Vacancy title:
General Cargo Foreman- Ports and Terminals

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Logistics, Category: Transportation & Logistics]

Jobs at:
DP World

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, April 16 2025

Duty Station:
Dar es salaam | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, April 3 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Function

Optimize the process flow of general Cargo/Bulk/RoRo Terminal and other goods between land and sea transport by increase efficiency and productivity.

Key Performance Areas:

• Lead, motivate and activate constantly personnel under his supervision
• Exchange information briefly
• Participate in vessel’s berthing schedule and quay planning whenever business requires.
• Set priorities in sequenced work by calamities and take decisions to stop and restart operations taking in consideration all safety norms
• Lead the ship and related terminal operations (Cargo stowage – Cargo delivery, horizontal transport etc.)
• Take regular rounds in quay to monitor the vessel operations.
• Bear out and propagate terminal policy and gives form to it.
• Ensure that all safety regulations are duly applied for all equipment.
• Ensure all relevant data for cargo quantity moving through the gate is properly recorded
• Supervise the handling of heavy lift or oversize cargoes in the container terminal
• Maximize the usage of quay equipment to achieve maximum productivity in vessel and quay side operation.
• Coordinate landside points of work when there is vessel in working operations.
• Monitor and analyse the qualitative and quantitative values of productivity norms
• Monitor the quality of work of personnel employed as well as the cost aspects thereof
• Execute administrative duties such as:
• Reporting
• Ship operation Reports
• Damage reporting and claims
• Plan and maintain personnel availability
• Presence justification of personnel
• Organize the equipment needs for the operations in consultation with the technical department
• Supervise the BGC Team permanent manning of the terminal
• Draft, write, observe, and adapt the procedures
• Identify stages in a typical performance management cycle including setting smart goals and the processes for monitoring performance effectively and providing constructive feedback.
• Manage and improve the individual team and divisional performance to achieve organizational goals and strategies
• Participate in managing labours supply to meet operational needs
• Evaluate the employee under his supervision and develop their skills
• Ensure safe position of cranes during berthing, sailing and extreme weather conditions
• Ensure vessel position in wharf is according to the berth plan
• Ensure all items in vessel inspection checklist before vessel starting.
• Administrate vessel operations as per crane work program to ensure set production targets are met
• Serve the clients to meet their satisfaction
• Ensure All External trucks are serviced to the minimum time.
• Ensure Trucks are positioned properly in quay.
• Responsible to acquire and distribute all the documents to be used for discharge and load operations
• Administrate optimal allocation of available resources to achieve set production targets
• Supervise on board and on wharf vessel operations including lashing
• Ensure confirmation to work procedures
• Liaise with Superintendent for any problems encountered or changes required to crane program during loading and discharge.
• Ensure safe handling of Cargos
• Give instructions to Forman about work plan
• Ensure that all cargo holds cleaned and sign on from chief officer after completion.
• Generate and sign off accident and damage reports and report it to Superintendent.
• Monitor and record BGC activities during the shift and transmit to Superintendent.
• Monitor and record vessel productivity and delays
• Adhere strictly to all work procedures. (SOP)
• Handle any other task as allocated by GC & Bulk Superintendent
• Able to Maintain external contacts with vessels chief officers, RSPA pilots, Outsource Companies, mooring men and truckers concerning all operational matters.

KPIs:

• Safety: Zero damages /accidents in shift and follow up all activity according to safety rules
• Traffic control in the BGC storage area and iron ore pellet terminal.
• TTT
• Free Pedestrians within the GC terminal, Reach level of Zero Pedestrian

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor Educational Degree
• Rigging and lifting certificate Preferred

Experience and Skills Required:

• Work Experience in minimum 4 years and preferable 6 years in the terminal
• Knowledge of Terminal Activities
• Knowledge of Safety Procedures
• familiar with rigging plan and lifting principles
• Quality Control
• Time Management
• Leadership
• Communication
• Problem solving

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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