How do they match: Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

  • Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

  • Coal Dumping Equipment Operator
  • Loader Operator
  • Loading Operator
  • Oil Movements Operator
  • Receiving Operator
  • Shipping Operator
  • Shipping and Receiving Operator

  • 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.

  • Operate conveyors and equipment to transfer grain or other materials from transportation vehicles.
  • 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.
  • Operate ship loading and unloading equipment, conveyors, hoists, and other specialized material handling equipment such as railroad tank car unloading equipment.
  • Monitor product movement to and from storage tanks, coordinating activities with other workers to ensure constant product flow.
  • Perform general warehouse activities, such as opening containers and crates, filling warehouse orders, assisting in taking inventory, and weighing and checking materials.
  • Record operating data such as products and quantities pumped, gauge readings, and operating times, manually or using computers.
  • Remove and replace tank car dome caps, or direct other workers in their removal and replacement.
  • Start pumps and adjust valves or cables to regulate the flow of products to vessels, using knowledge of loading procedures.

  • Operate conveyors or other industrial material moving equipment.
  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
  • Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment.
  • Connect cables or electrical lines.
  • Maintain material moving equipment in good working condition.
  • Record operational or production data.