Assistant Operations Manager - Cargo Carriers Incorporated - Cargill - Reserve, LA

Cargill Grain & Oilseed Supply Chain consists of 11 businesses that operate on an integrated global basis. Cargill Grain & Oilseed Supply Chain sources, trades, processes and distributes grain and oilseeds. The main bulk products handled are wheat, corn, oilseeds, barley and sorghum, as well as vegetable oils, meals and biofuels.

Cargill Grain & Oilseed Supply Chain employs more than 20,000 people in 46 countries. It operates 245 interior silos, 28 import/export elevators, 62 crush plants and palm oil plantations in Indonesia. It also encompasses three vegetable oil refineries and numerous joint ventures.Cargill Grain & Oilseed Supply Chain has developed significant expertise in handling identity-preserved and differentiated products that sustain their distinctiveness in overseas markets.

Because Cargill Grain & Oilseed Supply Chain charters more than 185 million metric tons of dry bulk tonnage, the group has the logistical flexibility and opportunity to leverage efficiencies in the supply chain, working closely with Cargill Ocean Transportation to do so. Close cooperation with our

Trade and Structured Finance

business unit, and the company’s risk management teams adds a further range of financial and hedging products to the products and services offered.

Position Purpose

Cargo Carriers operates 1275 dry hopper barges, four barge fleets, three barge washing and repair yards, and a marine surveying business. This position works very closely with Cargo Carriers commercial and operation managers to add input on safety, personnel decisions, horsepower requirements, barge scrapings, barge and fleet utilization, and many other internal or external factors that impact the Cargo Carriers business. Additionally, this position will manage and lead efforts to maximize GOSCNA’s Gulf assets (elevators, barge and fleeting) by actively participating in meetings and logistics calls. This position attends two weekly meetings with the GOSCNA commercial team to help coordinate barge logistics to ensure the barge deliveries are in alignment with GOSCNA’s export vessel schedules. This timely coordination helps to reduce vessel demurrage penalties and increase vessel dispatch earnings. The position also acts as a liaison between the gulf export team in Louisiana, the gulf commercial team in Minneapolis, and the gulf fleeting and dispatching businesses in Minneapolis and Louisiana.

Principal Accountabilities

30%

Responsible for all aspects of CCI River Services and Repair operations. (Reserve, LA, Edgard, LA Westwego, LA and Port Allen, LA,)

20%

Responsible for of CCI line-haul operations as they relate to the Gulf and Intracoastal Waterways. This includes the oversight of the relationship between the Cargo Carriers dispatchers and the Cargill Salt Mines in Avery Island Louisiana, in which we supply between 1000-1200 barges on an annual basis for salt loadings.

20%

Work closely with CCI Sales/Commercial, Dispatch, River Services and Cargill’s Export group to maximize asset utilization (elevator, barge and fleet) in the Gulf area by actively managing the barge pipeline to help ensure that the barge timings and placements are in alignment with both the vessel export team and the Cargo Carriers barge line. The successful coordination of this effort between these two teams will help each team meet their customer and financial goals by providing a timely service while allowing the flexibility for changing vessel and barge schedules.

20%

Develop broader industry knowledge and develop business relationships throughout the industry. Provide support and develop relationships within the local communities and with Gulf area towing and fleeting customers in an effort to grow our business and be a vendor and neighbor of choice.

10%

Provide the Cargill culture and communication awareness to the businesses that exemplifies and instills the strategic intent, policies and ideals of this corporation and manifests engagement, growth and opportunity for each employee through performance management and career development processes.

Qualifications

Required:
Bachelor’s Degree

4+ years experience in the Marine Industry and/or Marine Industry related field

Supervisory Experience

Ability to effectively communicate and lead teams

Familiar with bulk cargo export operations

Familiar with barge fleeting operations and regulations

Knowledge of Inland river system and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GICWW)

General work place/OSHA safety knowledge

Strong computer skills in spreadsheet, word processing, report creating and database applications

Preferred:
6+ years In the Marine Industry

4+ years of Barge Fleet and/or Line Haul experience

2+ years of Barge Fleet experience and/or Line Haul experience

Export grain, NOVA agency, and/or PNW or Gulf stevedoring experience

Strong knowledge of safety and accident prevention rules and regulations

Strong computer skills in spreadsheet, word processing, report creating and database applications

Crystal report writing ability

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

Job

Transportation/Logistics and Forwarding

Primary Location

US-LA-Reserve

Schedule

Full-time

Job Type

Standard

Shift

Day Job