The Role
Leads rotating-shift marine fuel terminal operations in Gibraltar, overseeing vessel and road tanker fuel movements, storage, inventory, blending, and documentation. Supervises Terminal Operators, allocates resources, manages incidents and emergencies, and promotes HSSEQ compliance. Responsibilities include permit-to-work and risk assessment activities, inspections, minor maintenance coordination, KPI reporting, stock reconciliation, housekeeping, and continuous improvement. Requires experience in fuel terminal, marine, or bulk liquid operations and supervisory shift leadership.
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At World Fuel, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.
Terminal Controller| Marine Terminal
Location: Gibraltar
Step into a leadership role at the heart of global fuel operations.
At World Fuel, we power industries and communities worldwide. We’re looking for a Terminal Controller to lead terminal operations in Gibraltar—coordinating safe, efficient, and compliant fuel movements while driving strong team performance and safety culture on shift.
Why You’ll Love This Role- Operational leadership: Take ownership of end-to-end terminal operations on shift
- Global environment: Work in a critical hub supporting marine and fuel logistics
- Impact: Play a key role in safety, performance, and operational excellence
- Team culture: Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing operations team
- Act as Shift Leader, overseeing terminal operations to ensure safe and efficient performance
- Allocate resources and workloads across the shift based on operational demand
- Lead, coach, and develop Terminal Operators to ensure high performance and capability
- Act as the primary escalation point for operational issues, incidents, and decision-making
- Oversee receipt, storage, and transfer of fuel products, including:
- Vessel receipt and discharge operations
- Transfers to company-owned and third-party vessels
- Road tanker loading and unloading
- Ensure all activities are performed in strict accordance with SOPs and operational standards
- Monitor tank inventories, product temperatures, and blending activities
- Perform tank gauging and support month-end stock reconciliation
- Maintain accurate, real-time records of all product movements
- Lead HSSEQ performance on shift, setting clear expectations and standards
- Drive a strong safety culture through visible leadership and proactive intervention
- Manage Control of Work activities, including:
- Permit to Work systems
- Risk assessments and hazard identification
- Act as Local Incident Manager (LIM) during incidents and emergencies
- Ensure compliance with ISPS security requirements and site protocols
- Lead response to incidents, near misses, and emergency situations
- Support investigations and continuous improvement initiatives
- Conduct routine inspections and ensure findings are resolved or escalated
- Support minor maintenance activities and coordinate with engineering teams
- Maintain high standards of terminal housekeeping and asset condition
- Identify and drive opportunities for operational and safety improvements
- Maintain accurate shift logs, operational records, and documentation
- Support reporting of terminal KPIs and performance metrics
- Collaborate with planning, administrative, and engineering teams
- Proven experience in fuel terminal, marine, or bulk liquid operations
- Previous supervisory or shift leadership experience
- Strong experience working within strict HSSEQ frameworks
- Strong understanding of safe systems of work and risk management
- Confidence to lead teams and challenge unsafe behaviors
- Excellent communication and coordination skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to operate under pressure
- Comfortable working at heights (up to 16m)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel preferred)
- Ability to work rotating shifts and flexible hours
- Strong team player with leadership capability in an operational environment
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Skills Required
- Proven experience in fuel terminal, marine, or bulk liquid operations
- Previous supervisory or shift leadership experience
- Strong experience working within strict HSSEQ frameworks
- Understanding of safe systems of work and risk management
- Ability to lead teams and challenge unsafe behaviors
- Strong communication and coordination skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work at heights up to 16 meters
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, preferably Excel
- Ability to work rotating shifts and flexible hours
- Strong teamwork and leadership capability in an operational environment
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The Company
What We Do
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, World Kinect Corporation (NYSE: WKC) is a leading global energy management company, offering a broad suite of solutions across the energy product spectrum. In addition to our core energy and fuel offerings to customers in the transportation sector, we provide advisory services, sustainability and renewable energy solutions, as well as supply fulfillment for natural gas and power. We continue to focus on advancing the energy transition to lower carbon alternatives through expanding our portfolio of energy solutions and providing customers with greater access to sustainably sourced energy. For more information, visit https://corp.worldkinect.com.
