Loading Bay Supervisor

Job Description: Loading Bay Supervisor (with Agro-allied industries/rubber plantation experience)

Department: Logistics

Reports to: General Manager

Location: Ilushin, Ogun State

Job Summary

The Loading Bay Supervisor will be responsible for overseeing all activities related to the receiving of raw rubber harvest - cup lumps and/or the dispatch of rubber. This role ensures that the loading and unloading processes are executed safely, efficiently, and accurately. The Supervisor will manage a team of loaders and equipment operators, ensuring strict adherence to quality control standards to ensure accurate weighing and documentation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Operations & Logistics Management

Coordinate Traffic: Manage the flow of trucks and tractors entering and exiting the bay

Schedule Loading/Unloading: Prioritize loading based on production and transporter availability.

Equipment Oversight: Ensure weighing scale are operational and safety-checked daily.

Waiting Time: Monitor and minimize the waiting time for external trucks and internal harvest tractors to ensure efficiency.

2. Quality Control & Inspection (Crucial)

Contamination Checks: Visually inspect incoming raw rubber to ensure no contaminant which can ruin rubber quality.

Weight Verification: Supervise the weighing scale operations to ensure the precise weight of incoming harvest and outgoing produce is recorded.

3. Inventory & Documentation

Record Keeping: Maintain accurate daily logs of all incoming and outgoing stock (tonnage, vehicle number, driver name).

Waybills & Delivery Notes: Verify that all freight documents match the physical vehicle loaded for incoming harvest and outgoing produce sales.

System Entry: Input data into the plantation's inventory management system.

Stock Reconciliation: Assist the inventory team with weekly or monthly stock counts.

4. Health, Safety, & Team Leadership

Team Management: Supervise, educate, and roster the loading crew.

Safety Protocol: Enforce strict rules to prevent accidents in the loading zone.

Housekeeping: Ensure the loading bay is kept clean and free of stagnant water (to prevent mosquito breeding and slips) and rubber debris.

Requirements & Qualifications

Education:

• OND/HND or Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Agriculture, or a related field.

• 3+ years of experience in a supervisory role within logistics, warehousing, or a manufacturing plant.

• Specific experience in Agro-allied industries or rubber plantations is highly desirable.

• Proven experience managing manual laborers and equipment operators.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (specifically Excel for reporting).

• Ability to operate or supervise the operation of Weighbridge/ scale.

Core Competencies

Attention to Detail: Ability to spot contamination in rubber and errors in paperwork immediately.

Integrity: Unwavering honesty regarding weight recording and inventory stock (prevention of pilferage).

Communication: Ability to give clear commands to the loading team and communicate effectively with truck drivers and management.

Physical Stamina: Ability to work on feet for long periods and withstand the plantation environment.

Working Conditions

Environment: Semi-outdoor industrial environment; exposure to the specific odour of raw rubber.

Hours: Must be willing to work weekends, or extended hours during peak harvest seasons.

Method of Application:

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs to using LBSI-25 as subject of the mail.

Job Type: Full-time