Tankerman Superintendent

canalbarge; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Canal Barge Company in New Orleans seeks a Tankerman Superintendent to lead a shore tankerman team, ensuring safe and reliable cargo transfers aboard liquid tank barges. You will provide in-field support, coaching, and oversight across the New Orleans area, with travel to job sites and participation in an on-call rotation.

The role emphasizes coaching Tankermen for safety, compliance, and operational excellence, while maintaining credentials and coordinating with CBC vessel personnel and

Qualifications

• Travel is required to monitor team and job sites in the area.
• On-call rotation for after-hours coverage is required.
• Strong safety culture and incident response capabilities are expected.

Responsibilities

• Lead shore tankerman performance to high standards aligned with CBC values.
• Provide in-field support and oversight for the assigned team and communicate expectations.
• Coach and develop Tankermen, ensure training completion and competency.
• Monitor timesheets, credentials, and qualifications; maintain equipment in the region.
• Serve as liaison with CBC vessel personnel and support incident response when needed.

Skills

Leadership & safety culture

Team management

Emergency response coordination

Training & coaching

Job description

CANAL BARGE COMPANY

Job Description

Tankerman Superintendent (New Orleans Area)

NOTE: The job includes extensive travel to monitor your team and job sites in your area. Includes regular meetings in the TSG Sulphur office. Reliable transportation is required. This role includes shared responsibility for after-hours coverage through an on-call rotation. Team members rotate on-call duties and are expected to be reachable and responsive during their assigned coverage periods.

The Company: Canal Barge Company (CBC), headquartered in New Orleans, is a leading company in the inland marine industry with a history of steady growth and an exceptional human & environmental safety record. We believe CBC's Mississippi River transportation system is among the most efficient and environmentally friendly methods of transporting cargo within the United States. CBC has grown into a diversified business with 2,700+ employees operating over 188 towboats and 4,295 barges. Our greatest strength is in providing dedicated bulk freight logistics within the rivers and canals of the United States, Gulf of Mexico, & Atlantic Coast. Dedicated to long-term mutually beneficial relationships and tailor-made customer service, CBC has a strong customer base made up of several Fortune 500 chemical and oil companies, as well as construction companies, fabricators, public utilities, engineering companies, and the United States Government.

This critical role ensures that our Tankermen perform to our internal and customers' high expectations when transferring cargo aboard liquid tank barges. Skill and dedication are required to ensure there are no injuries, spills, contaminations, or dock rejections.

I . POSITION OVERVIEW

The Tankerman Superintendent develops, maintains, and leads a high-performing shore tankerman team that operates safely, reliably, and with the trust of internal and external stakeholders. This role coaches and trains Tankermen to deliver effective service to port operations while balancing operational risk, customer expectations, and profitability. The Superintendent provides consistent, timely in-field support and oversight for the assigned team, communicates expectations that support department goals, and keeps their manager informed through sound judgment and thoughtful communication. This role also provides support and solutions to TSG management and requires a self-motivated self-starter who can work independently and as part of a team.

II. CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Team Performance Management

• Provide FELT Safety Leadership, care for people, and demonstrate a strong safety culture (behavior-based safety).
• Lead and manage shore tankerman performance for the assigned area or assigned objective to a high standard of performance in alignment with CBC culture and values
• Regularly communicate to provide meaningful feedback (constructive and redirecting) to ensure performance meets or exceeds all required standards (procedure, safety, compliance, customer, culture)
• Conduct regular assessments, mid-year and annual performance evaluations; set goals
• Meet the Supervisor KPI's
• Perform dock visits to perform observations on shore tankerman to assess competency on transfers during critical stages
• Audit timesheets and track tankerman Tow Works
• Maintain equipment used by TSG in specific geographical areas
• Maintain credentials and qualifications

2. Emergency Response & Technical Support

• Respond to emergencies as requested and provide support to the CBC Incident Response Team with lightering, salvage and tank barge expertise.
• Ability to travel to incident sites and act as an On-Scene Incident Commander.
• Work on afterhours on-call rotation
• Assist tankerman when they call in with troubleshooting, mechanical issues, priming and LOCs
• Coach shore tankerman when working through issues to learn how to problem solve
• Serve as a direct liaison to CBC vessel personnel who work on the ICWW
• Provide investigation facts and findings in support of continuous improvement

3. Training Supervision

• Supervise tankerman training and trainees based on approved training curriculum, protocols and the underlying standard operating transfer procedures.
• Conduct final competency assessment on tankerman trainees to standard (& SOP's)
• Conduct critical stage transfer competency assessments on tankerman trainees
• Assist in determining Tankermen that are eligible to train tankermen trainees
• Responsible for providing the training team and TSG leadership with trainee progress throughout training. Provide meaningful feedback about what needs improvement and expected timelines for completion.
• Ensure Tankermen understand PPE requirements, use, and compliance
• Ensure Tankermen maintain safety training, safety meetings, risk assessment tools, and cargo knowledge/SDS.
• Track and document the skill