Port Operations Executive

About this role

Shipping, Freight & Customs moves the goods: carrier relationships, bookings, documentation, customs clearance, chartering and vessel operations.

Be our presence at the port: CFS coordination, stuffing and de-stuffing supervision, examination attendance and getting a container released the same day rather than the next.

This is the part of trade that happens in the physical world and refuses to be tidy. Vessels get omitted, containers get held for examination, a wrong container number on a bill of lading stops a consignment at the gate, and demurrage accrues while somebody argues. The work is judged on landed cost and on how few surprises reach the buyer.

Primary responsibilities

• Coordinate operations at the port — gate, yard, terminal and vessel
• Manage container movements, stuffing, destuffing and the CFS operations behind them
• Coordinate with the terminal, the shipping line, the CFS and the transporters, none of whom report to you
• Handle the examination and inspection process at the port
• Work the hours the vessel requires rather than the hours on the roster, when a berth is imminent

Skills required

Day to day this role works with Coordination, Port Operations, CFS and Yard Management.

• Two or more years working at a port or container freight station
• Two or more years in port or terminal operations
• Gate, yard, terminal and vessel coordination
• Container movements, stuffing, destuffing and CFS operations
• Coordinating with terminal, line, CFS and transporters, none of whom report to you
• Handling examination and inspection at the port