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Supervisor – Yard Operations Job at Continental Container Terminals Ltd (CCTL)
Continental Container Terminals Ltd (CCTL)
Job Description
The Supervisor Yard Operations is responsible for the safe, orderly, and efficient coordination of all yard activities within the ICD. The role ensures proper positioning and categorization of containers, maintaining clear segregation based on operational and regulatory requirements. It includes overseeing container movement, coordinating truck entry and exit processes, and ensuring all job cards and documentation are accurately completed and accounted for. The role works closely with Safety Officers to regulate yard traffic, enforce safety protocols, and manage the movement of both eguipment and personnel within the yard The position is central to maintaining flow, visibility, and operational discipline across all yard operations.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
1. Yard Planning, Container Movement, and Gate Coordination
- Develop and implement the daily yard operating plan, ensuring proper sequencing of container receipts, releases, repositioning, and transfers.
- Supervise and direct all container movements in real time, issuing clear and precise instructions to machine operators, yard attendants, and truck drivers.
- Ensure correct positioning and categorization of containers in designated yard locations in line with operational and regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate with barrier officers and weighbridge operators to maintain smooth and controlled truck flow through the ICD gate and weighbridge.
- Manage and regulate movement of personnel, trucks, and equipment within the yard to ensure order and efficiency at all times.
2. Safety, Coordination, and Operational Control
- Conduct formal yard safety inspections at the commencement of every shift, identifying and addressing unsafe conditions immediately.
- Work closely with Safety Officers to enforce safety standards, regulate yard traffic, and support continuous safety compliance.
- Ensure strict adherence to HSE policies, operational procedures, and regulatory requirements across all yard activities.
- Maintain accurate job cards and ensure all truck and container documentation is properly completed and accounted for.
- Coordinate with the Supervisor – Machine Equipment to ensure timely deployment of the right equipment at the right location.
- Monitor yard operations continuously to minimise congestion, delays, and operational disruptions.
3. Reporting and Accountability
- Prepare and submit comprehensive shift reports detailing operational performance, incidents, equipment utilisation, and key observations.
- Maintain accurate operational records for container movements, yard activities, and personnel coordination.
- Escalate operational issues, delays, or risks in a timely manner for resolution.
- Perform any other duties as assigned in support of yard operations.
- Develop and implement the daily yard operating plan, coordinating with the Supervisor Operations and TOS to sequence all container receipts, releases, repositions, and transfers.
- Direct and supervise all container movements in real time, issuing precise instructions to Machine Operators, Yard Attendants, and terminal tractor drivers.
- Co-ordinate with Barrier Officers and Weigh Bridge Operators to manage smooth truck flow through the ICD gate and weighbridge.
- Any other tasks assigned.
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
All suitable qualified and interested candidates should email their applications ( addressed to the Human Resource Manager) attached with CVs, certified copies of academic documents ( Originals are to be presented in interviews)and copies of stamped salary pay slips for December, January and February 2025-2026 to recruitment@cctug.com by close of business 10th April 2026.
Relevant job descriptions can be accessed through the link below; www.cctug.com
Only Shortlisted candidates shall be contacted. CCTL is an equal-opportunity employer committed to Uganda’s workforce development. Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.
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