Labour Superintendent

Job No: DPW79

Location: Fremantle

Employment Status: Full-time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 27 Nov 2020 AWST

About the business

DP World Australia is the country’s leading container terminal operator. We have a dedicated and professional team of 1800 people who operate our container terminals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle. Our customer-centric approach drives us to constantly invest in our employees, terminal infrastructure, and facilities to provide superior quality services to our valued customers.

DP World Australia is part of the DP World global group of companies, which ranks as one of the largest stevedoring businesses globally with 53,220 employees from 131 different nationalities, across 128 Business Units in 60 different countries.

To find out more about DP World Australia, visit our website www.dpworldaustralia.com.auTo find out more about DP World Australia, visit our website www.dpworldaustralia.com.au

Fremantle Terminal

DP World Fremantle is located in the principal port of Western Australia, at the mouth of the Swan River. A key link in the Western Australian economy, DP World Fremantle provides access to the growing cities and mining communities of Western Australia. The Fremantle Terminal is a dynamic 7-day, 24-hour operation that offers variety and represents an outstanding opportunity to grow as a professional in Australia’s Logistics and Supply Chain Industry.

About the role

Reporting to the Terminal Operations Manager, your role will be to ensure operational labour requirements are met to achieve required business outcomes, through efficient and effective use of resources and skills.

This is a full-time role, based on a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday, with a requirement to review allocations of labour for the following week on Sundays from off-site.  

Key accountabilities

Your main duties will include:

• Ensure the business is provided with sufficient staff with the appropriate skills to cover operational needs.
• Manage day-to-day labour allocation matters by maintaining regular consultation and communication with appropriate stakeholders including the Operations team and the Central Allocations Team.
• Manage and monitor the workforce composition to achieve optimal staffing requirements.
• Advice the Operations team on how to efficiently deploy staff within operational and budgetary constraints and how any future plans may have an impact on workforce requirements.
• Manage absence and disciplinary matters and Industrial Relations issues with HR.
• Work closely with the Training Coordinator to ensure training requirements are planned and met.
• Review and approve fortnightly payroll, factoring in EA requirements.
• Ensure that all EA requirements for business units are adhered to in the allocation process.
• Provide reports to support decision making process for operational labour utilisation, staffing and skill levels as well as providing ad-hoc reports as requested.

Experience, skills and qualifications

This role plays a critical part in the success of the terminal’s operations and delivery to its customers. To be successful, you will need the following:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in workforce planning including leave planning.
• Leadership experience.
• Administering of rostering system.
• Previous experience or knowledge in maritime/marine/stevedoring, material handling, logistics and/or transport operations.
• Experience with SN4, Microster, BI or similar rostering and data analysis systems.
• Experience within industry with a keen interest in business practices and process improvement.
• Able to prepare concise and clear reports and procedures.
• Ability to interpret Enterprise Agreements and relevant Awards.
• Effective customer service, oral and written communication skills as well as planning and organising skills with attention to detail.
• The ability to multitask and prioritise within strict deadlines.   

Remuneration and benefits

We are committed to the development of our people and invest in ongoing training to improve performance, provide career development opportunities and offer competitive salaries.

Supporting equality

At DP World, we value and respect the different perspectives and experiences our people bring to work each day. We aim to increase the diversity of our workforce – leading to a range of different thinking, perspectives and ideas that create the innovation we need to drive better business results. We aim to have a work environment where everyone feels included and everyone can realise their full potential.

Application details

Applications should be received by Monday, 30^th November 2020