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Company Description
As a global leader in sustainability, quality, and integrity, our 99,600-strong workforce across 2,600 offices and labs is dedicated to fostering a safer, more connected world. Our services impact every facet of daily life, enhancing the safety of food, consumer products, transport, and healthcare, to advancing nuclear industry testing. Your role is crucial in providing safer products, superior services, and maintaining societal connectivity.
SGS is proud to announce its inclusion in the highly regarded 2024 World's Most Sustainable Companies list, a collaboration between TIME and data firm Statista. Out of 500 global corporations, SGS achieved an impressive 6th ranking overall and proudly holds the number one position in the Testing, Inspection, and Certification sector.
Benefits
At SGS, We're committed to recognising the dedication and effort of our team. By joining us, you'll have access to a range of benefits including performance-related bonuses, private medical cover, a competitive pension scheme with life assurance, and a generous annual leave allowance that grows with your service. Enjoy extra perks like a day off for your birthday, discounted gym memberships, retail discounts, an electric vehicle leasing scheme, enhanced parental leave, service awards, Christmas vouchers, and health & wellbeing initiatives.
Job Description
- Role: Cargo Inspector
- Job Type: Permanent
- Salary: Starting at £25,938 rising to £27,701 after certain courses are completed
- Hours: Annual hours- Average 42 hours per week
- Location: Belfast
We are seeking a Oil and Gas Cargo Inspector to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for inspecting, measuring, and documenting the quality and quantity of oil and gas shipments, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Inspect and assess oil and gas cargo to ensure it meets required specifications and contractual obligations.
- Perform volume and quality control measurements.
- Oversee loading and unloading processes at terminals, pipelines, and vessels, ensuring accurate transfer of cargo.
- Monitor cargo storage tanks, pipelines, and transfer systems to detect any abnormalities or contamination.
- Prepare detailed inspection reports, including cargo conditions, volumes, and compliance with standards.
The role of Inspector can be physically demanding and will involve both working at heights, in confined spaces and potentially on vessels at sea. SGS will ensure you are provided with the relevant training, coaching and mentoring, along with correct equipment and PPE to ensure you safely perform in the role to the best of your ability.
Due to the nature of the business, the role of Inspector will require flexibility with hours of work to fit with shipping/tide times.
Qualifications
What we look for in our Inspectors?
We require our Inspectors to have the following skills, experience and knowledge:
- Be computer literate in use of Microsoft packages.
- Be numerate and literate with an attention to detail.
- Willing and able to work unsociable hours.
- Have experience in a Oil and/ or Chemical related industry ideally with prior Inspection experience, or alternatively offshore, shipping, sea going experience or a relevant science/nautical qualification and a willingness to learn.
- Hold a valid driving license to use in the UK.
Additional Information
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.
APPLY NOW for full consideration, you can be sure that your application will be treated confidentially and impartially, and you will always receive an update within 10 business days.
