Gantry Operator

bp; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 350 000 - 450 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading oil and gas company in Cape Town is seeking a Gantry Operator to ensure the effective and safe loading of petroleum products. You will be responsible for maintaining gantry functionality, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and overseeing vehicle operations. The ideal candidate has operational experience, is willing to work shifts, and possesses strong technical skills.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years operational experience.
• Experience in terminal or refinery operations.
• Willing to work shifts, weekends, including public holidays.
• English language proficiency.
• Computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities related to loading petroleum products.
• Ensure gantry functionality and compliance with HSSE policies.
• Report daily activities related to gantry uptime.
• Investigate gantry-related incidents.
• Ensure the fitness of drivers and the cleanliness of trucks.

Skills

Control of Work

Maintenance general

Risk Management

Safety Leadership

Education

Matric

Tertiary qualification

Job description

Job Description :

To co-ordinate, control and manage all the activities related to Bulk Vehicles that load petroleum products within Cape Town Terminal. This will include checking the fitness of trucks and BVOs that load at Cape Town terminal.

To also ensure that the gantry is fully functional and only operators who are qualified are allowed in the loading gantry. Special focus to be placed on compliance with, HSSE requirements in all specific areas of operation within the yard to deliver a safe, effective, and efficient transport operation within the terminal environment.

The Gantry Operator role exists to comply fully with BP 's HSSE (health, safety, security & environment) policies, standards, procedures and practices, more specifically to the relevant Storage & Handling Task Procedures, as are required during receipt, storage & dispatch of bulk fuel & bulk fuel additive. The task procedures are derived from / contained in the Terminal Operating Manual (TOM) & also include maintenance & product quality processes. In addition to personal safety, it is imperative the incumbent consistently adheres to process safety guidelines as it applies to each task.

Key Accountabilities

Equipment Fitness

• Ensure 100% gantry functionality
• To ensure that the automated gantry control system is effectively maintained, controlled, and always managed.
• Ensure that all trucks operating at the gantry are fit and compliant.
• To ensure that the vehicles are kept clean.
• To ensure the good gantry housekeeping.

Report on daily basis the activities relating to the gantry uptime, actions taken and response time from system supporting team.

Process & Control fitness

• To ensure reliable operation - all maintenance done, and the defects reported on time and follow ups on outstanding maintenance plans.
• Trucks loading in the gantry are empty and if not, the Bill of lading reflect quantity left on truck.
• To ensure that loading instructions are properly checked and data correctly captured before any loading could take place.
• Ensure that all product movements through the gantry are accounted for.
• Ensure fair loading process so that all users are treated equitably.
• Ensure that trucks are always parked in designated areas and flow of traffic within the yard is done smoothly and safely.
• To ensure full control over all product movements through the loading gantry.
• To institute additional controls / procedures during system / gantry / meter failures to ensure effective control over all transactions.
• Compile fuel consumption reports with corrective action where required.
• To ensure that all vehicle related incidents (SOL / SDL, injuries, spills, accidents, incident etc.) within the yard are promptly and properly reported.
• To investigate all Gantry related incidents.
• Ensure that PPE policy is observed in the gantry and yard area.
• Ensure that all required signage within the gantry area is in place and observed by operators.
• Manages the Gantry alarms and the slops levels are cleared.
• To submit the gantry reports, daily, weekly, monthly.
• To do daily walks and inspections.

People fitness

• Ensure that All users of the gantry are confident in loading and remain compliant throughout the process
• New drivers are well inducted before loading and load under supervision
• To ensure that BVO'S are effectively supervised, task observations conducted and recorded on all critical tasks performed within the gantry and yard area, and that corrective action is taken where required.
• Ensure daily fitness of drivers operating within gantry and yard area.
• Deal decisively with any violators of Driving and any HSSE standard by denying them access to the Yard and Gantry.

The Gantry operator must posses' good interpersonal skill, leadership skills, technical and computer skills as he will be required to enforce HSSE standards to both BP and non-BP personnel who come to use the gantry. Reversing procedures and use of authorized walkways.

Experience & Expertise (Typical educational qualification& experience)

Educational Background

Matric

Tertiary qualification will be advantageous

Experience (years and nature)

3 to 5 years operational experience.

Terminal or refinery Operation experience.

Willing to work shifts , weekends including public holidays

Other

English language, computer literacy.

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type

This position is fully remote

Skills

Control of Work, Cost-conscious decision-making, Maintenance general, Procedures and practices, Reliability general, Risk Management, Safety Leadership, Turnaround general

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity / neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment / accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment / accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.