{"id":103691,"date":"2026-07-24T18:16:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/container-shipping-operator\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T18:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:16:49","slug":"container-shipping-operator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/container-shipping-operator\/","title":{"rendered":"Container Shipping Operator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"Container Shipping Operator\", \"description\": \"Job Purpose\\nSupports the Transport Department by coordinating and administering shipping documentation, monitoring freight movements, and ensuring the timely dispatch and delivery of cargo in support of freight forwarding operations.\\nKey Responsibilities\\nCoordinate shipping documentation to support efficient freight forwarding and transport operations.\\nPrepare, verify, and maintain transport documents, including Delivery Orders DOs, Container Interchange Receipts CIRs, Equipment Interchange Receipts EIRs, waybills, transport manifests, gate passes, and Proofs of Delivery PODs.\\nManage container interchange activities, ensuring the timely collection, delivery, and return of containers in compliance with shipping line, depot, port, customer, and company requirements.\\nMonitor container and shipment movements, maintaining accurate records and coordinating timely container returns to minimize detention and demurrage costs.\\nVerify container condition during collection and return, documenting and escalating any damages or discrepancies.\\nLiaise with shipping lines, container depots, transporters, port authorities, customs, customers, and internal teams to facilitate seamless operations.\\nMaintain accurate shipment, transport, and container movement records.\\nReceive, verify, and reconcile Proofs of Delivery PODs and container interchange documents to support invoicing and reporting.\\nInvestigate and resolve shipment, documentation, and container interchange discrepancies in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.\\nPrepare routine transport and shipment reports and ensure compliance with company policies, customer requirements, and applicable transport regulations.\\nPerform any other duties assigned by the Transport Supervisor or Transport Manager\\nQualifications\\nDiploma or Bachelor's Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transport Management, Business Administration, or a related field.\\nKey Skills & Competencies\\nFreight forwarding and transport operations.\\nContainer interchange procedures and documentation.\\nShipping and transport documentation requirements.\\nRoad transport operations and fleet coordination.\\nMicrosoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.\\nExperience\\nMinimum of two 2 years' experience in transport, logistics, shipping, or freight forwarding operations.\\nExperience managing shipping documentation and container interchange processes is highly desirable.\\nEnd Date 27th July 2026\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-23\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"Platinum Outsourcing and Logistics\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-07-28T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"FULL_TIME\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Platinum Outsourcing and Logistics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Contract , Full Time<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-07-28<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Job Purpose<br \/>Supports the Transport Department by coordinating and administering shipping documentation, monitoring freight movements, and ensuring the timely dispatch and delivery of cargo in support of freight forwarding operations.<br \/>Key Responsibilities<br \/>Coordinate shipping documentation to support efficient freight forwarding and transport operations.<br \/>Prepare, verify, and maintain transport documents, including Delivery Orders DOs, Container Interchange Receipts CIRs, Equipment Interchange Receipts EIRs, waybills, transport manifests, gate passes, and Proofs of Delivery PODs.<br \/>Manage container interchange activities, ensuring the timely collection, delivery, and return of containers in compliance with shipping line, depot, port, customer, and company requirements.<br \/>Monitor container and shipment movements, maintaining accurate records and coordinating timely container returns to minimize detention and demurrage costs.<br \/>Verify container condition during collection and return, documenting and escalating any damages or discrepancies.<br \/>Liaise with shipping lines, container depots, transporters, port authorities, customs, customers, and internal teams to facilitate seamless operations.<br \/>Maintain accurate shipment, transport, and container movement records.<br \/>Receive, verify, and reconcile Proofs of Delivery PODs and container interchange documents to support invoicing and reporting.<br \/>Investigate and resolve shipment, documentation, and container interchange discrepancies in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.<br \/>Prepare routine transport and shipment reports and ensure compliance with company policies, customer requirements, and applicable transport regulations.<br \/>Perform any other duties assigned by the Transport Supervisor or Transport Manager<br \/>Qualifications<br \/>Diploma or Bachelor&#8217;s Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transport Management, Business Administration, or a related field.<br \/>Key Skills &#038; Competencies<br \/>Freight forwarding and transport operations.<br \/>Container interchange procedures and documentation.<br \/>Shipping and transport documentation requirements.<br \/>Road transport operations and fleet coordination.<br \/>Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.<br \/>Experience<br \/>Minimum of two 2 years&#8217; experience in transport, logistics, shipping, or freight forwarding operations.<br \/>Experience managing shipping documentation and container interchange processes is highly desirable.<br \/>End Date 27th July 2026<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to Platinum Outsourcing and Logistics on polccl.app to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1286466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-07-28 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: Platinum Outsourcing and Logistics Location: Nairobi Job Type: Contract , Full Time Apply Before: 2026-07-28 Job Description Job PurposeSupports the Transport Department by coordinating and administering shipping documentation, monitoring freight movements, and ensuring the timely dispatch and delivery of cargo in support of freight forwarding operations.Key ResponsibilitiesCoordinate shipping documentation to support efficient freight forwarding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[1451,1413,1412,1492],"class_list":["post-103691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-contract-full-time","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag","tag-platinum-outsourcing-and-logistics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103691\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}