Field Operations Internship

About the role

SGS, a global inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is offering a Field Operations internship in Durban. The intern supports field inspections and sampling of crude oil and related products, including tank gauging, pipeline and container inspections, and the preparation of inspection certificates and reports.

Key responsibilities

• Sample products from various sources, label them, register them and issue them to the laboratory
• Gauge storage tanks to determine product level and temperature, and issue dip sheets and cleanliness certificates
• Inspect the cleanliness of containers such as road, rail and ISO tanks and storage tanks
• Inspect pipelines (line pigging) and issue line cleanliness certificates
• Monitor road tankers while loading vessels, obtain weight certificates for each delivery and inspect empty tankers
• Seal and isolate pipeline, road and rail tanker valves and hatches
• Record inspection data and results in a field notebook, complete inspection certificates and reports, and keep the job file up to date
• Notify the supervisor or manager of changes or events that could affect business operations
• Support crude tank farm operations: sealing and isolating pipeline valves, sealing tanks, gauging, sampling, water draining and water cut, and issuing dip sheets
• Maintain a log of tank farm events, delays, anomalies and deviations and report them to the surveyor or terminal personnel
• Witness packing of containers (drums, etc.) and man the loading of bitumen onto bulk vessels
• Record and collate weighbridge certificates, inspect road tankers and ensure sample and inspection equipment is clean and in working order

Required profile

• NQF level 2-4 qualification in Chemical Engineering or a similar field
• Grade 12 / Matric or N3 with Mathematics and Science
• Currently unemployed
• Code 08 driver's licence
• Durban resident