Port Facilities Supervisor

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About the Role:

Join us at Portland Aluminium as a Port Facilities Supervisor, where you will play a pivotal role in the Vessel unloading Operations at the Port of Portland.

As a leader you will foster a culture of responsibility and accountability, ensuring safe and efficient operations aligned with our business objectives whilst building strong relationships across site operations and functions.

This diverse role will involve supervising vessel unloading operations, including bulk material handling, to ensure safe, efficient, and timely discharge in accordance with operational plans and port regulations, and ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and maritime regulations, including hazard identification.

Core Activities:


* Monitor equipment performance (e.g.

ship unloaders, conveyors, hoppers) and co-ordination of overland and storage (silos) cleaning with maintenance teams to ensure operational readiness and minimise downtime.


* Liaise with vessel agents, stevedores, and terminal operations staff to coordinate berth scheduling, unloading progress, and cargo documentation requirements.


* Represent Portland Aluminium at the Port of Portland - Port User Group meetings, and other community and site meetings as required.


* Facilitate the development of crew operating principles, plans, and milestones through coaching and skill development.


* Promote a safety culture within the crew, ensuring adherence to safe work practices through expectation setting and performance assessment.


* Motivate and challenge teams for continuous improvement, providing positive recognition and feedback.


* Provide training, development, and guidance to individuals to enable them to achieve department objectives.


* Maintain and improve the performance of critical processes within the area through regular audits and continuous improvement efforts.

What you can bring to the role:


* Port operations and vessel unloading experience is preferred


* Collaborative leadership style, with experience in coaching individuals and developing an inclusive team to achieve organisational objectives.


* Strong communication and influencing skills to build relationships at all levels.


* Demonstrated ability to make decisions and work with autonomy.


* Ability to identify continuous improvements opportunities in a manufacturing environment.


* Excellent safety leadership, with a commitment to maintainin...