Technical Shipping Associate

Salling Search is currently recruiting for a Technical Shipping Associate for a global commodities company with an in-house shipping division.

This is a structured 30-month rotational program designed for seafarers looking to transition into a shore-based shipping career, offering a strong foundation in safety, technical operations and risk management with genuine exposure across the wider shipping business.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strong understanding of the operational and physical risks associated with the company's chartered fleet and shipping operations
• Support the identification, mitigation and management of technical and operational risks
• Gain practical exposure to the company's vetting framework and vessel selection standards
• Build understanding of dry bulk vessel technical operations, ship management and maintenance fundamentals
• Participate in vessel inspections and support Visible Felt Leadership (VFL) engagements where applicable
• Promote the company's safety values and contribute to strengthening safety culture across operations
• Support incident investigations, root cause analysis and preparation of learning shares
• Develop understanding of the chartering safety framework, including accountabilities between shipowner, ship manager and charterer
• Gain exposure to global Safety and Technical desks, including possible rotation opportunities across key locations
• Build understanding of shipowner budgeting, cost control and technical financial management
• Undertake shorter cross-functional rotations across Commercial, Operations, Business Development and Financial Trading to build an end to end understanding of the dry bulk shipping value chain
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives, safety performance reviews and business improvement projects

Requirements

• Prior seagoing experience (Deck or Engineering) with an interest in transitioning to a shore-based shipping career
• Strong analytical, organized and responsible working style
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work across functions and stakeholders
• Genuine interest in learning the technical, safety and commercial fundamentals of dry bulk global shipping
• Enthusiastic, ambitious and comfortable working in a structured, rotational learning environment

Contact Jarah at one@sallingsearch.com for more information or apply via our website.

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