Shift Manager at APM Terminals

APM Terminals, we are a team of over 20,000 employees spread across more than 60 countries united by a passion to provide our expertise in port operations and container management services. By providing the expertise and port infrastructure essential to world trade, we actively support the advancement of the societies around us, enabling local economies to unlock their potential and build an even stronger global community. Working with a team of talented professionals you will get a chance to experience different cultures and make friends all over the world. You'll find a culturally diverse, stimulating environment at any of our offices, terminals or depots. When you join APM Terminals, the world is your workplace.

APM Terminals is an independent business unit within the Danish A.P. Moller-Maersk Group - a Global Fortune 500 company with over 120,000 employees and offices in 130 countries with global growth opportunities in a range of fields from shipping and energy to our offshore and retail sectors - Join us to achieve even your most ambitious career goals!

We are recruiting for the for the position of:

Job Title: Shift Manager

Ref.: AT-041659
Location: Lagos

Key Responsibilities

• Manage to ensure that the deployment of the staff and equipment are well balanced in the shift between the land and water side by highlighting the team on set priorities and structured tasks and goals.
• Provide effective organisation, control and effectively manage all land and water side terminal operations during designated shift period in order to meet planned objectives.
• Coordinate terminal planning and operations to ensure effective ship working programmes are set and maintained to ensure vessels meet sailing or berthing deadlines.
• Liaise with the EQUIPMENT COORDINATOR / engineering department shift management to maximize equipment availability and effectiveness.
• Is responsible through the respective Quay/Yard Superintendents that efficient allocation of all shift operational staff equipment resources are balanced taking into account the cost-effective utilisation of equipment resources to match the operational requirements of the terminal.
• Ensure that recognized safe working practices are utilized for all terminal operations and maintain effective implementation of safety policies and procedures.
• Provide first line of response for any accident / incident investigation, emergency situations and damage assessments.
• Provide terminal presence by maintaining significant visibility checks all quay side and yard activities continuously throughout shift and prepare operational reports as required by management.
• Maintain continuous operations by ensuring all shift operational staff use the “hot seat” changeover at shift changeover times and for operator rest break changeovers as per the continuous working procedure.
• Ensure that shift changes for the land and water side are accomplished with minimum loss of time under hot seat arrangement
• Constant monitor that the work queues for land and water side planned by the planning are carried out in timely fashion in order to facilitate smooth work flow for the shift and the shift to follow
• Ensure that proper preparations are made for the next shift in order to facilitate the incoming shift to commence shift with no loss of time
• •General monitoring of the gate activities and to assist as required for to achieve the best truck turn times
• Assisting the safety and security team as required to maintain the best control at the terminal
• Liaise with the vessel agents for effective and fast clearing of the vessels to commence operation as early as possible
• Assist in the development of staff to ensure they perform at efficient and effective levels by monitoring performance and taking appropriate action in order to ensure they reach their full potential.
• Contribute to “on the job” training of supervisory staff and undertake other duties within capabilities as required by senior management.

Requirements
Who we are looking for

• Requires a university degree Operations Management, Logistics, Business Administration or related discipline.
• Requires at least seven years or more of strong supervisory experience in container terminal operations environment, or similar, related industry. Previous experience as a foreman, supervisor, superintendent or other similar position would be expected as a natural progression to this position.
• Is thoroughly familiar with the strict implementation of international standards of safe working practices within marine, stevedoring and terminal operations.
• Advanced computer skills with a sound understanding of modern terminal planning and control systems.
• Requires a comprehensive understanding of container terminal operations, especially vessel cargo logistics, hazardous cargo, break-bulk and special cargo handling requirements and equipment.
• Ability to work under pressure, anticipates potential problems and diagnoses, evaluate and resolve logistical problems as they happen in order to meet operational performance objectives and deadlines.
• Have effective customer service skills.
• Provide leadership and ensure cooperation and support from employees and contractors in all areas of terminal operations to achieve operational objectives of the business using a teamwork approach.
• Effective negotiation and conflict resolution skills combined with good counselling and listening skills.
• Well developed English oral, written communications and report writing skills. Also must have a working knowledge of the Pidgin English.
• Previous experience of working in a multi cultural environment is an advantage.
• Has a valid Driving Licence.
• Drive terminal trucks using safe driving techniques and safe parking procedures.
• Requires capability to anticipate problems by recognizing the key issues in problems and creating contingency plans and alternative solutions.

Application Closing Date:
18th March 2014

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online