Fuel Oil Operator

5 years exp

**Roles & Responsibilities**

**The Role**

The Fuel Oil Operator will handle the operations/logistics of fuel oil cargo shipments for the team.

**Overall Purpose**:

- To plan and administrate all cargo contracts efficiently and cost effectively in accordance with company's policy and guidelines.
- To be the backup cover for Blending Operator during vacation and leave of absence.

**Main Responsibilities**:

- To work closely with the Blending Operator for incoming qualities and etas and make necessary adjustments and pre-empt operational issues with counterparties/shipowners/etc.
- To timely review contracts and counters as proposed by Contract Team and provide relevant input as appropriate.
- To coordinate and manage the import and export logistics of the fuel oil cargo.
- To manage the related cargo chain supply transactions in compliance with sanctions rules and regulations of the company.
- To be aware of the status of required payment securities (ie LC/prepayment/PU/PCG/etc) for individual transactions.
- To ensure vessels are acceptable for the operations as the case may be.
- To issue voyage instructions to ship owners and follow through the entire voyage from start to end.
- To issue letter of protest/ notice to counterparties whenever it is required to protect the interest of the company.
- To issue appropriate instructions to surveyors/expeditors for the cargo operations.
- To save/file all records relating to individual shipment after completion of the operations.
- Any other operational responsibilities associated with the cargo operations.

**Technical Qualifications and Skills**:

- At least 5 years working experiences in the oil cargo supply chain
- Familiar with commercial contract and charterparty terms and conditions
- Knowledge of oil qualities and the significance of critical parameters’ test methodologies
- Highly organized, meticulous and able to multi-task
- Able to work within an organized framework and tight deadlines
- Proficient in MS Office
- Self-motivated and highly pro-active
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Good team player with an ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team

Founded in 2004, Mercuria is one of the world’s largest independent energy and commodities trading group. We supply products from areas of surplus to areas of need.

Our operations span five continents and engage more than fifty countries. We have principal commercial hubs in Geneva, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, London and Houston. More than 1,000 people are operating from offices worldwide to sustain the group’s extensive business reach with their market knowledge, diversity, and experience.

The group, primarily focused on energy, is present all along the commodity value chain with activities forming a balanced combination of commodity flows and strategic assets. Mercuria is a leader in trading of physical energy products ranging from crude oil, refined petroleum products and biofuels, petrochemicals, natural gas and LNG, power, emissions certificates and coal. Mercuria is also active in iron ore and metals. Worldwide, our activities range from sourcing, supplying, trading, and financing to investment, logistics storage and blending

Mercuria optimizes the commodity supply chain for its counterparts.

In 2014, Mercuria completed the acquisition of the physical commodities trading unit of J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. In 2016, ChemChina, one of China’s largest chemical companies, became an important minority investor with a 12 percent stake in the shareholding structure of Mercuria.