The position holder is responsible for:
1. Compliance:
• Adhere at all times to the values and principles of the Company Code of Conduct.
• Be conversant/comply with Uganda Legislation, Company Rules, Procedures, and Instructions; ensure full compliance with SOX standards with respect to system security and reporting.
2. HSE:
• Promote HSE Culture (including Lifting Safety Companies) to prevent and reduce lifting incidents.
• Participate in the Lifting High Potential incidents analysis and ensure actions plans are implemented.
• Participate in Lifting Accident and Incident investigations as required (origin, cause tree analysis, corrective action deployment).
• Contributes into return of experience governing and prepares Safety Feedback Notices when required.
• Follow-up Lifting register and KPIs system in Company.
3. Operations:
• Contribute into application of Lifting Management System (LMS) at Site level.
• Provides operational Site level technical support for the lifting operations and equipment.
• Prepare Generic and Critical Lifting Plans and attend the lifting activities in the sector of his responsibility.
• Support at Site level with a lifting expertise to all RSES/RSES-D, carry out lifting reviews and audits for each site and/or contractors on yearly basis.
• Performs checks and fitness for purpose on lifting appliances/accessories, CCUs and evaluate their utilization on site.
• Seeks assistance from LS when authority or competency are not sufficient.
• Support at Site level all lifting audits.
4. Methods:
• Application of Affiliate’s Lifting Management System documents, ensure that it is well understood and fit to the purpose.
• Responsible for application of the methodology, rules, and instructions for Lifting & Handling operations.
5. Reporting:
• Prepares Site daily & assist weekly monthly reports and any other ad-hoc reports when requested by the management.
6. Lifting & Handling Expertise:
• Focal point Site level for all Lifting & Handling related activities; reviews and advises HLS/RSES&RSES-D on non-conformities or any improvements required.
• Provides operational expertise in the field of Lifting & Handling activities in the responsibility.
• Assesses and provides a clear picture to LS of the situation at operational sites in terms of personnel competence, training, document review (procedures, certificates, maintenance records, training documentation, etc.), cranes, forklifts, loose lifting gear, man riding cranes, rigging lofts, winch equipment etc.
• Ensure communication of the routine lifting activities and campaigns at remote
Sites.
• Ensure application of common practices/tools and encourage its implementation at remote Sites.
7. Personnel:
• Support development and assessment of Lifting & Handling team knowledge in the domain of common lifting, heavy Lifting & Handling operations within the context of the remote Sites.
Education, Training, Skills & Experience
Qualification: Engineering degree with related qualifications such as LEEA, EAL, OPITO, CPA, NORSOK.
Experience:
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Lifting & Handling O&G related activities (ashore and onshore).
• Experience in lifting operations ideally in different fields of application
(supervision, calculation, inspection) with a broad and extensive knowledge in operations / equipment applying international standards such as BS, ISO, API, LOLER, NORSOK.
• Experienced in Oil and Gas Industry having worked in onshore and offshore operations in various duties, such as: Rigger; Rigger Foreman; Rigging Supervisor; Lifting Supervisor; Lifting Superintendent; Site Lifting Specialist; training and coaching as a plus.
• Experience in Lifting equipment: inspector for General Lifting Equipment, all types of Cranes (onshore & offshore), containers & CCU’s, forklift trucks and stackers, winches and powered hoists, overhead travelling cranes, runway beams and swing jibs, wire rope inspector.
• Knowledge of Company processes and organization is a plus.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural business environment.
You can apply by submitting your cover letter and CV to oil.gasjobs@truenorthafrica.com with subject line Site Lifting Specialists – North & South of the Nile by 25th October 2023.
Please note: “Females are highly encouraged to apply”
All applicants should share their CV’s and Cover Letters in PDF or MS Word STRICTLY