Trainee Cargo Co-ordinator at Transnet

Position Purpose

• Safely and cost effectively control cargo operations (loading, off-loading, stacking, gate control, weighing) through checking, inspecting and reporting on all dispatched and received containers by road or rail and capture all actions on the NaVis system in accordance to the Terminal Standard Operating Procedures.

Position Outputs

• Physical check of incoming trains.
• Physically check actual container, wagon, seal numbers, reefer cable and damages and instruct General Worker to unlock the twist locks.
• Execute equipment utilisation off-loading sequence.
• Ensure that train is on working stage. d. Instruct and observe safe off-loading by Operator.
• Capture actual container off-loading information on HHT (Hand Held terminal)
• Check and report on discrepancies/damages and contamination to be reported immediately to Supervisors.
• Physical check of outgoing trains.
• Physically check empty wagons and record wagon numbers, type of wagon and carrying capacity.
• Record outgoing wagon list and forward to Senior Cargo
• Obtain load sheet with container list to be loaded.
• Instruct General Worker to set twist locks.
• Plan equipment utilisation loading sequence.
• Instruct and observe safe loading by Operator.
• Capture actual container loading information on HHT (Hand Held Terminal)
• Instruct and ensure that General workers lock twist locks.
• Check and report on discrepancies/damages and contamination to be reported immediately to Supervisors.
• Control stacking and de-stacking of containers
• Identify stack allocations
• Create stack capacity based on housekeeping
• Oversee the stacking action
• Record the stacking position
• Verify physical stacking position by utilising manual yard report or HHT
• Capture new position where relevant.
• Obtain number of empty stack containers and type per customer
• Record stack particulars
• Verify safe stacking procedures, discrepancies and damages e.g open doors
• Ensure and apply safety terminal operating procedures and rules in all terminal activities by a
• reacting to emergencies and non-compliance by immediately reporting unsafe acts and conditions,
• report emergencies and any near misses and complete CIR,
•  attend safety symposiums and Indaba’s.
• Conduct in-gate check of road haulers
• Check and verify export documentation supplied by client
• Verify the driver, vehicle and trailer and conduct thorough inspection of container (i.e seals, container number, damages) and tare of combination
• Check pre-advise and pre-billing message
• Direct the external Driver to specific parking/stacking bay e. Instruct Operator on delivery or collection and stacking position
• Operate Weighbridge a. Check and verify export documentation supplied by client
• Verify the driver, vehicle and trailer and conduct thorough inspection of container (i.e seals, container number, damages) and tare of combination
• Weigh and record the combination weight on weighbridge software (Klerkscale) and print weight slip and attach stamped documents.
• Ensure correct capturing of in-gate process details on NaVis system (e.g weight details, sap no)
• Conduct out–gate check of road haulers
• Check and verify documentation supplied by client
• Verify the driver, vehicle and trailer and conduct thorough inspection of container (i.e seals, container number, damages)
• Ensure correct capturing of out-gate process details on NaVis system (e.g container particulars, seal particulars,
• Record and capture all observed or visible damages on Container Inspection Report

Qualifications and Experience

Educational requirements

• Grade 12 Required experience
• Be prepared to undergo Cargo Coordinator training and found competent.

Other requirements

• Be prepared to undergo periodic medical surveillance and safety behavioural risk assessments during the selection process and every 12 months.
• Physical, hearing, vision and mental fitness (to be verified through medical tests and related Safety Behavioural Risk Assessment)