Terminal Operator

Energy Transfer•Altoona, PA

16h

About The Position

Energy Transfer Partners is a master limited partnership that owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States. In total, the Company owns and operates approximately 84,000 miles of natural gas, crude oil, refined products, and natural gas liquids pipelines, terminals, and acquisition and marketing assets which are used to facilitate the purchase and sale of crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, and refined products. Summary: Under general supervision of Terminal Supervisor, the Terminal Operator is responsible for operating all Terminal equipment in connection with receiving, storing, transferring, and loading of petroleum products at our Altoona, PA terminal.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Effectively communicate with peers and management of various levels
Self-starter able work with little or no supervision
Carry a pager or cell phone allowing for shift hold over or shift reassignment, as well as call out at all hours
Able to use basic hand tools and operate basic product testing equipment
Proficient in mathematics and able to perform all required calculations
Proficient with Microsoft Suite
Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and written
Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license for state of residence
Able to notice subtle Color differences in product samples
Must be willing and able to work as a part of team, take direction from supervisor(s), prioritize work schedules, focus attention to details, and follow work rules
Level C requires a minimum of 0 - 2 years of relevant experience in a midstream operations role or equivalent work experience
Level B requires a minimum of 2 – 4 years of relevant experience in a midstream operations role or equivalent work experience
Level A requires a minimum of 4+ years of relevant experience in a midstream operations role or equivalent work experience

Responsibilities

Gauge storage tanks and take meter readings for all products on a daily basis
Provide top-tier customer service to commercial and operations customer representatives
Calculate and input all product inventories and meter readings into appropriate systems
Perform daily and monthly reconciliation of product inventories and thru-puts
Perform facility maintenance on office building, assets, vegetation, as needed
Perform the safe loading of petroleum products onto trucks and receive products from pipelines
Travel to various refined products and crude facilities with little notice to effectively assist terminals across the organization
Take product samples as required and perform/log required Quality control tests
Perform and log all scheduled maintenance and compliance inspections
Ensure that all terminal equipment is functioning properly and report failures to supervisor
Perform daily walk around inspections to identify potential risks and ensure good housekeeping standards are maintained
Issue work permits to contractors performing work at the Terminal. This includes ensuring that pre-job safety meetings, lockout - tag-out, confined space entry, and gas tech monitoring requirements are met for all work performed at the Terminal
Correcting or stopping all unsafe acts or conditions not in accordance with Company Policies and Procedures by any party entering the facility
Remain knowledgeable of, and prepared to enact and coordinate the Emergency Response activities until relieved by supervisor or management personnel
Communicate product outages and equipment downtime to supervisor, customers, and other impacted parties in a prompt fashion