Terminal Manager

bwcterminals; Gretna (NE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

BWC Terminals in Houston, TX, seeks a Terminal Manager to lead operations at our bulk liquid storage terminal, overseeing safety, efficiency, staffing, and regulatory compliance while driving performance and customer satisfaction.

The role requires five years of terminal or related management experience, a Bachelor's degree, and strong leadership, budgeting, and HSEQ skills; you will collaborate with commercial and operations teams to optimize throughput and protect people, assets, and the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; five years' terminal/general management experience preferred.
• Five years' terminal management or related terminal, refinery, or tank vessel experience preferred.
• Experience in staff management and coordinating multiple teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead, direct, and manage terminal operations, maintenance and shipping/receiving.
• Ensure safety, environmental compliance, and regulatory standards.
• Oversee staffing, performance management, and compensation decisions.
• Manage capital budgets, expenditures, and cost controls.
• Coordinate with HSEQ and procurement on safety and policy enforcement.
• Drive throughput optimization and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Terminal management

Staff management

Budgeting

HSEQ knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management

Job description

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, BWC Terminals is a premier provider of bulk liquid storage and logistics services to refiners, manufacturers, and distributors of bulk liquids in North America. The Company consists of 22 sites with over twenty million barrels of storage capacity. The BWC Terminals facilities are equipped to store a wide range of petroleum, chemical, renewables, and agricultural products. Additional information about BWC Terminals is available at www.bwcterminals.com .

JOB OVERVIEW

The Terminal Manager oversees all operations at the bulk liquid storage terminal, ensuring the safe, efficient, and environmentally compliant handling, storage, and transfer of liquid commodities. This role is responsible for managing personnel, maintaining facility integrity, coordinating logistics, and implementing operational best practices to support customer satisfaction and regulatory compliance. The Terminal Manager plays a key leadership role in driving safety culture, optimizing throughput, and ensuring the terminal operates at peak performance while protecting people, assets, and the environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Lead, direct, and manage terminal operations, maintenance and shipping and receiving.
• Quickly assess issues and be decisive in solving them, such as identifying improvement opportunities in the process to ensure objectives are accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Implement cost-effective systems of control over capital, operating expenditures, manpower, wages, and salaries.
• Manage capital asset maintenance.
• Establish and monitor overall terminal performance for operations and quality of standards.
• Supervise and coordinate the activities of terminal staff, including processing time-off requests.
• Responsible for staff recruitment, performance management, compensation, and corrective action.
• Ensure staff is trained per HSEQ, operational and company-wide policies and procedures.
• Plan and coordinate customer service activities in consultation with commercial and operations management.
• Control and minimize labor overtime, repair expenses and utilities.
• Maintain existing terminal and monitor the equipment to make sure that it stays in top condition and manage repairs or replacement recommendations for the equipment when needed.
• Provide leadership and training to accomplish the company goals and objectives.
• Incorporates employee organization and terminal cleanliness among personnel.
• Provides direction, development and leadership to terminal supervisor and operations manager, where applicable.
• Observes and makes recommendations regarding the efficiency of the terminal's processes.
• Develops, implements, and manages mandatory regulatory records.
• Ensures that all record keeping follows regulations and laws.
• Oversee the Preventative Maintenance (PM) program for terminal operating equipment.
• Ensures that equipment is repaired and maintained.
• Assists the HSEQ representative in developing, implementing, and enforcing The Company policies and procedures to promote and ensure a safe and environmentally responsible workplace.
• Approves contractor qualifications in consultation with the HSEQ department and procurement.
• Works with Terminal personnel to ensure all Company and payroll record timekeeping initiatives are satisfied, including accurate hours submittal of worked time, PTO, time off without pay, etc.
• Research any discrepancies and make sure everyone is following The Company's policies and procedures.
• Work with the appropriate department if workers' compensation, personal medical leave, etc. are being utilized and require approval(s).
• Works with Human Resources to ensure compliance with The Company policies and procedures and/or bargaining unit contracts as well as local, state and federal laws.
• Coordinates activities with Human Resources to ensure that recruitment, retention, employee relations, performance management, and other human resource objectives are effectively and efficiently carried out.
• Prepares the operational and capital budget.
• Monitors the budget and ensures expenditures are within budget parameters.
• Other duties may be assigned as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and five years' terminal/general management experience.
• Terminal Manager experience is highly preferred.
• Related experience may be used in place of a degree.
• Minimum five years' experience in terminal management or related terminal, refinery, or tank vessel experience.
• Experience in staff management.
• Knowledge of and skill in operating equipment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software.
• Project management knowledge.
• Must be