Shift Operations Leader: Cargo, Safety & Team Growth

DP World; New Brunswick; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and annual bonus

Comprehensive health & dental benefits

Job summary

DP World Canada Saint John is seeking a shift supervisor to oversee cargo handling operations, ensuring safe, efficient performance and effective labour deployment on a 24/7 schedule. You will coordinate multiple staff groups, drive a performance culture, and foster continuous improvement across the operation.

Ideal candidates hold a business/ops/logistics degree, waterfront supervision experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications

• A degree in business, operational management, logistics or other related discipline.
• Previous waterfront supervision or related operational experience preferred.
• Hands-on approach and ability to work as part of a team.
• Strong people management with negotiation, influencing and labour relations skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships across departments.
• Sound judgement and analytical thinking to manage projects and timelines.
• Understanding of ship loading operations, vessel construction, cargo stowage and regulations.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to learn new systems quickly.
• Willingness to work a 24/7 operation, including shift work.
• Fluent in English.
• Experience in Canada or with Canadian industries.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the operational requirements of the working shift are fully met in an efficient and safe manner in accordance with current safety regulations and health and safety policies.
• Oversee the overall efficiency of cargo handling operations, including coordinating the various activities of different staff groups to maximize the efficient deployment of labour and resources.
• Enable the best possible level of communications within the shift team.
• Manage personnel, including hiring, training, discipline and off boarding, to ensure that the Company's needs and requirements are adhered to.
• Ensure that systems and procedures are followed to enable the progress of operations to be monitored by other staff, customers and authorities.
• Drive a performance management culture within the team ensuring that staff meet their targets in line with the business needs.
• Advance agreed upon initiatives, propose new initiatives and adopt a sense of continuous improvement.

Skills

Waterfront supervision

Team player

People management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Ship loading operations

Regulatory knowledge

MS Office

Shift work

English fluency

Canadian experience

Education

Bachelor-level degree in business, operations management, logistics or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

DP World Canada Saint John is seeking a shift supervisor to oversee cargo handling operations, ensuring safe, efficient performance and effective labour deployment on a 24/7 schedule. You will coordinate multiple staff groups, drive a performance culture, and foster continuous improvement across the operation.

Ideal candidates hold a business/ops/logistics degree, waterfront supervision experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and proficiency in MS Office.