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Vopak

Global tank storage and logistics provider

Operations Technician 1

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeShanghai, ChinaIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A secondary vocational or college diploma or higher in a chemical-related field.
  • Good hands-on ability and teamwork.
  • Willingness to work hard and basic English reading and writing ability.
  • Independently operate in tank areas, the truck loading area, common areas, and the fire protection system.
  • Perform tasks in tank area 21, the dock, and the control room under the supervision and guidance of an experienced mentor.
  • Provide suggestions to improve the company's safety, health and environment, operational efficiency, and operations.
  • Conduct gas detection as an authorized gas tester.
  • Participate in job safety analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Safely, efficiently, and promptly perform routine inspections, work instructions, and operational activities in the storage area and dock, complying with Vopak, customer, and government procedures, requirements, and regulations.
  • Ensure that the employee and other employees working in the storage area follow the basic storage-area rules.
  • Stop all unsafe work and immediately report it to the duty supervisor or a higher-level leader.
  • Report all hazards in the assigned area and promptly notify the responsible person and duty supervisors of hazards outside the assigned area.
  • Avoid wasting energy and utilities in the storage area and contribute to energy and utility improvements and conservation.
  • Follow the necessary operating procedures and work instructions so that work meets company management-system, safety and quality standards, customer requirements, and government requirements.
  • Complete assigned work safely after receiving required company training.
  • Perform dock and tank-farm operations, including material loading, unloading and transfer, sampling, cleaning, pigging, draining, and flushing, according to the applicable operating procedures, safety standards, and customer requirements.
  • Ensure dock and tank-farm facilities and consumables, including general equipment, tools, instruments, nitrogen, rags, and gaskets, are adequately supplied and in good condition for smooth, timely operations that follow equipment operating procedures.
  • Keep the control room and tank area clean.
  • Assist with incident investigations and take effective measures to prevent recurrence.
  • Ensure all non-routine work is covered by a valid permit under the company permit-to-work system and follows the required safety measures.
  • Ensure all waste handling, including rainwater treatment, follows the required procedures.
  • Promptly report procedural deviations that may create safety, health, or environmental hazards to the duty supervisor and relevant managers.
  • Conduct patrols and supervision, coordinate fire response and safe operations during emergencies, and protect storage-area property.
  • Complete all routine inspections within the assigned work area and correctly complete records, including pigging, utility consumption, tank measurements, pre-loading checklists, and other operating checklists.
  • Assist with maintenance work.
  • Safely operate in the tank area, truck loading area, common areas, and fire protection system independently.
  • Carry out work in tank area 21, the dock, and the control room under the supervision and guidance of an experienced mentor.
  • Conduct gas detection as an authorized gas tester.
  • Participate in job safety analysis.

About the Company

Vopak

Global tank storage and logistics provider

Vopak stores bulk liquids for customers around the world. It operates large terminal networks where liquids like oil, chemicals, and gases are kept safely and in good condition between producers and users. The product is essentially storage capacity and related logistics services that clients lease under long-term contracts, with Vopak earning fees for operating and maintaining the terminals. The company differentiates itself by its extensive, strategically located global network of terminals and its focus on safety, environmental standards, and reliable custody of customers’ products. Its goal is to provide secure, efficient, and transparent storage and logistics services for bulk liquids to support global energy, chemical, and gas supply chains.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Founded
1999

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