Depot Manager at Fort Knox Outsourcing

Fort Knox Outsourcing consists of a team of energetic, seasoned, smart and innovative professionals with combined decades of experience in providing Human Resources Services to clients across several sectors of the global economy such as Oil and Gas, Telecommunication, Banking and Insurance, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Information technology, Fintech, Education, FMCG, etc.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Depot Manager

Location: Apapa Depot, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing depot operations including the safe and efficient handling of petroleum products.
• Ensures compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
• The Depot Manager holds a pivotal role encompassing critical and strategic managerial responsibilities within the terminal.
• The role demands the supervision of the day-to-day operations in the fuel terminal with a focus on operational excellence, technical support, improvements, cost management, safety, and business continuity.
• Represent the company in high-profile business meetings with external entities and engage with diverse stakeholders of the business.
• Develop procedure manuals in line with industry practices for HSE, maintenance operations, logistics, etc., to ensure smooth and seamless operations within the depot.
• Plan product supply in conjunction with the trading department and monitor vessel loading/discharge activities
• Innovatively propose and follow up on the implementation of methods that will make operations cheaper, safer, and faster. This includes, especially, the discharge and delivery truck filling activities
• Oversee the daily monitoring of stock in the storage tank to ensure no product loss
• Coordinate all depot activities concerning government agencies such as NMDPRA, NNPC, NPA, NIMASA, etc.
• Ensure the security of the depot and machinery at all times
• Ensure terminal assets are maintained in accordance with the preventive maintenance program.
• Provide periodic reports to make recommendations to management on required upgrades and modifications in the depot
• Ensure operating licenses and permits are renewed in time to avoid service interruption
• Responsible for managing all operational activities in the depot.
• Review and optimize standard operational procedures
• Execute operational, OE/HES activities per established priorities such as product receipt, tank gauging, truck loading/unloading, product sampling, transfers, and quality control checks of petroleum products
• Participate in stakeholders' meetings to improve logistics and operations associated with activities of storage facilities
• Plan, schedule, monitor, and supervise all aspects of the daily depot operations to ensure safe depot operations at all times, sustainability, zero incidence, and injury.
• Act as an asset custodian and ensure that company assets in the depots are kept securely and affordably maintained in a manner that will ensure they are preserved and serve satisfactorily over their expected lifetime of useful service
• Execute planned routine (small) maintenance activities such as, but not limited to, fire extinguisher inspections, valve lubrication and replacements, emergency generator test runs, firewater pump tests, and others, as instructed.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Petroleum Engineering etc.
• Minimum of 5 years cognate experience in the Oil and Gas downstream sector, preferably in a tank farm environment
• Understanding of the transport industry and an ability to relate with shipping companies, maritime agencies and other associated industry managers
• Experience in cost efficiency and productivity optimization through process optimization
• Extensive understanding of modem terminal operations
• Extensive knowledge of company operational procedures
• Experience in finance related matters, setting budgets and reporting against financial objectives
• Ability to provide leadership, obtain cooperation and assistance to meet objectives.

Salary
N250,000 per month.

Application Closing Date
31st July, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@fortknoxoutsourcing.com using Job Title and Location as the subject of the email.