX

3d•$20 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Petroleum Inspector visits client facilities, including barges and ships, shore tanks, railcars, and tank trucks, to conduct quantity surveys of commodities such as petroleum and petrochemicals and collect samples for laboratory analysis. The position requires maintaining a valid driver’s license and a working car or truck, receiving job orders and movement paperwork, ensuring inspection and safety equipment is clean, calibrated, and in good operating condition, and following applicable company, government, terminal, refinery, vessel, safety, and measurement requirements. The inspector obtains and labels samples, gauges tanks and transportation vessels, calculates quantities, completes and distributes required paperwork, delivers samples for analysis or retention, and promptly reports discrepancies or incidents to the Operations Supervisor or Dispatcher. The role maintains 24-hour on-call status, participates in the Company’s Business Management System, and attends company meetings as required. Appropriate safety training is provided. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Knowledge of company health, safety, and environmental (HS&E) procedures and associated governmental regulations.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions and deal with problems involving variables in standardized situations.
Maintain a valid driver’s license and a working car or truck; motorcycles are not accepted.
Ability to meet the described physical demands, including regularly lifting, moving, and/or climbing with up to 50 pounds and occasionally lifting or moving up to 100 pounds with assistance.

Responsibilities

Maintain a valid driver’s license and a working car or truck; motorcycles are not accepted.
Receive orders, obtain information, and gather movement paperwork from Operations Supervisors.
Ensure equipment, including safety and monitoring equipment, is clean, correctly calibrated, and in good operating condition.
Report punctually to job sites and follow applicable company, federal, state, terminal, refinery, vessel, safety, and measurement requirements.
Attend key meetings with external personnel and represent the company professionally and ethically.
Promptly communicate problems, discrepancies, and noteworthy incidents to the Operations Supervisor and/or Dispatcher.
Obtain samples and gauge shore tanks, vessels, barges, railcars, and tank trucks as specified in job orders.
Label sample containers with complete identifying information, including sample location, material, type, safety information, and collection time.
Calculate quantities accurately and promptly complete and distribute required paperwork.
Safely deliver samples to laboratories or client facilities for analysis or retention, or submit them for retention as directed.
Review discrepancies with the Operations Supervisor and sign and return job order forms.
Maintain 24-hour on-call status, support and participate in the Company’s Business Management System, and attend company meetings as required.