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Senior Operations Manager
Forth Ports Limited
Grangemouth, GBR
Full-time
Onsite
Discovered 2 weeks ago
Port operationsComplex logistics or industrial operationsHealth and safetyIOSH certificateTerminal Operating SystemPower BI
Role Overview
Senior leadership role at the Port of Grangemouth, covering container terminal, general cargo, rail, warehousing, and distribution operations.
The role balances safety, service, people leadership, customer needs, and commercial priorities.
Key Skills for This Role
Port operationsComplex logistics or industrial operationsHealth and safetyIOSH certificateTerminal Operating SystemPower BI
Full Job Posting
Role overview
Senior leadership role at the Port of Grangemouth, covering container terminal, general cargo, rail, warehousing, and distribution operations.
The role balances safety, service, people leadership, customer needs, and commercial priorities.
Location and hours
- The role is based at the Port of Grangemouth.
- Full-time hours, with flexibility for occasional weekend working.
Key responsibilities
- Plan and oversee port operations across vessel and landside activity, cargo, projects, CFS, rail, warehousing, and distribution.
- Use the Terminal Operating System, live plant data, and Power BI to support decisions, reporting, and revenue capture.
- Monitor operational productivity, stock control, supervisory performance, HMRC-related reporting, and health and safety KPIs.
- Improve safety, service, productivity, and cost control through continuous improvement.
- Support revenue and profit growth and help secure new business.
- Manage senior customer relationships, resolve operational issues, and support rate, KPI, and service-level negotiations.
- Lead and develop the Operations team, including training, attendance, capability, and employee relations.
- Work across departments and maintain constructive workforce and union relationships.
- Manage operational risks, safe systems of work, and incident reporting and investigation.
- Oversee security, AEO, customs, hazardous goods, contractor, visitor, plant, and emergency-response compliance.
What we're looking for
- Comprehensive knowledge of port operations or a comparable complex logistics or industrial environment.
- Minimum IOSH certificate in Health and Safety.
- Relevant commercial experience and strong customer relationship skills.
- Proven people leadership experience, including team development and performance, attendance, and employee relations management.
- Experience managing budgets and cost control, with knowledge of cost centres, financial reporting, and expenditure monitoring.
- High IT literacy and ability to use operational systems and data for reporting and decisions.
- Strong communication, analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
- Full UK working rights and a full driving licence valid in the UK.
- Flexibility to support operational requirements, including weekend availability when required.
Compensation and benefits
- Competitive salary, car allowance, bonus, and private medical cover are offered.
- Benefits listed include annual leave, a defined contribution pension with up to 16.5% joint contribution, and life assurance at four times salary.
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