Terminal Operator

Energy Transfer•Altoona, PA

22h

About The Position

Under general supervision of a Terminal Supervisor or Terminal Manager, the Terminal Operator operates terminal equipment used to receive, store, transfer, and load refined petroleum products. The role is responsible for reliable and efficient operations in compliance with company procedures and regulatory requirements. Duties include product inventory and meter reconciliation, customer service, equipment and facility maintenance, quality-control testing, safety oversight, and emergency response coordination. The operator may travel to other facilities to assist terminals and must be available for call-outs and schedule changes.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Effectively communicate with peers and management at various levels.
Be a self-starter who can work with little or no supervision.
Carry a pager or cell phone to accommodate shift holdover or reassignment and call-outs at all hours.
Be able to 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.
Communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
Have and maintain a valid driver’s license for the state of residence.
Be able to notice subtle color differences in product samples.
Be willing and able to 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.
Level C requires 0–2 years of relevant midstream operations experience or equivalent work experience.
Level B requires 2–4 years of relevant midstream operations experience or equivalent work experience.
Level A requires 4 or more years of relevant midstream operations experience or equivalent work experience.

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 the appropriate systems.
Perform daily and monthly reconciliation of product inventories and throughputs.
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 a supervisor.
Conduct daily walk-around inspections to identify potential risks and maintain good housekeeping standards.
Issue work permits to contractors and ensure applicable pre-job safety meetings, lockout/tag-out, 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 prepared to enact and coordinate emergency response activities until relieved by a supervisor or management personnel.
Promptly communicate product outages and equipment downtime to supervisors, customers, and other impacted parties.