Senior Manager, Terminal Operations - Port of Houston

Job Title

This position is responsible for leading all aspects of port terminal operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant handling of commodities. This position will oversee daily operations, including vessel, rail, barge, and truck logistics, while driving performance in safety, productivity, cost management, and customer experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily port terminal operations ensuring scheduling and throughput efficiency
• Lead facility safety programs to drive and ensure compliance with OSHA, DOT, EPA, USCG, and company policies
• Establish and execute our feed ingredient rail unloading and vessel loading program
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the Port and Coast Guard, ensuring our facility consistently remains in full compliance with all regulations
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with third party resources, including staffing agencies, contractors, and logistics partners
• Establish and drive daily operational goals for the location leveraging clear and consistent communications
• Collaborate on budgetary and capital plans through a team approach along with the Director of Operations and Profit Center Manager
• Project and develop a strategic 3 – 5 year capital plan for facility
• Ensure facility maintenance is being planned and completed in a disciplined time frame, both preventative and long term
• Monitor and track the logistics, flows, and processing of grain to ensure the facility is maximizing profitability and minimizing shrink
• Drive continuous training and development of direct reports, and monitor the training and development of teams reporting up through your direct reports
• Report and analyze the financial impact of all facility operations in your business

What is Expected of You and Others at This Level

• Provides leadership to managers, supervisors and/or professional staff
• Is accountable for the performance and results of multiple related units
• Develop departmental plans, including business, production and/or organizational priorities
• Controls resources and policy formation in area of responsibility
• Decisions are guided by resource availability and functional objectives

Competencies Expected of You and Others at This Level

• Balances Stakeholders - Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders
• Business Insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals
• Organizational Savvy - Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process and people-related organizational objectives
• Manages Ambiguity - Operating effectively, even when things are not certain, and the way forward is not clear
• Drives Results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred
• 7-10 years' relevant experience required
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software
• Experience in terminal or grain export operations preferred
• Familiarity with rail and barge logistics preferred
• Capital project exposure and leadership required

Physical Requirements and Working Environment

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer
• Must be able to stand for an extended period of time
• Ability to frequently lift/push/pull up to 75 pounds
• Must be able to climb/stoop/kneel at heights up to 180 feet
• Works indoors and outdoors in varying weather conditions and temperatures
• Working conditions could include dust, fumes, moderate noise and uneven surfaces
• May require extended hours and on-call support to support the 24/7 operation