Terminal Operator

Energy Transfer•Mechanicsburg, PA

About The Position

Under the general supervision of the Terminal Supervisor, the Terminal Operator operates terminal equipment used to receive, store, transfer, and load refined petroleum products. The role is responsible for performing these activities reliably and efficiently while following Partnership procedures and regulatory requirements. The position may require travel to other refined products and crude facilities, occasional overnight travel, and call-outs for operational issues or emergencies after hours, at night, on weekends, and on holidays. The work involves industrial and construction settings, exposure to hazardous products, processes, materials, chemicals, adverse weather, extreme temperatures, and loud machinery. Appropriate personal protective equipment and adherence to safe work practices are required. Frequent heavy lifting is part of the role. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities where feasible.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Experience requirements depend on the selected job level: Level C requires 0–2 years, Level B requires 2–4 years, and Level A requires 4 or more years of relevant midstream operations experience or equivalent work experience.
Effectively communicate with peers and management at various levels, both orally and in writing.
Be able to work independently with little or no supervision.
Carry a pager or cell phone to accommodate shift holdover or reassignment and call-outs at all hours.
Use basic hand tools and operate basic product-testing equipment.
Be proficient in mathematics and able to perform required calculations.
Be proficient with Microsoft Suite.
Maintain a valid driver’s license for the state of residence.
Be able to notice subtle color differences in product samples.
Work as part of a team, take direction from supervisors, prioritize work schedules, focus on details, and follow work rules.
Live within one hour of travel time from the terminal.
Be able to perform frequent heavy lifting, with and without assistance.
Attend work reliably and adhere to safe work procedures and practices.

Responsibilities

Gauge storage tanks and take daily meter readings for all products.
Provide customer service to commercial and operations customer representatives.
Calculate and enter product inventories and meter readings into appropriate systems.
Perform daily and monthly reconciliation of product inventories and throughput.
Perform facility maintenance on the office building, assets, and vegetation as needed.
Safely load petroleum products onto trucks and receive products from pipelines.
Travel to refined products and crude facilities, sometimes with little notice, to assist terminals across the organization.
Take product samples and perform and log required quality-control tests.
Perform and log scheduled maintenance and compliance inspections.
Ensure terminal equipment is functioning properly and report failures to the supervisor.
Conduct daily walk-around inspections to identify potential risks and maintain good housekeeping standards.
Issue work permits to contractors and ensure required pre-job safety meetings, lockout/tagout, confined-space entry, and gas-tech monitoring requirements are met.
Correct or stop unsafe acts or conditions that do not comply with Company policies and procedures.
Remain knowledgeable about emergency-response activities and coordinate them until relieved by a supervisor or management personnel.
Promptly communicate product outages and equipment downtime to the supervisor, customers, and other affected parties.