Storage and Handling Operator

bp; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 50,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy company in Cape Town seeks a Storage and Handling Operator. This role involves operating valves, ensuring compliance with safety standards, and managing fuel storage. Candidates should have a Matric qualification and operational expertise in the oil and gas industry. The position supports a hybrid working model, accommodating both onsite and remote work.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Minimum Matric or equivalent qualification.
• 2-3 years of operational experience in the oil and gas industry.
• Willingness to work shifts, including weekends and holidays.
• Supportive of learning and growth in a diverse environment.
• Committed to diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Dipping, sampling, and operating valves during and after rundown.
• Compile all relevant documents for the receipt of fuel.
• Ensure compliance with HSSE policies and standards.
• Follow procedures outlined in Terminal Operating Manual.
• Ensure safety systems like alarms are functional.

Skills

Agility

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Digital Fluency

Inventory Management

Negotiation

Resilience

Risk Management

Supply Chain Management

Sustainability

Education

Matric or equivalent qualification

Job description

Job Title: Storage and Handling Operator

Location: Western Cape, Cape Town

Deadline: August 30, 2025

Job Description:

1. The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, dipping, sampling, and operating all valves during and after the rundown.
2. Compile all relevant documents related to the receipt of a slug, including tank farm operations, updating the tank status board, and supplying the road and rail gantry.
3. Ensure full compliance with BP’s HSSE policies, standards, procedures, and practices, especially regarding receipt, storage, and dispatch of bulk fuel and additives.
4. Follow procedures outlined in the Terminal Operating Manual (TOM), including maintenance and product quality processes.
5. Adhere strictly to process safety guidelines to ensure personal and operational safety.
6. Support BP’s purpose of delivering energy responsibly and sustainably, aiming for net zero by 2050 or sooner.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Verify pre and post tank dips, take samples, and operate valves accordingly.
2. Record opening and closing meter readings for reconciliation.
3. Seal or lock suction and other relevant valves during delivery.
4. Monitor the filling or rundown of the slug.
5. Handle queries related to slug rundown and tank farm operations.
6. Take post-delivery dips and samples.
7. Complete documentation such as dip sheets, quality control register, and pipeline communication register.
8. Calculate and report losses and gains from each slug, updating relevant spreadsheets.
9. Comply with site rules and HSSE obligations.
10. Update the tank status board at the rail office.
11. Manage tank farm inlet and outlet valves, ensuring tanks do not simultaneously receive and supply.
12. Ensure safety systems like high and low-level alarms are functional and report malfunctions.
13. Receive BP Diesel and ULP 95 additives into designated tanks.
14. Dip tanks as required for stock management.
15. Conduct daily site rounds and report deviations.
16. Monitor site operations from the control room, including tank levels, alarms, and product quality.
17. Draw and package water samples monthly for external analysis.
18. Sample and report results for paraffin for each tanker load.

Educational Background:

1. Minimum Matric or equivalent qualification.
2. 2-3 years of demonstrated operational experience in the oil and gas industry.
3. Willingness to work shifts, including weekends and public holidays.
4. Supportive of learning and growth in a diverse environment.
5. Committed to diversity and inclusion.
6. Flexible benefits and hybrid working model (60% office, 40% remote).

Additional Details:

• No travel expected.
• Not eligible for relocation assistance.
• Hybrid work model.
• Skills include: agility, analytical thinking, communication, digital fluency, inventory management, negotiation, resilience, risk management, supply chain management, sustainability, and more.