Position: Manager of Operations Services
Reporting to: Senior Manager of Operations
Location: Fednav Corporate Head Office – Montreal Quebec
Fednav:
Headquartered in Montreal, Fednav is the largest ocean-going ship owning and chartering group in Canada engaged in ocean transportation of mainly bulk cargoes on a worldwide basis. With close to 70 years of experience and expertise, we are a driven, innovative, and respected organization committed to our employees and customers.
Values:
Honesty, integrity, and a respect toward our community and the environment define our values.
Main responsibilities:
- Supervise and manage the Operations services activities and personnel, namely: laytime, port disbursement, auditing, and cargo documentation
- Mentor, supervise, and guide the Operations services team members
- Monitor and assess personnel performance, assess and implement development or training plans for the Operations services team members
- Assist and support the Senior Operations Manager with the day-to-day management of the Operations Department and fleet activities:
- Help monitor the fleet: optimization of revenue (routing, cargo lifts, speed/consumption, load/discharge operation) and cost control
- Guide and assist fleet operators
- Approve billings (freight, contractual claims and off-hires) and payments (hire, port disbursements, vendor invoices)
- Assist Senior Operations Manager and Vice-President of Operations as and when required on miscellaneous projects and initiatives
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 to 7 years previous experience in a similar operations role within the dry bulk shipping sector is essential
- University or Maritime degree in a related field, Seagoing experience is considered an asset
- Previous leadership experience in managing teams is required:
- Excellent motivating, mentoring, and coaching skills
- Ability to build relationships and develop trust
- Natural capacity to foster teamwork and to create a positive environment
- Ability to develop a culture of continuous improvement
- Natural self-starting skills, results driven and strong problem solver
- Facility to control costs
- Proficient in MS Office suite
We are working exclusively with a recruitment firm on this mandate. Please apply by sending your resume and cover letter directly to Caroline Horsley with Spinnaker Consulting at [email protected]. Fednav is an equal opportunity employer.