Forte Oil Plc – We are a foremost indigenous major marketer of refined petroleum products with a strong presence in the thirty-six states of Nigeria and Abuja.
With well over 500 Forte Oil owned, dealer-assisted and dealer-developed retail outlets spread across
the country, a major fuel storage installation at Apapa, Lagos, another major storage depot at Onne, Rivers State, an aviation joint users hydrant in Ikeja, Lagos, and joint aviation depots in Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano, we are indeed a major marketer of choice in Nigeria.
We are recruiting to fill the position of:
Job Title: Laboratory Assistant
Location: Port Harcourt
Reports To: Laboratory & Technical Support Manager
Job Band: TBA
Function: Operations
Sub Function: N/A
Purpose Statement
- To ensure laboratory tests are carried out according to laid down procedures and perform tests as assigned by laboratory & Technical Support Manager.
Key Accountabilities
- Perform sampling and all laboratory analysis while adhering to all safety rules.
- Assist in the formulation of drilling fluids and perform analysis on drilling fluids.
- Perform routine QA/QC test on all chemicals.
- Check and report calibration dates of all lab equipment and update records.
- Segregate chemical waste and maintain records.
- Support other operational activities when required.
- Support field work and monitor equipment/tools movement.
- Visit vendors base for sampling and verification of chemical quality
- Perform basic report of Laboratory analysis.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- The position requires a sharp thinking graduate of Industrial Chemistry or Chemical Engineering with at least two (2) years of laboratory experience in the upstream oil and gas sector.
- Basic certification and training in HSE will be an added advantage.
The following skills are essential:
- Good appreciation of standard methods for analyzing a range of Production Chemicals and Drilling fluids.
- Good appreciation of Forte’s quality control procedures and guidelines.
- Balance of technical knowledge with interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical people.
- Good people management skills.
- Good oral, written, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good networking and teaming skills.
- Good organization skills.
- Attention to details.
- Problem analysis and solving skills.
Working Relationships:
- Internal: Production Chemical & Services and Drilling Fluids & Services departments
- External: Service providers
Job Title: Warehouse Assistant
Location: Port Harcourt
Reports To: Warehouse Supervisor
Job Band: TBA
Function: Operations
Sub Function:
Purpose Statement
- Assist with the day-to-day operations at Forte Upstream Services’ warehouses, ensuring efficient stock receipt, handling and dispatch.
Key Accountabilities
- Ensure the safety of products.
- Ensure required procedures are performed to guarantee readiness for receipt of goods into the warehouse:
- Supervise cleaning/re-arrangement of warehouse floor space appropriate and adequate for the storage of incoming goods.
- Ensure availability and operational status of equipment required to receive incoming goods.
- Verify incoming stock details and ensure agreement with required supporting documentation e.g. waybills, goods receipt note, e.t.c.
- Supervise the loading of stock from the warehouses and ensure accuracy in nature and quantity of products released as specified in the appropriate stock issuance documentation.
- Raise and distribute all product documents for all products received or delivered.
- Assist with coordinating the activities of forklift operators, loaders and other personnel involved in the movement of stock at the warehouse.
- Update and reconcile stock card.
- Ensure proper labelling and arrangement of stock in the warehouse to facilitate easy location and retrieval.
- Provide relevant assistance to internal and external auditors during stock verification exercises.
- Conduct regular stock examination and report stock damages/degradation to the Warehouse Supervisor for proper accounting capture.
- Track age of stock and provide required data for periodic age analysis by the Warehouse Supervisor.
- Prepare & distribute weekly stock report.
- Implement good housekeeping processes within the organisation’s warehouses e.g. proper cataloguing, stock labelling and serialisation, appropriate segregation/storage of special stock (e.g. separation of corrosive items and other items requiring special storage), good fire prevention techniques etc.
- Perform any other duties that may be assigned by the Warehouse Supervisor.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- The position requires a sharp thinking graduate of any discipline with at least two (2) years relevant experience in the upstream/downstream oil and gas sector.
- Relevant certification and training in warehouse management will be an added advantage.
The following Skills are essential:
- Baseline/ intermediate knowledge of warehouse management.
- Operational knowledge and understanding of inventory optimization and accuracy.
- Good people management skills.
- Good oral, written, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good networking and teaming skills.
- Good organization skills and attention to details
- Problem analysis and solving skills.
Working Relationships
- Internal: Finance, Drilling Fluids & Services, Production Chemical & Services and Laboratory & Technical Support departments.
- External: Service providers
Job Title: Accounts/Logistics Assistant
Ref No: FO/FUS/ALA/1115
Location: Port Harcourt
Reports To: Logistics Base Operations Manager
Job Band: TBA
Function: Accounts/Corporate Services
Purpose Statement
- To ensure cash is made available for the daily running of operations and support logistics activities.
Key Accountabilities
- Maintain an effective and efficient petty cash imprest system.
- Prepare vouchers and entering transactions into excel ledgers.
- Submission of clients invoices.
- Coding of all expenditures.
- Proper filling of documents.
- Provide relevant assistance to internal and external auditors during stock verification exercises.
- Assist with the movement/transfer of imported/local goods/equipment and raw materials to pre-assigned Forte/clients locations/warehouses.
- Ensure the company’s procurement needs are supplied at the right time, place, quality, quantity, price and packaging.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- The position requires a sharp thinking graduate of Accounting, Economics or any Finance related discipline with at least two (2) years’ experience.
- Part (Foundation) professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, etc.) will be an added advantage.
The following skills are essential:
- Good appreciation of standard methods for analyzing a range of Production Chemicals and Drilling fluids.
- Good appreciation of Forte’s quality control procedures and guide lines.
- Balance of technical knowledge with interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical people.
- Good people management skills.
- Good oral, written, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good networking and teaming skills.
- Good organization skills and attention to details
- Problem analysis and solving skills.
Working Relationships:
- Internal: Operations
- External: Service providers
How to Apply
interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s with subjects corresponding to the job title applied for:
“Warehouse Assistant – FO/FUS/WA/1115”
“Accounts/Logistics Assistant – FO/FUS/ALA/1115”
“Laboratory Assistant – FO/FUS/LA/1115”
to: external.careers@forteoilplc.com
Application Deadline 16th November, 2015.
Leave a Reply