Operations Team Leader - Mobile Plant

Company: dpworld

Location: Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, United Kingdom

Source: oracle

Language: english

About the Role As an Operations Team Leader – Mobile Plant, you’ll lead and coordinate Shuttle operations across all berths, ensuring every move is carried out safely, efficiently and with precision. You’ll provide hands‑on leadership to our Shuttle Driver team, making sure they’re deployed effectively, supported well and operating to the highest safety and operational standards.In this pivotal role, you’ll help drive vessel productivity, champion safe working practices and work closely with Shift Management, HR and other operational teams to maintain strong performance and a positive, collaborative culture. If you’re ready to lead from the front in a fast‑paced, world‑class container terminal environment, this is your opportunity to make a real impact.NOTE: This is a full-time on-site position with a full shift pattern, 2-day shifts, 2-night shifts and 4 days off.  How You Will Contribute<ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;"><li>Lead the Shuttle team to deliver safe, efficient and well‑coordinated operations across all berths, ensuring pre‑checks, fuelling/recharging, shuttle availability and key‑handling procedures are consistently followed.</li><li>Actively monitor live operations—supporting from the ground or operating a shuttle when required—to maintain real‑time awareness, reinforce safe driving standards, and address issues before they impact performance.</li><li>Work closely with Shipside Controllers, Engineering, Mobile Equipment and ASC teams to resolve defects, optimise shuttle allocation, maintain equipment standards and escalate technical or operational concerns promptly.</li><li>Ensure all operational procedures are followed, including waiting areas, close‑proximity working, crane interactions, red‑line compliance and stability alarm responses, taking corrective action where needed.</li><li>Maintain high quayside standards by identifying defects, reporting hazards, ensuring housekeeping of operational assets and following up with relevant departments for timely resolution.</li><li>Provide day‑to‑day leadership, support and direction to Shuttle Drivers—managing performance, behaviour and attendance, delivering coaching and feedback, and partnering with Shift Management/HR on people processes.</li><li>Promote a strong safety‑first culture built on accountability, teamwork and continuous improvement, ensuring timely incident reporting and consistent adherence to policies, procedures and PPE expectations.</li><li>Participate in Shuttle Working Groups and operational improvement initiatives, representing the team and driving changes that enhance safety, efficiency and overall performance.</li></ul>What You Will Bring<ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:24px;"><li>Strong people leader with proven experience managing behaviour, performance and attendance, including coaching, feedback and handling informal/formal processes confidently.</li><li>Experienced in leading large operational teams, ideally across mixed skill levels, varied shift patterns and time‑critical environments.</li><li>Background in safety‑regulated operations, consistently role‑modelling safe systems of work, PPE compliance and incident‑reporting best practice.</li><li>Solid understanding of HSE principles, including risk assessment, safe working procedures and relevant legislation.</li><li>Calm and effective under pressure, able to adapt quickly as priorities shift and maintain team focus in a fast‑paced operational setting.</li><li>Clear and confident communicator, able to engage effectively with team members, managers and cross‑functional colleagues.</li><li>Quick to learn and apply new information, systems and operational procedures.</li><li>Medically fit for safety‑critical work, including meeting audio, visual and weight requirements and the ability to work at heights.</li><li>Willing and able to complete Shuttle driving training, including passing the assessment as a condition of the role.</li><li>Holds a full UK driving licence and has the right to work in the UK.</li></ul>CompensationDP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organisation. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.About DP WorldTrade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses—Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology—and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.We're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door. WE MAKE TRADE FLOWTo Change What's Possible For Everyone Diversity & InclusionDP World is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We strongly believe that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success and we make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We believe that employees are happiest when they’re empowered to be their true, authentic selves. So, please come as you are. We can’t wait to meet you.

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