Gore Bay and White Bay Operations Manager

A career with Viva Energy is more than just a job!  It’s an opportunity to be part of something bigger.  The opportunity to join an amazing team committed to supporting our evolving energy needs and helping to build a secure and sustainable energy future.

Our future plans will support a transition to sustainable, lower carbon energy solutions.  At the heart of our plans is people power. People who want to be part of the change and the solution.  People who want to make a difference to ensure our customers, communities, environment and the planet thrive today as well as tomorrow.  Will you be part of the energy solution?

About the role:

The Gore Bayand White Bay Operations Manager is responsible for leading the site based operations teams ensuring safe, compliant and efficient liquid fuel storage and distribution operations. This role reports to the NSW State Operations Manager who is member of the Supply Chain Leadership Team.

This represents a fantastic opportunity for the right individual with the energy and commitment to champion Gore Bay and White Bay team’s unrelenting focus on safe and reliable operations, and to deliver supply chain excellence to our customers and stakeholders. 

Viva Energy’s Gore Bay  (Greenwich, NSW) Terminal is a 24 x 7 Port Facility that receives, stores and transports hydrocarbon fuels. The terminal supplies approximately 40% of NSW ground and aviation fuels and is the leading fuel supplier to Sydney Harbour’s maritime industry including the cruise industry and Defence Forces.  Viva Energy’s White Bay (Rozelle, NSW) Terminal is Sydney’s leading commercial and recreational marine refuelling facility.
 

Responsibilities

• Identifies and develops talent within the 22-person team, committing to diversity and long term capability 
• Champions personal and process safety mindset by cultivating a culture of learning. Takes ownership for improving outcomes in health and wellbeing, personal safety, process safety, security and environmental management 
• Ensures regulatory “license to operate” obligations are fulfilled, manages operational hazards and risk, and ensures the integrity of the HSSE management system and processes 
• Manages development and implementation of the site asset management plan, across capital and maintenance programs through close collaboration with engineering and contractors.
• Liaises and communicates as necessary with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders ranging from Commercial Sales and Supply Operations teams to regulators, government authorities, emergency services and the local community  

About you:

• You will have a strong HSSE focus with experience or appetite to rapidly develop process safety expertise and demonstrated commitment to HSSE compliance and continuous improvement. 
• Demonstrated operational leadership ability and people management experience 
• Interest or training in a technical domain and ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders on project delivery   
• Skilled in effective operational change management and implementation. 
• Experience with dangerous goods and/or liquid fuel operations desirable.

A range of benefits to help you to Grow, Belong and Thrive

• Challenging roles and meaningful work to help you grow your career 
• A leading approach to flexible working. 
• Access to a range of best in class wellness initiatives.
• Celebrate you with an extra day of leave for your birthday.
• Generous and flexible parental leave - accrue full time super until your child turns five.
• A competitive package including performance incentives
• 25% fuel discount 
• We pay your permanent and total disability and death cover insurance.

About Us:

At Viva Energy, our purpose is helping people reach their destination.  We manufacture, import, blend and deliver energy products through our extensive supply chain network.   We are the exclusive Shell licensee in Australia, and supply around a quarter of Australia’s fuel through our network of around 1345 service stations and through our commercial partnerships with some of Australia’s biggest companies.

It’s an exciting time to join Viva Energy, as we play our role in providing safe and reliable fuel supply today while preparing for the lower carbon energies of tomorrow.  Our goal is to support the world's evolving energy needs and achieve net zero by 2050.  Our future plans include a gas terminal and a solar energy farm, projects to support alternative energies such as renewables and hydrogen, and the development of strategic storage to improve fuel supply security. 

Our Culture:

At Viva Energy we aspire to create a great place to work where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to contribute to our success.

Achieving WGEA Employer of Choice accreditation and being certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace by Parents at Work in partnership with UNICEF Australia highlight that we are driven by our people.

We are open to flexibility options including part-time, job-share and flexibility in start and finish times. We are happy to explore what this could look like for you during the recruitment process.

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you would like to be put in contact with a team member from our diversity pillars – Gender, First Nations Peoples, Pride, Culture, Families and Abilities – as you progress through the recruitment process.

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Applications close 5th March, 2024