This standard is designed for apprentices seeking a career as a Bulk Storage Terminal Technician.

Bulk storage terminals provide storage and logistics infrastructure services. They provide an essential link in the supply chain for a large variety of products including transport and heating fuels, gasses, chemicals, and food-grade products such as animal feeds and fats, oils, and molasses. Bulk storage terminals provide and support an essential interface between sea, road, rail, waterway, and pipeline logistics and are strategically located in ports and airports, logistic platforms, along rivers, canals, and pipelines. Bulk storage ensures that products are supplied when they are needed and in the quantities required. Many terminals are designated as critical national infrastructure by the UK Government – necessary for a country to function and upon which daily life depends.

Bulk storage terminal technicians operate the import and export of bulk products and conduct monitoring, treatment, and quality assurance during its storage. The transfer of products can be to or from ship, via pipelines, to or from road or rail tankers, or from tank to tank. Maintaining workplace health, safety, and environmental compliance is a vital part of the role. They will also conduct preventative maintenance, prepare equipment for shut-down, and reinstate it. They are often required to work outdoors. They need to wear specialist personal protective equipment (PPE) and may work at height or in confined spaces. They may be required to work shifts.

On a daily basis, they work with other members of the operations team, suppliers, and customers. They also have contact with other departments within the company for example, maintenance engineers and laboratory staff. They may work alone and as part of a team.

They are responsible for ensuring that the service meets regulatory and customer requirements. They must follow industry health, safety, environmental, and sustainability working practices. Quality, security, contract conditions and product requirements must also be met. They work with minimal supervision, taking responsibility for the quality and accuracy of the work they undertake.

Employers will set their own entry requirements, which may include GCSEs. Some employers may require candidates to have a health screening to confirm they are medically fit to undergo breathing apparatus and confined spaces training to support emergency response.