Shorebase Logistics Foreman

Ultipro; Galliano (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultipro seeks a Shorebase Foreman to lead daily shorebase operations supporting offshore activities in the Gulf of Mexico. You will prioritize work, coordinate personnel and resources, supervise cargo handling, vessel movements, and transport logistics to ensure safe, timely execution.

Ideal candidates have 7–10 years of shorebase logistics experience, strong leadership and planning skills, and familiarity with vessel support operations and HSE procedures.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of shorebase logistics experience supporting offshore operations.
• Experience leading personnel and coordinating multiple operational activities in a fast-paced logistics environment.
• Knowledge of vessel support operations, cargo receiving, staging, and offshore material movements.
• Familiarity with cargo handling, hazardous materials, and shorebase HSE procedures.
• Strong planning, organization, and ability to adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily shorebase operations by prioritizing work and coordinating personnel and resources.
• Supervise shorebase personnel responsible for vessel movements, cargo handling, and material tracking.
• Communicate with offshore operations, logistics, vendors to confirm requirements and schedules.
• Coordinate changes due to weather, vessel availability, and cargo constraints.
• Oversee vessel arrivals, departures, berth assignments, loadouts, and turnaround activities.
• Ensure documentation, manifests, labeling, and shipment notifications are accurate and compliant.

Skills

Shorebase Operations

Leadership

Logistics Coordination

HSE Compliance

Vessel Support

MS Office / logistics systems

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

GOA Operations 30 CFR 250 (T-2) certification

Tools

Logistics Management Systems

Vessel Tracking Systems

MS Office

Job description

The Shorebase Foreman duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Direct daily shorebase operations by establishing work priorities, coordinating personnel and resources, and ensuring readiness to support vessel, trucking, and offshore activities.


• Supervise and support shorebase personnel responsible for vessel movements, cargo handling, material tracking, and daily operational activities.


• Communicate with offshore operations, shorebase personnel, logistics, and vendors to confirm transportation requirements, cargo priorities, vessel readiness, and schedule changes.


• Anticipate, coordinate, and respond to changing operational priorities, weather-related disruptions, vessel availability issues, cargo constraints, and other delays.


• Oversee vessel arrivals, departures, berth assignments, loadouts, backloads, and turnaround activities through assigned personnel, ensuring safe and timely execution.


• Oversee vessel on/off-charter checks and documentation; confirm readiness with logistics and authorize vessel release in accordance with established requirements.


• Review vessel activity and utilization to identify idle time, inefficiency, unnecessary trips, and opportunities to consolidate cargo or improve vessel support.


• Ensure compliance with cargo cutoff times, material QA/QC requirements, and accurate preparation of manifests, shipping documentation, labeling, and required shipment notifications.


• Maintain accountability for company materials, rental equipment, and returned cargo, including proper storage, discrepancy resolution, and timely processing or vendor return.


• Ensure shorebase personnel consistently and accurately use designated logistics management systems to manage cargo movements, material accountability, and required operational records.


• Verify vessel logs, enter spend allocations, review invoices and discrepancies, and coordinate corrections or approvals with logistics as required.


• Oversee assigned shorebase and third-party contractors, monitor service quality and cost-effective execution, and provide vendor performance feedback and recommendations.


• Promote Incident Free Operations by ensuring compliance with Talos HSE policies, established cargo-handling procedures, and applicable shorebase and environmental requirements; promptly communicate incidents and operational safety concerns.


• Ensure required inspections, equipment certification checks, hazardous and nonhazardous shipment documentation, and applicable NORM and waste-handling procedures are completed by responsible personnel.


• Identify recurring operational, reporting, or system issues; coordinate corrective actions with shorebase personnel, logistics, operations, HSE, and vendors to improve long-term performance.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

7-10 years of relevant experience in shorebase logistics supporting offshore operations.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• Relevant experience in shorebase operations, offshore logistics, marine logistics, materials management, or a similar industrial environment; Gulf of America offshore oil and gas experience preferred.


• Demonstrated experience leading personnel and coordinating multiple operational activities in a fast-paced logistics environment.


• Working knowledge of vessel support operations, cargo receiving and shipping, material staging, vessel loadouts/backloads, trucking, and offshore material movements.


• Working knowledge of cargo handling, lifting and rigging practices, hazardous and nonhazardous material requirements, and applicable shorebase HSE procedures.


• Strong planning and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize personnel, equipment, cargo, and transportation requirements while responding to changing operational needs.


• Strong leadership skills with the ability to establish expectations, delegate responsibilities, coach personnel, address performance issues, and promote accountability.


• Experience overseeing contractors and service providers, including monitoring safety, service quality, operational performance, and cost-effective execution.


• Proficiency with logistics management systems and Microsoft Office applications; experience with Kabal or similar marine/cargo logistics platforms preferred.


• Effective written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate across offshore Operations, Logistics, HSE, vendors, contractors, and shorebase personnel.

CERTIFICATES & LICENSES:

• In GOA Operations a minimum of 30 CFR 250 (T-2) certification is required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Offshore employees must be able to consistently meet the following physical requirements for the duration of a shift (14 consecutive - 12 hour days).

• STANDING- Ability to remain feet in an upright position at a workstation on hard/uneven surfaces (concrete/grating/steel) without moving about.


• WALKING- Ability to move about on foot on hard/uneven surfaces (concrete/grating/steel).


• LIFTING- Ability to raise or lower 50 lbs., from floor to waist, from one level to another.


• SWING ROPE- Must be able to transfer from boats to landing areas of the platforms during moderate to heavy seas.


• STAIRS- Ability to move up and down stairs while carrying equipment.


• BENDING/REACHING- Ability to bend the spine downward and forward at the waist. Ability to extend the hands and arms in any direction.


• HANDLING- Ability to hold, grasp and turn both hands with significant weight or resistance.


• PULLING/PUSHING- Ability to move equipment from one workstation to another.


• KNEELING- Ability to bend the legs at the knees to come to a rest.


• FINGER WORK- Ability to pick and pinch, working primarily with the fingers.


• TOLERANCE- Ability to tolerate extreme temperatures, adverse weather conditions, exposure to the elements, exposure to elevated noise/vibration and work in close quarters while wearing protective equipment and clothing.


• VISION- Must have depth perception to safely sense distance and sufficient peripheral vision to see objects and detect motion at wide angles.


• HEARING- Must understand detailed communication at normal levels and detect changes in sound levels.


• RESPIRATORY- Must be able to work in a variety of respiratory protection equipment.


• WORKING AT HEIGHTS- Must be able to climb ladders and scaffolds to perform work at elevated locations.

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