Alistair Group is one of East and Southern Africa’s fastest-growing service companies, providing a variety of self-delivered logistics solutions across several geographies, aimed with the vision to Make Africa Work Better! With core competencies in road freight, warehousing, commodity trading and operational hire of material handling equipment, the Group strives for continuous expansion of innovative ancillary services to grow the business vertically, complimented by a healthy dose of entrepreneurial flair. The business has gone from strength to strength, growing quickly in both its geographical coverage and variety of services offered to clients. In 2024, the Group exceeded the 1000 employee mark and managed a fleet of well over 1000 trucks. With Alistair’s aggressive and exciting growth strategy, the Group is poised for significant further expansion and a greater impact in Africa.
Core Services:
Freight Forwarding
Clearance & Forwarding
Energy Industry Support Services
Equipment Rental
Commodity Trading
Integrated Solutions
Warehousing
Ocean Freight
Industries:
Mining
Oil & Gas
Agriculture
Construction
Explosives
Renewables
Mission
To make Africa work better
Company Values
Honesty, Customer Focus, Continual Improvement, Humility, and Safety
Role Purpose
This position serves as an active, field-based operational supervisor tasked with ensuring secure, optimal execution of dispatch and lifting functions throughout Pemba.
Accountable for daily dispatch schedules and lift plan management in Pemba, the incumbent directly manages crane teams, collaborates closely alongside Workshop and Operations units, and guarantees all tasks align fully with client requirements and safety guidelines.
Additionally, the role delivers critical operational backing to the Head of Operations Mozambique, standing in to maintain leadership coverage during periods of leave or absence.
This post requires hands-on involvement rather than desk work. The selected individual must maintain a strong presence on-site, guiding field staff and deploying to Afungi as operational needs arise.
Operations Planning & Dispatching
Remain primarily site-based in Pemba while maintaining flexibility to deploy to Afungi regularly when operational requirements dictate.
Support lifting and dispatch activities at Afungi and other designated client locations as required.
Maintain consistent operational standards across Pemba and Afungi deployments.
Owns all lift plans and daily dispatch for Pemba operations, reporting to the Head of Operations.
Plan and coordinate daily crane, lifting and transport activities to ensure resources are deployed efficiently.
Coordinate the Pemba crane crews, including crane operators, assistants, forklift operators and crane truck operators.
Ensure equipment and crews are available and mobilised on time for scheduled activities.
Monitor operational progress and proactively address delays, resource constraints and changes to planned activities.
Provide operational cover and support to the Head of Operations when required.
Crane & Lifting Operations
Own all lift plans for Pemba operations and ensure 100% of lifts have an approved lift plan before execution.
Ensure lifting activities are properly planned, resourced and executed in line with company and client requirements.
Verify that appropriate equipment, personnel and lifting accessories are available and fit for purpose.
Monitor lifting activities on site and intervene where unsafe practices or deviations from approved plans are identified.
Maintain accurate records of lift plans and related documentation
Team Supervision
Coordinate closely with the Workshop on equipment availability, pre-use inspections and preventative maintenance requirements.
Ensure equipment defects and breakdowns are reported promptly and followed through to resolution.
Monitor equipment uptime and work with the Workshop to minimise operational downtime.
Ensure equipment is inspected and fit for use before…