Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.
<ul><li>Seal outlet valves on tank cars, barges, and trucks.</li><li>Verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions.</li><li>Start pumps and adjust valves or cables to regulate the flow of products to vessels, using knowledge of loading procedures.</li><li>Observe positions of cars passing loading spouts, and swing spouts into the correct positions at the appropriate times.</li><li>Check conditions and weights of vessels to ensure cleanliness and compliance with loading procedures.</li><li>Monitor product movement to and from storage tanks, coordinating activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow.</li><li>Operate ship loading and unloading equipment, conveyors, hoists, and other specialized material handling equipment such as railroad tank car unloading equipment.</li><li>Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, gauge readings, and operating times, manually or using computers.</li><li>Operate industrial trucks, tractors, loaders, and other equipment to transport materials to and from transportation vehicles and loading docks, and to store and retrieve materials in warehouses.</li></ul>