Pipeline Controller I

About the role

Genesis Energy, LLC, an affiliate of Genesis Energy, L.P., is a publicly traded, master limited partnership headquartered in Houston, Texas. We provide critical pipeline infrastructure supporting long-lived, world-class developments in the Gulf of America. Our business also includes a diversified suite of Jones Act compliant marine transportation equipment, the production and marketing of specialty chemicals with no known substitutes, and an increasingly integrated portfolio of onshore crude oil pipelines and terminals along the Gulf Coast.

This is an on-the-job training position for 4-6 months, including PHMSA trainings and in-house sessions to gain the knowledge required to become a qualified operator. The trainee will shadow a Controller 3 for 4-6 months, depending on learning curve and testing abilities, working under close supervision with clearly defined procedures and limited discretion to vary from established processes.

Responsibilities

• Learn standard operating procedures to monitor flow and operate pipelines on a 24-hour basis from a centralized remote location to ensure timely and accurate product delivery or receipts for customers and suppliers.
• Establish the skill set necessary to operate and monitor product pipelines, storage facility operations, remote pumping facilities, and supplier sites.
• Learn procedures of the emergency response communications system for the notification of pipeline management and government agencies per Department of Transportation (DOT) and state regulations.
• Learn to document oil movements and all over & short situations.
• Develop skills needed to communicate with customers when verifying oil deliveries and timing of delivery.
• Work with more senior Controllers, Schedulers, and field personnel to develop the knowledge needed for the safe and efficient delivery and/or receipt of oil volumes.
• Participate in and promote the Company’s safety program to coworkers.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
• Reliable and committed to producing and maintaining current, accurate documentation of oil movement situations.
• Able to work effectively in a multi-task environment.
• Able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-stress environment.
• Able to work an alternating shift from days to nights.