Job Description: Loading Bay Supervisor (with Agro-allied industries/rubber plantation experience)
Department: Logistics
Reports to: General Manager
Location: Ilushin, Ogun State
Job Summary
The Loading Bay Supervisor will be responsible for overseeing all activities related to the receiving of raw rubber harvest - cup lumps and/or the dispatch of rubber. This role ensures that the loading and unloading processes are executed safely, efficiently, and accurately. The Supervisor will manage a team of loaders and equipment operators, ensuring strict adherence to quality control standards to ensure accurate weighing and documentation.
Key Responsibilities
1. Operations & Logistics Management
Coordinate Traffic: Manage the flow of trucks and tractors entering and exiting the bay
Schedule Loading/Unloading: Prioritize loading based on production and transporter availability.
Equipment Oversight: Ensure weighing scale are operational and safety-checked daily.
Waiting Time: Monitor and minimize the waiting time for external trucks and internal harvest tractors to ensure efficiency.
2. Quality Control & Inspection (Crucial)
Contamination Checks: Visually inspect incoming raw rubber to ensure no contaminant which can ruin rubber quality.
Weight Verification: Supervise the weighing scale operations to ensure the precise weight of incoming harvest and outgoing produce is recorded.
3. Inventory & Documentation
Record Keeping: Maintain accurate daily logs of all incoming and outgoing stock (tonnage, vehicle number, driver name).
Waybills & Delivery Notes: Verify that all freight documents match the physical vehicle loaded for incoming harvest and outgoing produce sales.
System Entry: Input data into the plantationâs inventory management system.
Stock Reconciliation: Assist the inventory team with weekly or monthly stock counts.
4. Health, Safety, & Team Leadership
Team Management: Supervise, educate, and roster the loading crew.
Safety Protocol: Enforce strict rules to prevent accidents in the loading zone.
Housekeeping: Ensure the loading bay is kept clean and free of stagnant water (to prevent mosquito breeding and slips) and rubber debris.
Requirements & Qualifications
Education:
- OND/HND or Bachelorâs degree in Logistics, Agriculture, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in a supervisory role within logistics, warehousing, or a manufacturing plant.
- Specific experience in Agro-allied industries or rubber plantations is highly desirable.
- Proven experience managing manual laborers and equipment operators.
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel for reporting).
- Ability to operate or supervise the operation of Weighbridge/ scale.
Core Competencies
Attention to Detail: Ability to spot contamination in rubber and errors in paperwork immediately.
Integrity: Unwavering honesty regarding weight recording and inventory stock (prevention of pilferage).
Communication: Ability to give clear commands to the loading team and communicate effectively with truck drivers and management.
Physical Stamina: Ability to work on feet for long periods and withstand the plantation environment.
Working Conditions
Environment: Semi-outdoor industrial environment; exposure to the specific odour of raw rubber.
Hours: Must be willing to work weekends, or extended hours during peak harvest seasons.
Method of Application:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs to
[email protected] using LBSI-25 as subject of the mail.
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