Pipeline Scheduler

Primary purpose:

Scheduling, coordination, and product inventory accounting for all product movement into and through numerous KMST terminals. Provide administratvive oversight of all product receipts by pipeline, rail, truck, and vessel from customers. Manage product inventory within the terminal and accounting for product liftings out of the terminal by customers. Important consideration to be given to market, supplier and customer needs, product quality, facility/system capabilities and constraints, and contractual obligations/commercial terms.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate inventory control and accountability of all products and customer inventories within terminals on a daily basis. Assess daily inventory to assure adequate space is available for all upcoming receipts into the terminal and to assure inventory is available to satisfy all anticipated liftings out of the terminal.
• These duties involve both short-term projections hours) and long term (up to 6 weeks) into the future
• Monitors and coordinates all product nominations and receipts from customers on a continual basis daily
• Assures allocated capacity and contracted tank space is available per contractual obligations with all customers
• Works with PPL field operations and quality control to assure integrity of product quality at all times
• Provides daily contact with customer representatives to coordinate movements into and out of the terminals. Promptly resolve issues with customers regarding schedules and inventory.
• Work with business development for ongoing customer needs and product allocations within terminals
• Required to promptly address customer issues that arise and send notifications beyond normal working hours including nights, weekends and holidays.

Position Requirements

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent

Experience / specific knowledge:

• Good analytical and computer skills, and problem solving ability

Certifications, licenses, registrations:

• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and be insurable by the Company Insurance Carrier

Competencies, skills, and abilities:

• Good analytical and computer skills, and problem solving ability.
• Conceptual capacity to plan ahead and recognize independent and dependent variables and impact on efficient schedules.
• Effective written and oral communication skills in English.
• Proactively communicate and work with other pipeline and terminal personnel to accomplish pipeline & terminal facility repairs and replacements while minimizing effect on throughput.
• Work well as team with other schedulers to ensure compatible schedules, efficient utilization of facilities, and superior customer service.

Physical demands:

• Ability to take initiative, work independently and handle multiple tasks or activities simultaneously.
• Ability to take direction and supervision and work cooperatively with people
• Ability to hear and orally respond to oral communications

Working conditions:

• Work takes place in an indoor office environment
• Subject to being called on a 24-hour basis and being required to carry a cell phone to answer calls regarding terminals and/or customer issues
• Must be willing and able to travel, as needed.

Supervisory responsibility:

• None

Preferred education, experience, certifications, competencies, skills, and abilities:

Above the minimum requirements; not required but advantageous in this position:

• 1 - 3 years liquid pipeline work experience

Other responsibilities:

• As assigned by management

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER STATEMENT: We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.