Bidvest Tank Terminals, formerly Island View Storage, is the foremost independent bulk liquid and gas storage operator in South Africa. The company was established in 1953 and handles over 3 billion litres of customer products annually. It is a division of the larger Bidvest Group. With over seventy customers, we handle more than 150 types of product – stored in over 560-tanks at our Port of Durban, Port of Richard’s Bay, and Isando sites. This gives us an impressive storage capacity of approximately 868,000 cubic metres.

Job Advert Summary

• Bidvest Tank Terminals is looking to fill a Training Supervisor position, to be based within the Durban Business Unit and reporting to the Training Manager. The incumbent in this position will be responsible for providing a service in all areas of Training and ensuring that the Durban training centre is well supervised, with effective coordination and administration of all activities.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric
• Skills Facilitation, Assessor and Moderator Certification.
• Chemical Engineering/Chemical Plant Operations/Safety Qualification
• Minimum 5 years of previous training/supervisory experience
• ODETDP/ Training related Diploma/Degree would be advantageous.
• Thorough understanding of BTT operations and experience dealing with people,
• 3 years of handling bulk chemicals and tank farm experience

Duties and Responsibilities

• Liaise with stakeholders to determine training needs and ensure compliance with BTT policies and procedures
• Oversee daily activities of the Durban training centre and supervise staff
• Plan and coordinate all internal and external training interventions,
• Maintain training facilities and resources, keeping training records and databases up to date
• Conduct regular meetings to discuss training plans and audit feedback.
• Assist with BTT course and Training Centre accreditation
• Provide accurate stats and monthly reports to the Training Manager
• Deliver theoretical and practical training, managing evaluations and addressing questions
• Collaborate with Supervisors to identify training needs and prepare candidates
• Plan weekly training schedules and maintain records of employee activities
• Ensure compliance with BTT Standards during training and assist with certification
• Ensures all internal training material is updated, relevant and compliant with legislation and BTT Standards & Procedures (in consultation with, and signed off by, BTT subject matters)
• Record all employee training activities using training registers, checklists, PJOs, evaluations, etc

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required

• Attention to detail, and accuracy with figures
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to speak Zulu preferable
• Good administrative and report-writing skills
• Thorough understanding of BTT operations
• Good working knowledge of computer systems
• Knowledge of Skills Development Legislation
• Working knowledge of Chemical sector and reporting requirements
• Thorough knowledge of all sites, including all aspects of Safety, Health, Environment and Fire systems on site
• OHS Act knowledge and ISO Systems