Fleet Superintendent

Job Description

Opportunity

The position as Fleet Superintendent is reporting to the Fleet Director. The position is responsible for the fleet operation and maintenance of vessels under your responsibility, ensuring safe, qualitative, and cost-effective outcomes, fully aligned with the company’s purpose and values.. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to develop your leadership abilities by being the direct manager for the Masters and Chief Engineers that are assigned to the vessels under your responsibility.

We Offer

An exciting role with the world’s one of the largest and most efficient container vessel operator, part of a dynamic and international organization with the possibility to continuously apply and develop your competencies. The position offers an excellent opportunity to work in a very dynamic, international, and professionally challenging environment among skilled and dedicated colleagues. You will be based at Copenhagen office, Maersk Fleet Management and Technology, and some international business travel must be expected.

Key Responsibilities

• Manager responsibility for the Masters and Chief Engineers that are assigned to the vessels.
• Ensuring safety is regarded as a primary responsibility.
• Strong focus on effective teams and ensuring highly skilled persons in all positions onboard the vessels.
• Build on the sea-to-shore collaboration and drive engagement of your direct reports, officers, and crews onboard.
• Management of all operational matters relating to the vessels under your responsibility
• Responsible for planned and unplanned maintenance, repairs and modifications to the vessels’ hull and machineries within the approved budgets
• Planning and coordination for inspection and dry docking of the vessels
• Ensure that all vessel certification and surveys for class, flag and international requirements are in order.
• Follow up on the performance of the vessels and arrange corrective actions to be carried out when necessary.
• Overseeing financial budgets for maintenance, repairs, stores, and dry dockings.
• Make suggestions for innovation, savings, and improvements within the area of responsibility.
• Monitor the quality of all services rendered by shipyards, workshops, and suppliers to ensure they are in accordance with regulatory standards and customer requirements where necessary.
• Conduct technical inspections.
• Provide operational feedback to improve Maersk’s future newbuilding pipeline in terms of safety and efficiency. Be an essential part of our decarbonization agenda.
• Daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to management.

Who we are looking for

The position calls for a person with a great overview and excellent communication and collaborative skills, who is able to navigate between many different stakeholders and tasks at the same time.

• You have strong managerial skills with the ability to ensure development of your employees. In addition, you are a self-motivated, strong team player, able to see the bigger picture.
• You are a structured and motivated person, who maintains a high drive even within a hectic and dynamic environment.
• Your language skills are excellent in both written and spoken English, which is the company language.
• You also have a strong and ambitious drive, and you are capable of making independent decisions based on experience, knowledge, and information available for each unique situation.
• Overall, you have a positive mindset and are willing to go the extra mile to succeed.

Maersk is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we embrace different styles of thinking. Maersk is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants without regard to race, colour, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy or parental leave, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all legal requirements.

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