Fleet Personnel Officer

About Us

BSM

Working with Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) means partnering with one of the world’s leading third-party ship managers.

As a multinational, family-owned business, we celebrate a culture of togetherness. Caring for and learning from each other is at the base of our success. Our superpower is our diversity. The wealth of more than 80 nationalities and diverse expert knowledge boosts our capacity to innovate and take industry standards to the next level.

The BSM family includes over 20,000 seafarers and 2,000 shore-based staff in more than 30 locations and across the oceans. Together,we move a fleet of over 600 vessels and help hundreds of ship owners trade cargo all around the world safely and efficiently. We see it as our highest responsibility to operate with greatest respect to the integrity of the environment, the vessels, and our people.

Are you interested in exciting career opportunities, personal growth, and great development options in an international fast-paced working environment? Then join the BSM family!

We’re looking forward to meeting you!

Job Objective

Implements and monitors all recruiting activities and processes for the assigned vessels according to the provided manning plan, in order to timely and accurately meet the requirements of vessels. Liaises with the crew, in order to identify potential training needs and support their well-being on-board. Ensure environmental compliance policies are upheld.

Key Accountabilities

• Reviews the contractual agreements and the vessels’ manning plan, performing and monitoring all selection steps, i.e. identification, evaluation and selection of crew, for the effective recruitment of the most suitable and qualified candidates, according to ship flag legislation, technical requirements and available budget.
• Reviews and approves the employment contracts of all assigned vessels’ seafarers issued by the Crew Service Centres (CSCs), to ensure they are according to company’s procedures and agreed terms and local/flag legislation.
• Proposes and implements the relief/rotation planning and EoC procedures of the ships’ personnel, focusing on the provision of alternatives for the continuous and effective operation of the vessels.
• Timely identifies future and current vacancies in vessels’ personnel and informs accordingly his/her supervisor, the CSCs, in order to support the accurate and fast coverage of needs. Supports the Fleet Personnel (FP) Manager to develop the annual manning plan and budget.
• Prepares and implements Crew planning (timeliness reliefs, accuracy of documentation, budget compliance, response to customer requests).
• Coordinates with the FP Manager and CSCs regarding the prompt and accurate implementation of changes in ports’ procedures, such as visas, permissions, etc., concerning the smooth embarkation and disembarkation of crew members if management intervention required.
• Implements the relief/rotation planning and lay-off procedures according to the contractual agreements and vessels’ needs for each seafarer, focusing on the provision of alternatives for the continuous and effective operation of the vessels. Liaises with vessels, CSCs/manning agencies, port agents travel agents in order to ensure that crew embarkations/ disembarkation on vessels are carried out in the most efficient and cost effective way.
• Communicates with flag state authorities in order to gather information related to the specific regulations each flag state may require. Maintains and regularly updates all required documentation, so as to safeguard the legitimate operation of vessels and employment of seafarers
• Informs the personnel in the assigned vessels of potential changes in the operational procedures, and makes available all the respective documentation to all crew members.
• Implements the relief/rotation planning and lay-off procedures according to the contractual agreements and vessels’ needs, for each seafarer focusing on achieving necessary re-joining rate and the provision of alternatives for the continuous and effective operation of the vessels.
• Monitors and evaluates the performance of the assigned vessels’ seafarers and identifies their training needs, develops and proposes the training plan and cooperates with the company’s training centres so as to provide the required training for the improvement of technical skills and competencies of officers and ratings. Follows-up the successful completion of all training courses, in order to enhance the efficiency of the crew members for the safe and effective operation of all vessels.
• Support the development, submission and implementation of the department’s budget, reviews its accurate execution, identifies cost saving opportunities and proposes corrective actions in case of deviations, in order to ensure compliance with set targets.
• Support, monitors, follow up, implementation of software, safety management system, employment laws and regulations as assigned and informs FP Manager as needed.
• Co-ordinate with CSC / Global Shared Service Centre (GSC) and make sure all manning activities outsourced to CSC / GSC are timely and accurately performed.
• Develops effective batching of seafarers allocation to assigned vessels, in order to generate cost effective travelling to all vessel, as well as timely coverage of operational needs. Reviews crew travelling costs to the assigned vessels, and contributes in relative market research, in order to identify the best value-for-money services.
• Monitors the accurate execution of crew budget, identifies cost saving opportunities and proposes corrective actions in case of deviations, in order to ensure compliance with set targets.
  
  

Requirements

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree or Certificate in Maritime relevant field
  
  

Work Experience

• 5 years of experience as Fleet Personnel Officer (FPO) in maritime recruiting
  
  

Job-Specific Skills

• Very good knowledge of the vessels’ crew requirements and seafarers’ specifications
• Knowledge of the local market dynamics both for demand-supply situation
• Exposure in the development of employment contracts
• Experience in recruitment, training and development methodologies
• Good knowledge of the seafarers’ rights and the maritime labour law
• Knowledge of the maritime legal framework e.g. employers’ obligations, recruitment prerequisites etc.
• Ability to liaise with both English and Chinese-speaking stakeholders
• PC literacy
  
  

Benefits

Why you should join us!

• On-the-job training
• First-hand exposure to the growing maritime technological industry
• Diverse workforce
• Technology-driven company
• Be a part of the ever-growing Schulte group family!