Assistant Manager, Operations

APM Terminals

PURPOSE:

Create and execute dynamic berthing and cargo management strategies that achieve optimal vessel, yard, and rail productivity.

This is done through:

• Create flexible daily, weekly, monthly berthing and crane deployment plan
• Manage gate appointment rules, and create short-term and long-term receiving strategies to ensure customer demands can be achieved
• Analyze receiving and loading trends to ensure yard allocations are maximizing the container yard footprint, and adjust with seasonal trends
• Develop cost minded housekeeping plans which promote productivity across the entire terminal operation

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES/PRIMARY DUTIES:

• Direct and daily supervision of two or more clerical staff, including scheduling and assignment of daily work instructions, to ensure: (1) allocations are active and align with developed strategy, (2) static stowage instructions are executed efficiently, and (3) oversight of clerical staff manning yard details outdoors.
• Document and execute discipline if work is not being executed at expected standards. Such discipline includes written and final warnings, reduction of hours, suspension, and termination as appropriate.
  • Prepare misconduct reports.
  • Conduct annual performance reviews and prepare summary of same
  • Monitor staff for potential safety violations and impose discipline for same.
  • Review and act on requests for leave.
• Approve ILA payroll for clerical staff supporting the various planning functions
• Develop effective yard strategies and vessel berthing plans that allow for safe flow of cargo on terminal in accordance with the customer’s expected port stay.
• Create dynamic export and empty allocation plans to be executed efficiently by the local operations execution teams
• Interface daily with customers and 3rd party agencies to communicate vessel berthing and loading plans, cargo receiving allowances, and order appropriate labor to achieve daily operations plans.
• Collect and analyze data sets to spot trends and take independent decision to adjust allocation and berthing plans accordingly
• Manage and create appointment strategies that promote operational excellence
• Constructively work with stakeholders to promote prompt and effective evacuation of cargo, manage equipment stock levels to ensure contractual allotments are not exceeded, and yard capacity remains at a safe operating level
• Use lean principles to remove waste from end-to-end operations
• Execute countermeasures to ensure capacity prearranged for evacuation matches stowage plan, and seek opportunities which allow for increased terminal throughput
• Evaluate workload and create equipment deployment plan to ensure overall labor effectiveness goals are sustainably achieved
• Work cross functionally to ensure preventive maintenance of facility and assets are scheduled for completion to allow support the business needs.

CRITICAL QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

Necessary to perform the requirements of the position:

• B.S. degree or relevant experience in supply chain logistics or terminal operations
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite and Navis products
• Expertise with data collection and analysis
• Demonstrable analytical thinking, problem solving, and autonomous decision making on day one
• Have a continuous improvement mind set
• Ability to compose clear and concise verbal and written work instructions inclusive of developing effective processes and procedures for execution
• Work effectively as a team, exhibiting ability to motivate colleagues inclusive of union labor to generate and implement innovative ideas
• Participate and foster a collaborative environment with white and blue-collar workforce to ensure all terminal goals are achieved
• Ability to work non-traditional business hours inclusive of nights, weekends, holidays.

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Achieve the goals and targets assigned by the COO and Strategy and Planning Director but not limited to:

• Elevating Customer Experience
• Process Improvement
• Stretching Yard Capacity

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: USD 75,000.00 - USD 85,000.00

Benefits: Full time employees are eligible For Health Insurance, Paid Time Off, and 401k match

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