Vice President, Terminal Operations

Global Partners LP; Auburndale (MA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

401k with match

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development programs

Job summary

Global Partners LP in Massachusetts seeks a Vice President, Terminal Operations to oversee the terminal’s operational activities, lead staff, and drive safety, efficiency, and cost controls aligned with strategic goals.

This role focuses on developing and executing comprehensive operational strategies to improve throughput, ensure safe handling of spec fuels, and deliver reliable service across the network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience leading terminal operations and safety programs.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop a safety-first culture within the Terminals organization.
• Oversee day-to-day operations.
• Ensure safe, compliant, efficient operations while receiving and delivering on spec products.
• Optimize operational standards and performance across the network.
• Customer focus.
• Incident commander for emergency responses.

Job description

The Vice President, Terminal Operations is responsible for overseeing all aspects of a terminal's operational activities, including managing staff, optimizing cargo handling processes, ensuring safety compliance, and achieving operational efficiency to meet strategic goals for the terminal business. The focus is to develop and execute comprehensive operational strategies to improve terminal efficiency, cost control, and throughput, aligning with company goals and to deliver on spec fuels safely.

At Global Partners, business starts with people. Since 1933, we’ve believed in taking care of our customers, our guests, our communities, and each other—and that belief continues to guide us.

The Global Spirit is the cornerstone of our commitment to success. As a Fortune 500 company with 90+ years of experience, we’re proud to fuel communities—responsibly and sustainably. We show up every day with grit, passion, and purpose—anticipating needs, building lasting relationships, and creating shared value.

Your Role, Your Impact

• Develop a safety-first culture within the Terminals organization
• Oversee and manage day-to-day operations
• Ensure safe, compliant, efficient operations while receiving and delivering on spec products
• Optimize operational standards and performance across the network
• Customer focus
• Responsible for creating a response and evaluation plan for investigating and minimizing human error releases

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Problem solving capabilities
• Project management skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Knowledge of best practices and Industry standards.
• Strategic thinking
• Understanding of operational processes and best practices
• Solid knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and compliance standards
• Financial management skills with experience in budgeting
• Multitask
• Talent evaluation
• Able to be an incident commander for any type of emergency response
• Bachelor's Degree Engineering degree or related field

Pay Range

$174,400.00 - $278,900.00

The pay range for this position is outlined above. The final amount offered at the start of employment is determined based on factors including, but not limited to, experience level, knowledge, skills, abilities and geographic location, and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

Our Commitments to You

• Competitive Pay - We offer competitive salaries and opportunities for growth within.
• Health & Wellness - Medical, Dental, Visions and Life Insurance. Along with additional wellness support.
• The Road Ahead – We offer 401k and a match component. We also provide tuition reimbursement; this benefit is offered after 6 months of service.
• Professional Development – We value lifelong learning and have many internal development programs and access to other on-demand learning for continued career growth.

These commitments are offered to employees in permanent roles, as part of our support for long-term growth and success.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Global Partners LP is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a company culture where ideas from all people help us grow, move and thrive. We embrace the diversity of all applicants and do not discriminate against race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

Disclaimer

At Global Partners, we don't use lie detector tests for any employment decisions. We follow all the rules and regulations, so we need to let you know. In Massachusetts, it's illegal to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment of continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.