Longshoreman IV - Stevedoring

Logistec; Florida; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Benefits and 401K

Career growth and development

Job summary

Logistec in Port Manatee, FL, is seeking a Stevedoring Foreman to lead longshore crews during vessel loading and discharge, ensuring safe, efficient cargo operations in a hands-on maritime environment.

You will coordinate with crane operators, vessel personnel, and terminal management, enforce safety policies, and drive productivity while promoting a strong safety culture and on-time vessel schedules.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required or preferred.
• Experience in longshore operations or stevedoring in maritime/industrial settings.
• Prior leadership experience directing crews.
• Knowledge of breakbulk cargo handling, rigging, and vessel loading/discharge procedures.
• Ability to read cargo plans, follow safety procedures, and work instructions.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills to direct a crew.
• Ability to work outdoors in waterfront environments and tolerate varying weather.
• Willingness to work flexible schedules, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must obtain and maintain a TWIC credential.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate longshore crews during vessel loading and discharge operations, ensuring safety and efficiency.
• Assign duties, issue instructions, monitor productivity, and guide crew throughout cargo operations.
• Oversee handling, movement, stowage, loading/unloading of breakbulk cargo.
• Coordinate with crane operators, vessel personnel, drivers, warehouse staff, and management to maintain cargo flow.
• Ensure proper use of rigging, slings, chains, and other cargo-handling equipment by trained personnel.
• Conduct safety checks, identify hazards, and take corrective action.

Skills

Leadership

Safety awareness

Communication

Problem solving

Rigging knowledge

Outdoor work

Physical tasks

TWIC credential

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and put your leadership skills to work? Join our team at Port Manatee as a Stevedoring Foreman, where you’ll lead longshore crews, oversee critical cargo operations, and make a direct impact on the safety, productivity, and success of our terminal.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced stevedoring professional who enjoys leading teams, solving problems, and working in a hands-on maritime environment. You’ll help drive productivity, promote a strong safety culture, and ensure cargo operations run smoothly while working closely with vessel personnel, equipment operators, and terminal leadership. If you take pride in leading by example and making a direct impact on daily operations, we invite you to bring your experience and leadership to our team.

Take this opportunity and come do great things with us!

What do you gain from being part of Logistec?

• Competitive compensation
• Benefits and 401K
• Opportunities for career growth and development

Responsibilities

What your day looks like as a Stevedoring Foreman:

• Direct and coordinate longshore crews during vessel loading and discharge operations, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and according to established cargo plans.
• Assign job duties, communicate work instructions, monitor productivity, and provide guidance to crew members throughout cargo operations.
• Oversee the handling, movement, staging, loading, unloading, stowage, and securing of breakbulk cargo, including steel products, lumber, machinery, and other general cargo.
• Coordinate with crane operators, signal persons, vessel personnel, truck drivers, warehouse staff, and terminal management to maintain efficient cargo flow.
• Ensure proper use of rigging, slings, chains, wire ropes, spreader bars, forklifts, winches, and other cargo-handling equipment by trained and authorized personnel.
• Monitor cargo securing, lashing, blocking, bracing, dunnaging, and stowage activities to protect personnel, vessels, equipment, and cargo from damage.
• Conduct work-area and equipment safety checks, identify potential hazards, and take prompt corrective action when unsafe conditions arise.
• Enforce company safety policies, required personal protective equipment (PPE), terminal rules, and applicable OSHA and maritime safety requirements.
• Report accidents, injuries, near misses, cargo damage, equipment defects, spills, and other operational concerns to the appropriate management personnel.
• Monitor cargo tallies, identification, marking, segregation, and related documentation to support accurate cargo tracking and reporting.
• Maintain housekeeping standards and ensure vessel decks, docks, warehouses, and work areas remain organized and free of unnecessary hazards.
• Support operational planning, communicate delays or resource needs, and assist management in resolving issues that may affect vessel schedules or productivity.
• Provide on-the-job guidance to crew members and reinforce safe work practices and proper cargo-handling procedures.
• Perform other related stevedoring and terminal duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To succeed as a Stevedoring Foreman you must have:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous experience in longshore operations, stevedoring, breakbulk cargo handling, or a related maritime or industrial environment required or strongly preferred.
• Prior leadership experience directing crews, assigning work, or overseeing cargo-handling operations preferred.
• Knowledge of breakbulk cargo handling, rigging, slinging, cargo securing, and vessel loading and discharge procedures.
• Ability to read and follow cargo plans, work instructions, safety procedures, and operational documentation.
• Strong communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide clear direction in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Ability to recognize unsafe conditions, enforce safety requirements, and respond appropriately to operational issues.
• Ability to work outdoors in waterfront, vessel, dockside, and industrial environments, including exposure to varying weather conditions.
• Ability to perform physical tasks as needed, including walking, climbing, bending, standing for extended periods, and assisting with cargo-handling activities, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Willingness to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, and variable shifts based on vessel arrivals and cargo requirements.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to access the terminal.

Why Join Our Team?

Be part of a team that plays an important role in moving essential goods and supporting maritime commerce. This is an opportunity to put your leadership skills to work, guide a crew, contribute to safe and efficient terminal operations, and build your career in a dynamic, hands-on environment.

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