Job Description

Company

Impala Terminals Group (“ITG”) facilitates the global trade of commodities by offering producers and consumers reliable and efficient access to international markets. Through its network of 30 strategically located assets and operations in 20 countries, Impala provides critical storage infrastructure services to energy and dry bulk customers around the world. The company manages two global businesses – Liquid and Dry Bulk storage - and is a joint venture between one of the world’s largest commodity trading houses, Trafigura, and the global fund manager, IFM Investors.

ITG is a Joint-Ventures between Trafigura and IFM investment fund, owning and operating various assets such as ports, terminals and multimodal logistics assets chains in export driven emerging markets for both liquid and dry cargos.

Graduate Operation

Main Purpose:

The Graduate Programme aims to develop Impala's next generation of professionals. Graduates have the opportunity to experience different positions within our company and develop their careers in a culture that prioritizes growth and success. The Graduate Sampling role at Impala Terminal marks the beginning of a fulfilling and flexible career, involving practical hands-on tasks.

It involves taking on different roles in operations within Impala Huelva Terminal to gain a multi-disciplinary knowledge of the function based on “learning by doing”. The role combines basic operations support with periods of apprenticeship, mainly in the field, until the acquisition of a proven knowledge enabling the assumption of the supervisory function if the assessment is positive.

Key Responsibilities include observing, learning and practicing the following activities :

• Handling all aspects of sailing schedules and ensure operational execution.
• Responsible for maintaining high-quality teamwork and efficient execution of operational sailing schedules.
• Central point of contact for internal teams and external partners, ensuring safety, efficiency, and effective communication.
• The traffic control activities in the port
• The shipping load and unload task in the Terminal
• The Gating, weighbridge, and control room

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Engineering studies, preferably in logistics. An equivalent degree will also be considered.
• Initial field experience of no more than 2 years
• Strong interest for maritime logistics and operations
• Strong leadership qualities with excellent social skills
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Resilience under pressure and sophisticated analytical capabilities
• Proactive with a focus on finding solutions and understanding business needs
• Motivation and eagerness to learn
• Problem solving, precision, attention to the details, teamwork and flexibility
• Proficient in English highly appreciate

Key Relationships:

Internal

• Terminal Manager
• Operations Manager
• Maintenance Manager
• Sampling Chief
• Operations Coordinator
• Operations and maintenance supervisors
• Trafigura’s Quality control / WSMD team
• Trafigura’s operations department
• Exposure to Leadership team of Impala as part of the Graduate program

External

• External surveyors
• Subcontractor’s employees and their management

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.