Depot Manager - Blackheath at TotalEnergies

Context & Environment

• Oversee cylinder and stock management to ensure accuracy and availability.
• Meet and exceed customer demands through efficient operations and service delivery.
• Engage and manage internal and external stakeholders to maintain strong relationships and smooth collaboration.

Activities
Health, Safety, Environment & Quality:

Effectively manage and minimize operational risks by ensuring:

• Full compliance with all HSE policies, rules, guidelines, and legal requirements within your area of responsibility.
• Promotion of a safe working environment and active contribution to company HSE KPIs and risk reduction strategies.
• Enforcement of HSE competency requirements within your scope.
• Oversee equipment upkeep through thorough pre-use, daily, weekly, and monthly inspections.
• Prepare and submit all HSEQ-related reports on time.
• Manage health and safety, security, emergency systems/procedures, protective clothing requirements, and incident reporting in line with company policies and regulations.
• Implement and maintain the ONE MAESTRO and Maestro Log System.

Integrity:

• Implement and maintain integrity requirements.
• Complete integrity checks based on constraints, reports, and KPIs.
• Manage downgrade mode requirements and ensure validated safety-critical barriers are in place.

Key Results & Reporting:

• Coordinate daily logistics and production for cost-effective transport and operations.
• Manage depot administration within company guidelines to improve controls and efficiency.
• Maintain site accuracy through daily stock reconciliations, variance investigations, and reporting via MBR and SAP.
• Submit consolidated monthly depot results, exceptions, and corrective action plans.
• Monitor KPIs including expenditure, SAP exceptions, audit reports, HSEQ stats, transport performance, stock loss reports, integrity, and CMMS.

Governance & Legal:

• Ensure compliance with OHS Act (Appoint 8.1) and all national, environmental, and local laws.
• Appoint and monitor Health and Safety Committees (Safety Officer, Fire Team, First Aid).
• Fulfill legal requirements as Depot Manager under section 3(1) of MHI Regulation 2989 (Act 85 of 1993).
• Ensure compliance with Liquid Licence requirements.

Candidate Profile
Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Industrial, or Chemical).

Experience:

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in LPG industry depot operations, including supervisory responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of Logistics Management and Stock Management.
• Familiarity with relevant legislation impacting LPG distribution and installations, such as OHS Act, HAZCHEM, and applicable SABS regulations.
• Excellent working knowledge of SAP.

Other Requirements:

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Proven ability to produce and submit high-quality reports.
• Strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills, with exceptional problem-solving, planning, organizing, and decision-making abilities.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities.
• Driver's license and own vehicle (mandatory).
• High personal integrity, trustworthiness, and reliability.