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Manager: Vessel opportunity in Cape Town, Western Cape.
Manager: Vessel Company: Wild Caught Seafood As a global premium leader in the fishing industry, the Oceana Group seeks to bring on board exceptional professionals who will help advance our mission to positively impact lives. Our core business is catching, processing, marketing and distributing canned fish, fishmeal, fish oil, lobster, horse mackerel, squid and hake. But that’s just on the surface deep down, we are so much more.
Oceana is ranked as one of the top 20 seafood companies in the world by market capitalization, has a global presence, and is a black-owned company and Level 1 B-BBEE contributor. Purpose Of the Role The Vessel Manager is overall responsible for planning, organizing and managing the operations and crew of the designated Vessels and to ensure that the vessels operate efficiently and safely. Required
Qualifications
At least 3 to 5 years’ proven experience in vessel management, preferably in deep-sea trawling operations, is a prerequisite. A post-matric qualification in the maritime industry, advantageous. Experience in maritime legislation, merchant navy Act regulations, health and safety.
Ability to implement performance management and leadership principles. Understanding of port facilities, operating procedures and costs. Windows, MS Outlook, MS Excel/Word proficiency and knowledge of SAP are advantageous.
Ability to compile budgets, reports and related presentation tools (Word, Excel, Power Point). Knowledge, Skills and Attributes Adaptable and conscientious and willingness to work irregular hours. Good organizational skills.
Attention to detail. Ability to work under pressure. Good communication skills, written and verbal, preferably in multiple South African languages.
Team player. Strong leadership qualities to manage a team. Pro-active and out of the box thinking.
Essential Behavioral
Competencies
Good organizational skills. Attention to detail. Ability to work under pressure.
Good communication skills. Team player. Pro-active and out of the box thinking.
Key Job Outputs Proactively manage catch and land allocated Hake quota and by-catch allocations/limits per vessel. Planning operations and budgets as well as implementation, monitoring and providing feedback in relation to all aspects with regards to procurement, training, HR, finance, maintenance and production teams. Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, legislation and regulations pertaining to vessel operations and fishing.
Champions the development of a Safety culture on the designated Vessels by ensuring that approved policies, procedures and guidelines are implemented, ensuring a safe and environmentally sound operation. Agree on targets with the SHEQ department and are responsible for its implementation with the vessel staff as well as monitoring these targets. Agree and manage all contractors going onto the vessel outside of drydock projects, as well as managing and signing off with appropriate department on work completed on the vessel.
Actively participate in the MARSH Risk Audits and ensure implementation and ongoing monitoring of the agreed-to remedial actions in mitigation of the Audit findings. Ensures that the vessel is crewed, operated, and maintained in accordance with national regulatory requirements and company standards, policies, and guidelines. Minimize operational delays to maintain vessel availability and targeted utilization.
Reviewing and providing feedback on KPI’s and statistics such as, vessel utilization, fuel consumption, production performance. Assess, review, propose and implement (once approved) operational efficiencies and enhancements to operations with a view to improving harvesting of quota, catch costs, and related operational costs at a most cost-effective means and benefit to the operations. Develop and implement operational reports as a tool for tracking and reporting of key performance measures.
Attend and present such reports and related matters at management level meetings. Familiarization of vessel factory processes, looking for improvements and efficiencies including quality products produced with adherence to product specifications and HACCP procedures. Financial review with Financial Manager for discussion with skipper to implement savings and efficiencies and to manage cost.
Engage and agree on maintenance budget, procurement requirements and budget, Health and safety requirements for budget. Manage HR related crew functions with respect to crewing and certifications, training, work performance, remuneration, grievances and disciplinaries, with the assistance of the site-based HR team. Responsible for checking the processing of the wage clerks and managing the staff compliment requirements with the skipper.
Involved in drydock/project planning. Create an inspiring team culture. Liaise with and foster good stakeholder relations.
In support of the company’s Employment Equity Plan, applicants from designated groups will be given preference for this position. If you are not contacted within two weeks of closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.