Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Job Purpose: The Control Room Operator is responsible for monitoring, controlling, and coordinating all terminal operations from the control room to ensure the safe, efficient, and uninterrupted receipt, storage, and dispatch of petroleum products. The role involves operating SCADA systems, monitoring tank farm activities, pipeline transfers, loading & offloading operations of tanker & vessel, and ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and operational procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and operate terminal control systems.

• Control product receipt, storage, blending, transfer, and dispatch operations.

• Monitor tank levels, temperatures, pressures, flow rates, and inventory movements.

• Coordinate product transfers between tanks, pipelines, jetties, and loading facilities.

• Ensure accurate alignment of valves, pumps, and transfer systems as per operating procedures.

• Maintain continuous surveillance of terminal equipment and process parameters.

• Maintain constant communication with field operators, maintenance personnel, jetty operators and supervisors.

• Coordinate product movements with customers, shipping agents and Terminal Managers.

• Provide operational updates during shift handovers.

• Record operational data, tank inventories, transfer quantities, and equipment status.

• Prepare shift reports, transfer reports, and operational logs.

• Maintain accurate records of alarms, incidents, and operational deviations.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering OR Petroleum Engineering.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in oil & gas storage terminals, tank farms, refineries, petrochemical plants, or pipeline operations.

• Experience operating SCADA, PLC, or terminal automation systems.

• Knowledge of petroleum product handling and tank farm operations.