Terminal Operator (Chemicals)

Location: Onsite in Chicago, Illinois, United States; flexible scheduling is required for a 24-hour operation, including weekends and holidays.

Pay: USD $38.26–$40.76 per hour, with level and pay determined by experience and the collective bargaining agreement.

Company

Energy infrastructure company providing energy transportation and storage services across North America.

What you will do

• Perform terminal operations for liquid chemicals and petrochemicals transferred by barges, tank-to-tank systems, tank cars, and tank trucks.
• Take physical and side-gauge readings and perform heating functions for stored products and transport units.
• Perform rail switching, spill cleanup, housekeeping, and support environmental services and maintenance.
• Follow work orders, standard operating procedures, company standards, and applicable state and local regulations.
• Participate in safety programs, company training, testing, and other assigned operational duties.
• Work outdoors in extreme weather and handle stairs, ladders, heights over 40 feet, uneven surfaces, and loads up to 50 pounds while wearing required PPE.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Familiarity with pipe wrenches, box wrenches, and similar tools.
• Strong practical mathematics skills, including fractions, multiplication, and percentages.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions, work with a team, take direction, and maintain dependable work performance.
• Flexible availability for rotating schedules in a 24-hour operation, including weekends and holidays.
• Valid driver's license, satisfactory driving record, and successful completion of a background check, physical examination, and drug screen.

Nice to have

• Experience handling hazardous liquid chemicals.
• Familiarity with OSHA, DOT, industrial hygiene, and related industry regulations.
• Experience as a terminal operator, gauger, or maintenance mechanic.
• Trade school, formal training, significant work experience, or an associate's degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety-focused work environment with active safety programs and initiatives.
• Benefits may include medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.
• Flexible and Health Spending Accounts, life and disability insurance, and dependent coverage may be available.
• Retirement benefits may include a 401(k) with employer and employee contributions and a company-funded pension plan.
• Paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental bonding leave, flexible scheduling, and voluntary benefits may be provided under the collective bargaining agreement.
• Certain employment conditions are governed by the agreement between hirify.global Liquid Terminals and the United Steel Workers union.