We are looking for the right candidate to join our team in Bristol as a Casual Jetty & Terminal Operator.
Could it be you?
What would your day at GAC look like?
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Ensuring and maintaining high levels of quality, safety, security, health and environmental protection by following company and client policies, procedures, and risk assessments at all times.
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Reporting any hazards, near misses, incidents, defects or any other safety-related issues
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Ensuring vessels are moored correctly and in alignment with shore loading arms and connections
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Ensuring vessels provide safe access via correctly rigged gangways and continuously monitor this is maintained throughout operations
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Connection/disconnection of loading arms and spool pieces
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Opening/closing of valves to ensure product is discharged through the correct pipeline and into the shore tanks as required by the terminal
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Carrying out Ship Shore Checklist and performing repetitive checks in line with ISGOTT to ensure the safe discharge of product
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Monitoring for leaks and adjusting connections as required
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Shore tank dipping
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Sample taking from ships, cargo lines, shore tanks, truck bays and testing in line with customers’ requirements
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Carrying out line displacements, stripping operations and pigging operations
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Accurately recording activities and findings throughout the shift
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The hours of work will be varied, dictated by shipping and tidal conditions
What are we looking for?
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Strong communication skills
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Good understanding and appreciation of a proactive safety culture
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Marine or terminal experience desired but not necessary as all full training will be provided
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Full clean driving license with own transport available
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Willingness to travel between sites (travel costs are covered)
What’s in it for you?
This is your chance to become part of the global GAC team which has been providing professional shipping, logistics and marine services since 1956. Everything we do is guided by the GAC Spirit, built on mutual loyalty between management and staff, and a belief in the value of our people as individuals - not just for the jobs they do.
With more than 7,500 colleagues in 300 strategically located offices in more than 50 countries around the world, we focus on quality, safety and sustainability with a human touch. Emphasising a long-term approach, innovation and ethics, our flexible and integrated portfolios are designed to work within and support our customers’ operations.
As our Casual Jetty & Terminal Operator in Bristol you will have the opportunity to work as part of a team who apply the highest standard of customer services to everything we do and aim to be industry leaders within all the sectors we serve.
GAC UK gives you the opportunity to work for an employer who is committed to offering all our staff an enjoyable and rewarding career, with significant training and development prospects.
In 2021, we launched our ten-year sustainability programme – MARS30. We are committed to “growing long term customer relationships across multiple products, whilst significantly reducing our environmental impact, improving the well-being of our people, and influencing our stakeholders to do the same.” We will accomplish our by mission by completing objectives aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
At GAC UK, who you are is just as important as what you do. The GAC Spirit reflects our culture across the company, emphasising loyalty and understanding between management and staff. We recognise that people’s lives extend far beyond their jobs. By promoting a healthy combination of work and play we achieve a happier workforce, delivering service excellence. We have a team of Mental Health First Aiders across the UK and a Wellbeing Working Group who meet monthly and regularly launch new internal wellbeing initiatives.
We’re passionate about diversity and inclusion, and we received Maritime UK Diversity in Maritime Charter Status in 2021, reflecting our commitment to taking real steps to improve diversity in our organisation.
In January 2026, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) became our official Charity of the Year. Throughout the year, we will be raising funds to support CALM’s life‑saving suicide prevention helpline.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you.
Disclaimer:
Please note that as well as working to recruit staff members via GAC channels, GAC does use third-party recruiters to recruit for specific positions within the Group. Please do however, be aware of unaffiliated recruiters purporting to represent GAC that ask for payment in return for facilitating interviews. A genuine third-party recruiter working with GAC will never ask for payment to facilitate an interview. If you would like to make an application to join GAC, please always ensure to apply through our official channels on https://career.gac.com/ or our LinkedIn listing
