Terminal Operator

Energy Transfer•Philadelphia, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the general supervision of the Terminal Supervisor, the Terminal Operator operates terminal equipment used to receive, store, transfer, and load petroleum products at the Altoona, Pennsylvania terminal. The role includes handling product inventories and quality-control testing, maintaining terminal equipment and facilities, supporting safe operations and regulatory compliance, and responding to operational issues and emergencies. The position is a 12-hour night shift from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM, and occasional overnight travel may be required.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Effectively communicate with peers and management at various levels.
Be self-directed and able to work with little or no supervision.
Carry a pager or cell phone to support shift holdover or reassignment and call-outs at any hour.
Use basic hand tools and operate basic product-testing equipment.
Demonstrate mathematical proficiency and perform required calculations.
Be proficient with Microsoft Suite.
Communicate clearly and effectively, orally and in writing.
Maintain a valid driver's license for the state of residence and a TWIC.
Notice subtle color differences in product samples.
Work as part of a team, take direction from supervisors, prioritize work schedules, maintain attention to detail, and follow work rules.

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 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 with little notice to assist terminals across the organization.
Take product samples as required 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.
Perform 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 and coordinate response activities until relieved by a supervisor or management personnel.
Promptly communicate product outages and equipment downtime to the supervisor, customers, and other impacted parties.