Lifting Supervisor at Hobark International Limited (HIL)

Hobark International Limited (HIL) is the parent company of the Hobark group operating in the oil and gas industry. The company was incorporated in 1998, starting as a staffing agency based in Port Harcourt. Currently we have offices in 4 countries with our head office in Lagos.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lifting Supervisor

Req I D: Req-1206
Location: Offshore/Onshore Nigeria

Job Description

• Establish network meetings with all relevant entities within the COMPANY’s PHC and Lagos districts for the review and update of Lifting Management System Procedures.
• Continually liaise with Lagos CPLO to ensure that lifting standards within COMPANY are consistently applied.
• Participate/ assist in the annual evaluation and review of COMPANY’s approved 3rd Party Lifting Equipment Certifiers list.
• Maintain regular contact with DGEP/OPS/LSO especially on any critical lift.
• Carry out risk analysis studies related to critical lifting operations at the request of subsidiary management.
• Assist in reviewing and analysing requests for exemption to the use of COMPANY Rules and requests of derogation to the use of General Specifications where lifting and handling operations are involved.
• Assess competences of personnel involved in lifting & handling operations.
• Maintain and update the COMPANY’s procedures (expertise) in safe handling and lifting operations.
• Ensure the above procedures of safe handling and lifting are well understood & applied throughout the COMPANY.
• Manage the activities of contracted services used for specific handling and lifting operations.
• Advise on critical lifting operations, including preparing / reviewing lifting operation plans, engineering calculations, assessment of completed jobs, and attend the lifts.
• Act as COMPANY Site Representative for lifting operations on site and / or contractor’s crane barges where critical lifting operations are to be carried out.

Qualifications

• The job holder must be capable of reviewing and updating subsidiary handling and lifting procedures and ensuring these procedures are in accordance with local regulations and current European (EN) requirements.
• The job holder must have knowledge of all types of cranes (e.g. crawler, mobile crane with outriggers & pedestal) and lifting operations that occur in affiliate.
• Knowledge of all aspects of lifting engineering including such items as onshore and offshore load charts, effects of ground bearing capacity, barge stability.
• The ability to prepare (or check) lifting engineering calculations and risk assessments.
• Hold appropriate technical qualification(s) and have sufficient practical experience as offshore crane operator to demonstrate technical competence.
• Good knowledge of English

Primary Skills:

• Rotary Equipment, B.Sc, Engineering, EPC, Oil & Gas, Operations, Production, QA/QC, Quality Control.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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