Sreekumar Pillai

Logistic Manager at J C Maclean International FZCO

• United Arab Emirates - Dubai
• My current job since January 2006

Planning /programming

• Plan site set-up to move labor, transport and materials around site efficiently (e.g.
Vehicles, mobile cranes, security, temporary services, material delivery and waste management strategy, catering).
• Plan accommodation for labors accordingly.
• Plan internal and external logistics routes through the project phases focusing on separation of vehicles, machinery and people. Lay down areas and offloading points.

Mobilization
• Create a secure site.
• Responsible for all transport management.
• Organize site inductions coordinating with Safety Officers and ensure induction records are securely stored.
• Create a schedule of logistics meetings and ensure logistics is represented at site meetings.

Supply chain management
• Describe the characteristics of the site, including site access / egress, storage capacity and arrangement by programme, labor, hoists, cranes etc.
• Use the description to produce daily, weekly and long term movement plans.
• Control of Store.
• Control materials in and out of site.
• Be capable of managing sub-contractors to deliver their package of goods or services.
• Early communication of foreseeable change.

Inventory Management
• Evaluate Suppliers
• To provide the company with goods needed to Operate.
• To manage inventory documentation so as to maintain a record of quality, quantity, type so as to have a clear picture of what is and isn’t available.

Customs Management
• To ensure the right amount of stock is maintained and to avoid overstocking items;
which ties up with cash and creates storage issues.
• Shipping of materials
• Preparation of BOE and Customs clearance
• Sorting out Customs related issues

Programme support
• Embrace a delivery-focused culture.
• Organize resources to enable contract deadlines to be achieved.

Safety
• Ensuring the organization’s safety policies are followed.
• Responsible for ensuring that material movement to and from the workface does not cause damage to the works, the workforce or the public.
• Create appropriate logistics awareness training and deliver to site workforce via meetings
• Manage and Maintain visitor PPE stocks to an agreed number
• Safeguard vulnerable road users from traffic and transport created by the site.

Delivery management
• Select a delivery management technique, process and system.
• Provide logistics instruction to all project suppliers.
• Manage all movements to and from site and keeping associated records.
• Enforce the full use of the organization’s delivery management system.
• Plan to and maximize load capacity on all vehicles arriving at site were possible, ensure suppliers use appropriate vehicles for delivery.
• Ensure that drivers and vehicles meet the required standards before being accepted to site.

Vehicles, equipment and vertical transport
• Specifying and managing equipment.
• Maintain an asset register of all equipment.
• Ensure vehicles are operated safely by trained personnel.
• Ensure all equipment is inspected, maintained and tested to agreed frequencies.
• Have knowledge of Mobile cranes, and create and agree booking system to manage their capacity.

Workforce
• Be capable of managing a team of operatives, including taking any necessary disciplinary action
• Ensure supervisors provide and record ‘Tool Box Talks’ to workforce.
• Understand the roles of standard logistics operatives: labourer, waste operative, carpenter, Fork lift driver, Crane Operators.
• Ensure operatives are assured of their roles and responsibilities.
• Ensure competencies of own team are demonstrable.

Environmental
• Complete environmental risk assessment.
• Create, maintain and regularly update the Site Waste Management Plan to ensure the safe and efficient removal of waste from the project.
• Update environmental reporting on site communication boards.