Operator

#WeAreONEOK – Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused.

JOB SUMMARY

Job Profile Summary

Perform terminal operations activities supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient receipt, storage, testing, and distribution of refined petroleum products. Responsibilities include product movement operations, quality control activities, regulatory compliance, customer support, equipment monitoring, and terminal maintenance at a high-volume refined products terminal.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Perform terminal operations activities involving the receipt, storage, transfer, loading, and unloading of refined petroleum products.

• Operate and monitor terminal equipment and facilities including:

• • Product storage tanks

• • Pipelines 

• • Refined products loading rack

• • Additive injection systems

• • Ethanol and refined products offloading 

• • Vapor emissions control equipment

• Perform product quality control activities including:

• • Product sampling and testing

• • Oversight and verification sampling

• Monitor product inventories, tank levels, pipeline schedules, and terminal operating conditions.

• Perform routine inspections of terminal assets and identify equipment issues requiring maintenance or corrective action.

• Provide customer support related to product movements, loading and unloading operations, carrier activities, and terminal access requirements.

• Coordinate with Operations Control, Commercial, Engineering, Maintenance, customers, carriers, and contractors regarding terminal operations and product movements.

• Complete regulatory, operational, environmental, and quality documentation in accordance with company procedures.

• Respond to abnormal operating conditions, equipment failures, product quality concerns, and emergency situations.

• Maintain terminal grounds, equipment, and facilities in accordance with company expectations and safety standards.

• Participate in an on-call rotation and support terminal operations outside normal business hours as needed.

• Responsibilities may include Department of Transportation (DOT) covered functions, including operations, maintenance, or emergency response activities. Job duties require the employee to remain alert and respond immediately to hazardous conditions where failure to follow procedures could result in injury, environmental impact, or property damage.

• Provide operational support and coverage at other terminals within the assigned operating area during staffing shortages, training events, vacations, special projects, or increased workload demands.

• Perform temporary work assignments at other company locations as business needs require.
  

Education

• High School Diploma required

• Associates/Bachelors preferred
  

Work Experience

• Experience in terminal, refinery, pipeline, petrochemical, military, transportation, or related industrial operations preferred.

• Experience operating pumps, valves, meters, loading racks, storage tanks, filtration systems, or other industrial equipment preferred.

• Experience performing inspections, sampling, testing, quality control, and regulatory compliance activities preferred.

• Experience working safely in an industrial environment and following established operating procedures.

• Experience using Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, Teams, Excel, and Word preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to: establish, prioritize assignments and complete assignments in a timely manner with supervision
• Ability to: interact, negotiate, communicate and/or exchange written and verbal information and instructions
• Ability to: use tools and equipment including computers and related software
• Ability to: apply basic arithmetic to include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

Licenses and Certifications

• None required

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Heavy Work - Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Frequently)
• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)
• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Occasionally)
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)
• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)
• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)
• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)
• Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)
• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)
• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)
• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)
• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)
• Tasting/Smelling: (Constantly)
• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)
• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Constantly)
• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Constantly)
• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Frequently)
• Outdoor weather conditions (Frequently)
• Wet or humid conditions (not weather related) (Frequently)
• Extreme cold (not weather related) (Frequently)
• Extreme heat (not weather related) (Frequently)
• Dust, fumes, gases (Frequently)
• Moving mechanical parts (Frequently)
• Potential electric shock (Frequently)
• Prolonged exposure to vibration (Frequently)
• High pitched noises/loud noises (Frequently)
• Unprotected heights (Frequently)
• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)
• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

• Travel to other locations up to 30% in assigned geographic region(s) required

Driving

• Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email HRSolutions@ONEOK.com or call 1-855-663-6547​.

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