Assistant Shore Skipper
2 weeks ago
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Staff Solutions Recruitment
Full time
We are looking for a qualified Assistant Shore Skipper to support dockside operations for a fishing company. Key responsibilities include:
- Docking and Offloading: Assist in planning vessel docking, arrange casual labor for offloading, and ensure trucks are prepared with fuel, tire checks, and roadworthiness.
- Documentation and Compliance: Collect necessary documents from the Skipper, manage goods issued and received vouchers, and ensure crew members have valid medical certificates and required training documents.
- Logistics and Supplies: Load bait as per requisitions, handle goods transport to and from vessels, and ensure crew completeness.
- Crew Management: Organize standby crew, handle absentee crew reporting, and monitor crew document expiry for updates.
- Safety and Audits: Assist with HACCP audits, organize labor for preparation, address audit findings, and support annual survey planning and rectification.
- Vessel Housekeeping: Report housekeeping issues, document repairs to fishing gear, and perform post-offload searches.
- Willingness to work weekends and after-hours as needed.
- Valid code 10 (or higher) drivers license.
- Strong leadership abilities, with the capability to work under pressure.
- Forklift license (advantageous but not essential).
- Own transportation to the workplace.
