Terminal Manager

BWC Terminal Holdings•Pascagoula, MS

About The Position

The Terminal Manager oversees all operations at the bulk liquid storage terminal, ensuring the safe, efficient, and environmentally compliant handling, storage, and transfer of liquid commodities. This role is responsible for managing personnel, maintaining facility integrity, coordinating logistics, and implementing operational best practices to support customer satisfaction and regulatory compliance. The Terminal Manager plays a key leadership role in driving safety culture, optimizing throughput, and ensuring the terminal operates at peak performance while protecting people, assets, and the environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field and five years’ terminal/general management experience.
Terminal Manager experience is highly preferred.
Related experience may be used in place of a degree.
Minimum five years’ experience in terminal management or related terminal, refinery, or tank vessel experience.
Experience in staff management.
Knowledge of and skill in operating equipment.
Proficient in Microsoft Office software.
Project management knowledge.
Must be TWIC eligible.
Ability to use hand/power tools.
Ability to wear safety equipment, including safety shoes, goggles, gloves, and similar equipment.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret documents (regulations, policies, reports, bids, etc.), blueprints, and drawings.
Ability to write reports, correspondence, and procedures.
Ability to effectively present information, communicate with, and respond to questions and complaints from staff, co-workers, management, and customers.
Ability to use basic math skills, calculate formulas, and understand tank capacities, volumes, and percentages.
Ability to create and monitor budgets and skill in cost estimates.
Experience and ability in working with and evaluating contractors, subcontractors, and similar vendors.
Knowledge of pertinent laws and regulations.
Customer service focus.
Ability to interact with others in a professional and appropriate demeanor, work effectively with a diverse group of individuals and maintain effective working relationships with staff and customers.

Responsibilities

Lead, direct, and manage terminal operations, maintenance and shipping and receiving.
Quickly assess issues and be decisive in solving them, such as identifying improvement opportunities in the process to ensure objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Implement cost-effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages, and salaries.
Manage capital asset maintenance.
Establish and monitor overall terminal performance for operations and quality of standards.
Supervise and coordinate the activities of terminal staff, including processing time-off requests.
Responsible for staff recruitment, performance management, compensation, and corrective action.
Ensure staff is trained per HSEQ, operational and company-wide policies and procedures.
Plan and coordinate customer service activities in consultation with commercial and operations management.
Control and minimize labor overtime, repair expenses and utilities.
Maintain existing terminal and monitor the equipment to make sure that it stays in top condition and manage repairs or replacement recommendations for the equipment when needed.
Provide leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
Incorporates employee organization and terminal cleanliness among personnel.
Provides direction, development and leadership to terminal supervisor and operations manager, where applicable.
Observes and makes recommendations regarding the efficiency of the terminal’s processes.
Develops, implements, and manages mandatory regulatory records.
Ensures that all record keeping follows regulations and laws.
Oversee the Preventative Maintenance (PM) program for terminal operating equipment.
Ensures that equipment is repaired and maintained.
Assists the HSEQ representative in developing, implementing, and enforcing The Company policies and procedures to promote and ensure a safe and environmentally responsible workplace.
Approves contractor qualifications in consultation with the HSEQ department and procurement.
Works with Terminal personnel to ensure all Company and payroll record timekeeping initiatives are satisfied, including accurate hours submittal of worked time, PTO, time off without pay, etc.
Research any discrepancies and make sure everyone is following The Company’s policies and procedures.
Work with the appropriate department if workers' compensation, personal medical leave, etc. are being utilized and require approval(s).
Works with Human Resources to ensure compliance with The Company policies and procedures and/or bargaining unit contracts as well as local, state and federal laws.
Coordinates activities with Human Resources to ensure that recruitment, retention, employee relations, performance management, and other human resource objectives are effectively and efficiently carried out.
Prepares the operational and capital budget.
Monitors the budget and ensures expenditures are within budget parameters.
Other duties may be assigned as needed.