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Operations Supervisor

DP World.com

Office

Victoria, Australia

Full Time

As the Operations Supervisor, you will manage the operations of the terminal to safely achieve maximum productivity with due consideration to cost. This is a shift work position (12-hour shifts).   The successful applicant must be capable of undertaking shift work according to a rotating roster. 

Key Accountabilities

  • Provide leadership, direction and coaching for all operational employees
  • Management of all operational employees on shift
  • Manage performance/disciplinary related issues
  • Ensure compliance with OHS&E statutory requirements and driving a safety culture. 
  • Nominated 'person in-charge' for purposes of Marine Orders
  • Assume the role of 'Chief Warden' in the event of an emergency
  • Ensure operations are conducted in a safe and efficient manner
  • Management of the operations to achieve maximum productivity
  • Demonstrate cost consciousness and consider cost as a factor in all decisions 
  • Execute vessel operational plan to ensure terminal and vessel productivity targets are met
  • Oversee Quay Crane positioning for arrival and departure of vessels
  • Execute and monitor road/rail operational plan to ensure terminal and road/rail productivity targets are met
  • Liaise with key transport stakeholders 
  • Maintain communication with customers and the industry through appropriate means such as 1-Stop system
  • Ensure all Australian Border Force (ABF) requirements are met 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

  • Tertiary qualifications within business, engineering, logistics or other relevant fields or equivalent experience
  • Minimum 5 years previous experience in terminal/operations within transport, maritime or stevedoring industries
  • Strong leadership experience in managing large scale 24x7 operations
  • Experience working within the container or bulk ports sector or similar industry 
  • Industrial relations management experience in unionised environments

About Dp World

DP World is reshaping the future of global trade to improve lives everywhere. Operating across six continents with a team of over 115,000 employees, we combine global infrastructure and local expertise to deliver seamless supply chain solutions. From Ports and Terminals to Marine Services, Logistics and Technology, we leverage innovation to create better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

In Asia Pacific, DP World employs over 15,000 people across 22 geographies. We operate 17 ports and terminals, complemented by a comprehensive suite of end-to-end supply chain solutions - to connect the region to the rest of the world.

We Make Trade Flow

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Operations Supervisor

Office

Victoria, Australia

Full Time

October 10, 2025

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