Storage and Handling Operator

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

Job summary

A leading global energy company is seeking a Storage and Handling Operator in Cape Town. The role involves ensuring safe operations, monitoring tank levels, and maintaining documentation for bulk fuel operations. Candidates should have a minimum Matric qualification and 2 to 3 years of relevant experience in the oil and gas industry. Shift work is required, including weekends and public holidays.

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years demonstrated ability in operations.
• Willingness to work shifts including weekends and public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the pre and post tank dips are verified.
• Monitor the filling or run down of the slug.
• Complete documentation like dips sheets and quality control registers.
• Ensure valves are opened and closed appropriately.

Skills

Operations in the Oil and gas industry

Valves operation

Documentation maintenance

Education

Minimum Matric or equivalent qualification

Job description

Job title: Storage and Handling Operator

Job Location: Western Cape, Cape Town

Deadline: November 03, 2025

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Job Description

• The key responsibility of the job includes but not limited to dip, sample and operate all valves during and after the run down.
• Compile all relevant documents related to the receipt of a slug. This includes tank farm operations, updating of the tank status board as to which tanks receive which products and supplies the road and rail gantry.
• The Pipeline operator’s role exists to comply fully with BP’s HSSE (health, safety, security & environment) policies, standards, procedures and practices, more specifically to the relevant S&H Task Procedures, as are required during the course of 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

• Ensure that the pre and post tank dips are verified, sampling is taken, and valves are closed and opened during operation
• Ensure opening and closing meter readings is taken for bulk lines meters for reconciliation purposes
• Ensure that the suction valve including all other valves which can affect the contents of the tank during the delivery are sealed or locked
• Monitor the filling or run down of the slug
• Handling queries related to the slug run down and tank farm operations
• Take post delivery dips and samples upon completion of the delivery
• Complete the following documentation : Dips sheets, Quality control register and Pipeline communication register
• Calculating and advising the storage and Handling manager the losses and gains from each slug and updating the losses and gains spreadsheet
• Adhere and comply with the site rules, obligations and duties imposed by all revant HSES aspects of his task
• Being the only person responsible for the updating of tank status board at the rail office
• Open and closing of tank farm inlet and outlet valves
• To do correct calculations and ensures that tanks do not receive and supply at the same time.
• Ensuring that the Tanks protective systems ( High and low level alarms are functional at all times and report any malfunctioning
• Receive BP Diesel and ULP 95 additives into the appropriate tanks
• Dip the tanks for stock Management as and when required
• Walk the site daily as part of operator rounds and report any deviations
• Monitor site operations from control room including but not limited to tank levels, alarms and product quality
• Draw and package monthly water samples for external analysis.
• Sample and release results for Paraffin for every tanker load.

Educational Background

• Minimum Matric or equivelent qualification
• 2 to 3 years demonstrated ability in Operations in the Oil and gas industry.
• Shift work including weekends and public holidays
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