Loader/Bulk Handler- Austin Industrial (Pasadena, TX)

About Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

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Loader

This person will load chemicals into or from tanks, trailers, rail cars or other various containers. Other duties may be assigned.

Loader – Chemical/Bulk

This person will load chemicals into or from tanks, trailers, rail cars or other various containers. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• At all times, follows proper procedures for the loading or onloading of chemicals.
• Uses requisite 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.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must be able to Pass D.O.T. physical and NASAP D.O.T. test.


Qualifications Required for this Position:

Education – no minimum education requirements. PTEC degree preferred.

Experience – 6+ months experience in an Industrial setting preferred.

Certification/License - TWIC Card and Driver License

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).


Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.


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For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.