Take responsibility for productive yard planning, with due consideration to Gate,
Rail, ITT, load and discharge operations.
Take responsibility for efficient and highly productive vessel planning with due
consideration to the vessel stability and safety under load and discharge
operations.
Plan and monitor the execution of loading and discharging sequence for rail
operation.
Ensure that equipments are assigned in the correct way and utilized to achieve
high productivity.
Constantly monitor live Gate, Vessel, Rail, ITT and HK operations and ensure that the planned operation is effectively executed.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: Planning and Berthing: Planner (Vessel): -
Receiving and uploading relevant EDI/NSD files viz vessel profile, BAPLIE, MOVINS/Stowage instruction and any discrepancies that are noticed to be informed to VOA and corrected in system after clarification.
Plan the containers for loading on vessel in the most efficient and productive manner without endangering the vessel's stability while giving special consideration for OOG, REEFER, high value containers, IMDG segregation, lashing forces, ODO(Onion) containers etc and modify if required to suit to vessel's/central planner's special requests.
Update the work shifts, berth side, crane lists, sequences, special instructions, hatch covers, lock bins and verify count of discharge/load/restows.
Assign port equipment as per berth plan and/or availability of resources.
Plan the loading/discharging work queues in twin lift, dual cycle mode with multi point loading and adjust the sequence to avoid yard clashing, yard shifting & TT congestion if necessary while activating jobs in the sequential manner.
Take all necessary prints of discharge/load stow plans, scan plans, discharge sequence lists, work lists, restow lists, discharge recaps and hand it over to execution team for distributing it to wharf/deck checkers.
Continuously monitor the vessel operations. Predict clashes/congestions and take necessary steps proactively.
Monitor real time updation and keep a continuous check on over stows, slow operations, and report discrepancies to facilitate corrective action.
Ensure delays/breakdowns are updated in the shift change report and notified to execution team.
Plan additional/roll over/POD change/status changed containers as and when required.
Send the vessel's approved final plan along with hard copies to all relevant stake holders.
Ensure that over landed, short landed, short shipped, extra re-stows are communicated to vessel operator, cargo control & TDR team.
Planner (Yard):-
Ensure that all containers moves within the yard are properly planned & stacked in the assigned position to achieve the desire yard pattern in order to reach maximum productivity and efficiency while also meeting the desired KPIs.
Ensure that all necessary equipment's are correctly placed in the yard and jobs are effectively allocated to meet the targeted productivity.
Giving export allocations for each service as per yard strategy.
Make the recaps as needed to segregate by service, outbound carrier, POD, Size/type to compare the containers count to be discharged against yard space available at different blocks and provide to the execution team at frequent intervals.
Indicate the yard layout for the areas reserved for the containers creating & readjusting allocation groups & allocation range as need for different vessel.
Housekeeping of containers to be done whenever required.
Ensure that IMDG allocations meet the requirements of IMDG segregation.
Monitor yard activities and switch off RTG whenever there is no work.
Planner (Rail):-
Coordinate with ICD team for effective utilization of equipment's for meeting the targets.
Plan on FIFO basis and forward the discharge/load plans to rail supervisor.
Allocate the RTGs for rail operation in CY and dispatch the work instructions to them.
Monitor the rail activities through real time updation to achieve highest productivity.
Update the rail log for the rail arrival/departure and commence/complete timings, breakdowns and report to execution team when required.
Plan the housekeeping from RY to CY and vice-versa.
CRITICAL QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
Possess a College or University Degree preferably from a Nautical Academy, or A Degree in Transportation / Logistics from a Technical University, or Possess Diploma Certificate and relevant experience.
At least 4-6 yrs experience in shipping line or port terminal. Also to be well versed in Windows operating systems. Additional experience on any terminal operating software especially NAVIS will be preferred.
In depth knowledge of logistics, yard planning/lay-out and container terminal operations.
Detail oriented, hard working and self-motivated. Able to communicate well in writing and orally. Able to train and motivate sub-ordinates. Able to resolve conflicts and foster a co-operative work environment.
Requires excellent supervisory and interpersonal skills, coordination skills with all departments.
Requires good analytical, good problem-solving skills.
Well versed in Windows operating systems. Additional experience on any terminal operating software especially NAVIS or SPARCS/XPS will be preferred.
Detail oriented, hardworking and self-motivated. Able to communicate well in writing and orally. Able to train and motivate sub-ordinates. Able to resolve conflicts and foster a co-operative work environment. Senior Executive - Planning
