Lashing Foreman at APM Terminals

At 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!

APM Terminals is recruiting to fill the vacant position of:

Job Title: Lashing Foreman

Location: Lagos
Ref.: AT-052100

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring that lashing and unlashing of containers/cargo on board vessels are carried out following safe operating procedures, including wearing PPE also meeting productivity standards.
• Coordinating and organising lashers into work patterns and groups to meet terminals objectives operationally and rest periods for staff
• Proactively ensure that vessel start-up and ETC is not Impacted by unlashing or lashing issues
• Follow up with Bay - to - Bay Lashing confirmation and prompt sign off on lashing completion Certificates
• Ensure lashings are carried out according to Vessels lashing pattern and relates with Vessel Crew for timely corrections of all lashing related issues
• Ensure that all the lashing gear is in good condition and returned to gear locker after finishing work.
• Ensure that the necessary Lashing tools are requested and damages are reported and replaced.
• Ensures effort is spent on value adding activities through priority management and identification of unnecessary processes
• Performs other duties as required.
• Responsible for ensuring that organisational procedures are followed in housekeeping of ships lashing equipment

Safety

• Ensure a safe working environment in compliance with current Safety Regulations and Standards
• Follow all safe operating procedures and instructions from the Superintendent.
• Never ignores unsafe situations, acts and/or behaviors and always intervenes to correct the situation
• Report all Health, Safety, Security and Environment related incidents to their Superintendent promptly.
• Carry out Vessel inspection using documented check list to identify hazards and potential risk factors before lashing activity

Leadership

• Select and Optimize the Team / Organisation for optimum performance and productivity
• Responsible for correcting and process managing the lashing team
• Identify any training needs for subordinates
• Maintain competence for work, ensuring they have sufficient rest and are not under the influence of by drugs or alcohol while at the workplace and do not perform work for which they are not trained.
• Report all Health, Safety, Security and Environment related incidents to their Superintendent promptly.

Functional Excellence

• Achieve Operational Targets and Objectives
• Propose and, with approval, implement process improvements

Requirement
Who we are looking for

• Education: Senior Secondary Certificate.
• Requires at least one year experience in various clerical duties related to the yard/vessel planning.

Ability:

• Requires good verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Requires exceptional time management, due to fast-moving, demanding work environment.
• Must be able to exercise good judgment in order to set priorities.

Application Closing Date:
10th August, 2014.

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