Bulk Loader – Austin Industrial (Channelview, TX)

Requirements

• Loads chemicals into or from tanks, trailers, rail cars, or other various containers.
• Follows proper procedures for the loading or onloading of chemicals.
• Uses Personal Protective Equipment at all appropriate times.
• Pumps liquid chemicals, liquid petroleum products, and other liquids into or from tank cars, trucks, or barges.
• Verifies tank car numbers with loading instructions for making sure accurate placement of cars by crew.
• Connects ground cable to carry off static electricity.
• Removes and/or replaces dome caps, using wrenches or other appropriate tool(s).
• Inspects interior for cleanliness and exterior for leaks and/or damage.
• Swings loading spout over dome turns valve to admit liquids to tank.
• Lowers gauge rod into tank or reads meter to verify specified volume of liquids loaded.
• Lowers sample bottle into tank for laboratory testing.
• Seals outlet valves on car.
• When unloading cars, connects hose to outlet plugs on cars attaches special dome, using wrenches.
• Starts pumps or turns valves to admit compressed air into tank car force liquids into storage tanks.
• May test sample for specific gravity, using hydrometer, and record reading on loading slip.
• May clean interior of tank cars or tank trucks, using mechanical spray nozzle.
• May inspect rupture disc, vacuum relief valve, rubber gaskets on valve cover plates, and replace defective parts using wrenches.
• May pump nitrogen or compressed air into car to test for leaks.