Terminal Supervisor - Salary Non-Exempt

The Terminal Supervisor is responsible for all operations from shift to shift, weekends, and holidays when on duty. They are responsible for all direct communication with terminal operators and their productivity and must minimize negative impacts to the environment in all areas of operation. Responsibilities also include identifying and recording non-conformances, incidents, and near misses and the ability to initiate, provide, implement, and verify solutions. They must show continuous improvement in all areas pertaining to the job which include quality, health, safety, security, and environmental. In addition, they must assist in incident investigations and the resulting action items, conduct operation’s training as needed and actively participate in project management.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the daily activities of the terminal's operations.
• Coordinate barge and rail car movements, discharge, and loading and the manpower to load and unload tank trucks.
• Provide instruction and documentation on blends, pipeline transfers and inventory gauges for Customer Service.
• Manage overtime required to cover daily and weekend work.
• Ensure that all terminal operations are conducted safely and that all terminal employees obey all terminal and facility safety rules and regulations.
• Control of all flush drums, retain samples and storage required to maintain compliance within terminal regulations.
• Communicate all operational incidents to the Terminal Operations Manager.
• Ensure that all operations are conducted in a clean and efficient manner.
• Ensure that customer’s product is maintained at the proper temperature.
• Ensure all paperwork pertaining to product movement, blends, transfers, and steam reports are properly completed and the terminal’s inventory system is updated accordingly.
• With assistance from the Quality Department, initiate, review, and update appropriate quality system documentation.
• Conduct a daily audit of the shift’s movement paperwork and provide counseling to terminal operators to ensure accuracy.

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years experience in terminal storage operations
• Valid Driver’s License
• TWIC (Transportation Workers Identification Credentials) for access to IMTT’s terminal locations.

Skills and Abilities

• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills in the English language.
• Ability to understand and communicate in written and verbal communication in the English language.
• Ability to make decisions in a variable environment. 
• Knowledge of basic mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions).
• Computer literacy – Access, Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.

Hours of Work

• Typical hours of operation are rotating shift schedule as needed. This is a full-time position. Typical hours of operation in Lemont are Sunday 11pm to Friday 11pm; there are 3 shifts 7am to 3pm; 3pm to 11pm and 11pm to 7am in Lemont. Joliet hours are Monday through Friday 4am to 6pm; the Supervisors work 5am to 1pm and 9am to 5pm. Longer shifts are also typical when another Supervisor is off.
• This position requires overtime and occasional weekend work as job duties demand.
• Occasional travel may be necessary, sometimes with little or no advance notice.

Physical and Environmental Demand

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This job operates in an office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers and smartphones.
• Ability to work in inclement weather
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• Ability to see (20/20) with no color vision deficiencies and hear either naturally or using corrective lenses or hearing aids
• The ability to wear a respirator as certified through a medical examination by a licensed physician
• Ability to vertically lift eighty (80) pounds, drag hoses or bend over and squat numerous times a day
• Ascend and descend vertically to a height of forty (40) feet carrying various tools
• Ascend and descend a gradual climb to a height of sixty (60) feet carrying various tools
• Ability to stand or walk for extensive periods of time
• Ability to perform job duties at heights more than six (6) feet
• Ability to use hand tools and be able to exert a reasonable push/pull force
• Ability to wear a respirator as certified through a medical examination by a licensed physician

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed.  This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The company reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary with or without notice.

IMTT is an equal opportunity employer Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran and a drug free workplace.  We exercise high ethical standards and are committed to complying with all laws in the jurisdiction where we conduct business.  Our internal policies and procedures support this commitment.

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