Operator for bulk carriers

job description

• Job Title: Operator for bulk carriers
• Reports to: Operations Manager
• Location: Athens - GR
• Job Summary: Full responsibility for the operation and professional handling of a number of Bulk Carrier vessels

main responsibilities

• Processing voyage instructions and monitoring voyage proceeds as per Charter Party requirements.
• Preparing the Baltic Exchange questionnaires Baltic Q99 and the TCD in cooperation with Technical Department and Marine Department
• Monitoring voyage routes of each vessel, in compliance with Charterers’ requirements, for
  ensuring their efficient execution, in line with Company’s Procedures. Follow up the noon, arrival and departure reports
• Advising Ship Masters of C/P terms and on the charterers voyage instructions. Provide the masters
  with the necessary guidelines on the proper executions of the charter parties
• Maintain updated the vessels’ relevant questionnaires in direct cooperation with Technical and
  Marine, HSQEE Departments
• Collecting and processing voyage documents, (time sheet, letters of protest,
  notice of readiness, discharging / loading performance and other documents as provided for by
  Cargo Operations & Handling Manuals)
• Following up the tanks cleaning process and ship’s preloading preparation
• Claims experience for handling the same in case of damages
• Laytime calculations
• Freight and Hire calculations
• Monitoring of the port calls and updating the data in the modules of port calls and operations of BENEFIT ERP
• Arranging for the agents for Husbandry matters and controlling the relevant DAs

desired skills & experience

• Educated to degree level either from Marine Academy or University
• Minimum 3 years of dry bulk experience in a similar position with the same range of duties and responsibilities
• Teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office and Operations ERP systems) Knowledge of Benefit ERP, will be an asset
• Proven ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
• Fluent in Greek, English proficiency level