Ports Operation Officer at Zigma Limited

Zigma Limited is an independent, indigenous energy company in Nigeria. Zigma’s mission, under its CEO Funmi Ogbue, is to become the first female-led ‘mini-major’ with interests in the upstream, midstream and downstream energy sectors, first in Nigeria and then in Africa more widely. Aligning with Funmi’s passion for improving local communities, Zigma will place Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies at the heart of its operations and aims to become a champion for the responsible development of African energy projects–at the same time as delivering significant value to its investors and partners.

Too often, women and children in Africa suffer the worst from the over-zealous exploitation of energy resources. Zigma believes this should stop. Join us on our journey.  Use the menu below to find out more about becoming a partner, an investor or a team member.  You can find out more about our current projects and partners by using the links here. Together, we will show that responsible, thoughtful behaviour can make a difference.  And deliver long term economic benefits to our investors, countries and our communities. 

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Ports Operation Officer

Location: Onne, Rivers

Job Dimension

• Process more than 500 / Year Sea shipments transaction.
• Liaison with Freight Forwarders for all Sea/Air shipments
• Interface with OGFZA & Customs for Release and Clearing of shipments.

Job Description

• Serve as focal point of all Agents activities at the Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT)
• Liaise with Port Operators in all TUCN shipping interest – viz Intels, BRAWAL, NPA, OGFZA, Customs etc
• Participate in all pre-cargo discharge meetings ahead of berthing with port operators and shippers’ agents.
• Assist, maintain & register equipment deployed for operations by port operators, and sign-off related job sheets.
• Ensure all key transaction elements, Customs documentation of all cleared cargoes are maintained.
• Liaise with Operations Personnel at Onne and provide appropriate Customs clearance documents on demand.
• Assist and maintain an efficient container tracking system with all parties for the control of demurrage.
• Liaise with Head of Yards for stacking spaces prior to the arrival of vessels with TUCN cargoes.
• Ensure deliveries are made promptly, maintain/dispatch copies of waybills, and ensure transfers to the warehouse receiving section.
• Assist & ensure correct delineation of cargoes awaiting Customs examination/inspection.
• Ensure that delivery documents are dispatched promptly for data updates and PO file closures.
• Supervise and take reports of activities of our marine cargo surveyors for insurance purposes
• Ensure that all activities are carried out in accordance with our HSE policy
• Report weekly & monthly activities carried out at Onne FLT port.
• Liaising with Operations personnel at Onne and providing appropriate customs clearance documents on demand.
• Update of Transit Tracker with POD information and follow up with ONNE Reception Team.
• Any other activity or job function assigned to me by the Manager of the Department.

Accountabilities

• To be accountable for timely delivery of materials at COMPANY warehouses.
• Ensure that all transactions of shipments are carried out in compliance with Nigerian laws and company policies
• Ensure that all COMPANY HSE rules and regulations are observed.

Qualifications

• Graduate in Management or Social Sciences with at least 2 years’ experience in C&P, Transit, and or Logistic Operations.
• Knowledge of UNISUP, MS Excel, MS word, Power Point.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online