Shipping Agent

EMR Group; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

EMR Group is seeking a Ships Port Agent to oversee port calls for sea-going vessels. Responsibilities include managing ship movements, liaising with contractors and authorities, and ensuring all operational requirements are met. The role initially offers home work flexibility but will transition to office-based with travel required to ports.

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Wellbeing scheme

Employee support programs

24/7 Colleague Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Confident communicator via email, telephone, and face-to-face.
• Flexible to work overtime, including evenings and weekends.
• Knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel; training on shipping software provided.

Responsibilities

• Managing arrivals, movements, and departures of vessels.
• Liaising with vessels and arranging port services.
• Completing and issuing various shipping documentation.

Skills

Confident communicator

Flexibility

Problem-solving

Job description

Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Package Description:

• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus each year you will have the option to buy and sell leave
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Wellbeing Scheme, provided through Health Shield, giving every colleague – and their dependents – unlimited access to GPs and counselling, as well as cash back on a wide range of health and wellbeing treatment
• Employee Support to include Life Assurance and critical illness pay
• 24/7 Colleague Assistance Programme and Financial Wellbeing Support – access to affordable loans, savings accounts, advanced earned pay, and financial education via salary finance
• Online savings- major retailers, utilities, entertainment plus many more!

About our opportunity

There is a great opportunity for a Ships Port Agent to oversee sea going vessels port calls, setting up and completing ships files, ship boarding activities meeting with ships personnel and captains arranging for many various and necessary requirements i.e. crew changes, doctor appointments, ships mail, crew changes, spares and repairs etc. also liaising with various contractors, port authorities and internal personnel.

Initially this role will be home based, it will then base from our Warrington Head Office, however travel to and from the Port of Liverpool and Manchester will be frequent. There will also be occasional travel to other Ports within the UK so a driving licence and transport is required.

The company’s core business is receiving, processing and exporting recycled products handling volumes in excess of 10 Million of tonnes of materials per year. A family business with several acquisitions the company has rapidly grown to become a global market leader in recycling and continues to grow with a powerful vision to be the best. The company employs over 3,000 people and operates at 150 locations worldwide.

What you will be doing:

• Managing the arrivals, movements and departures of vessels to, within and from multiple various ports
• Liaising with vessels and arranging port services for this process with an understanding of ports, tides, locks and rivers
• Completing and issuing various documentation, i.e. bills of lading, manifests, stowage plans, internal and outside authorities’ requirements i.e. customs and immigration, estimates
• Processing and finalising invoices and disbursement accounts
• Communicating vessel progress to required parties and dealing with day to day operational activities and issues.

About you:

• Confident communicator – email, telephone, face to face
• Flexibility to work overtime evenings and weekends. Every third weekend.
• Knowledge of Outlook / word / excel – training given on other internal shipping programme, internet for port external systems and research
• Think on your feet

Who we are:

Our purpose is to create a future where the materials we use don’t need to be extracted from the planet.’

At EMR, we give new life to unwanted materials. Every year, we recycle 10 million tonnes of metals and plastics, saving 19 million tonnes of carbon from entering the Earth’s atmosphere, diverting waste from landfill and protecting resources and habitats.

We couldn’t do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth.

We’re proud to have achieved Great Place To Work status, but it’s about so much more than a badge. It’s about being recognised by our people for the continuous work we do to do better for them:

‘The people who work here are from varied backgrounds and have a variety of beliefs, all of which are accepted and respected.’

‘I’m encouraged to keep a healthy work-life balance so that I can be performing at my best.’

‘I’ve been supported every step of the way in my career progression.’

‘‘EMR offers a fantastic and inclusive environment; collaboration across the whole business, humility and hard work.’

We couldn’t do any of this without our team members. In return for all they do, we do everything we can to create an environment of belonging, value, support and growth, underpinned by our Company values of We Care and We Do.

• We Care
• Integrity – our people are Respectful and Honest
• Trust – our people are Collaborative and Genuine
• We Do
• Accountable – our people are Determined and Responsible
• Innovative – our people have a Growth Mind-set and are Progressive

If you want to be part of something bigger than yourself, have a role that really makes a difference and work with likeminded people towards the same purpose, click the link to apply.

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