Occupation information for Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: No formal educational credential

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Less than 1 month on-the-job training

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• Seal outlet valves on tank cars, barges, and trucks.
• Verify tank car, barge, or truck load numbers to ensure car placement accuracy based on written or verbal instructions.
• Connect ground cables to carry off static electricity when unloading tanker cars.
• Start pumps and adjust valves or cables to regulate the flow of products to vessels, using knowledge of loading procedures.
• Check conditions and weights of vessels to ensure cleanliness and compliance with loading procedures.
• Observe positions of cars passing loading spouts, and swing spouts into the correct positions at the appropriate times.
• Monitor product movement to and from storage tanks, coordinating activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow.
• Copy and attach load specifications to loaded tanks.
• Remove and replace tank car dome caps, or direct other workers in their removal and replacement.
• Operate ship loading and unloading equipment, conveyors, hoists, and other specialized material handling equipment such as railroad tank car unloading equipment.

Tools:

• Belt conveyors
• Floor or platform scales
• Forklifts
• Loading equipment
• Pallet trucks

Technology:

• Data base user interface and query software
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software
• Materials requirements planning logistics and supply chain software
• Office suite software
• Operating system software

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