Trainee Crewing and Travel Manager

Total Recruitment; Helensburgh; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured Training

Job summary

Total Recruitment is seeking a Trainee Crewing & Travel Manager to join the growing operations team. You will coordinate the mobilisation of crew across vessels in the UK, Europe and worldwide, building trusted relationships with crew and supporting assignments.

Training for the role will be provided; attitude is valued over industry experience. This is a great entry point to a long-term career in marine operations with varied, international travel and a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Training for the role will be provided.
• Experience in travel coordination, logistics or administration desirable.
• Attitude and willingness to learn prioritized.

Responsibilities

• Recruiting and coordinating crew members.
• Monitoring crew availability and staffing gaps.
• Coordinating crew changes and vessel mobilisation.
• Liaising with recruitment agencies and partners.
• Booking flights, accommodation and transport.
• Updating crewing system records.

Skills

Travel coordination

Logistics

Administration

Communication

IT systems

Tools

Crewing software

Job description

Total Recruitment Group is working with an exciting client who is looking for a Trainee Crewing & Travel Manager to join their growing operations team.

This is a varied and rewarding position where you will coordinate the mobilisation of crew members working across a fleet of specialist work boats and vessels throughout the UK, Europe and Worldwide destinations.

If you enjoy organising people, solving problems and working in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same, this could be the perfect opportunity.

You will build trusted relationships with crew members, acting as a key point of contact throughout their assignments. Providing day to day support, listen with empathy and help to resolve concerns where possible.

Experience within travel coordination, logistics, airline operations or administration would be highly desirable, however, attitude over industry experience will be considered. Training for the role will be provided, making this an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career within marine operations.

What You'll Be Doing

You’ll play a key role in ensuring our vessels are fully crewed and our personnel arrive safely and on time.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Recruiting and coordinating crew members
• Monitoring crew availability and identifying staffing gaps
• Coordinating crew changes and vessel mobilisation
• Liaising with recruitment agencies and external partners
• Communicating daily with crew members, clients and operational teams
• Responding quickly to changing operational priorities
• Organising door to door domestic and international travel
• Booking flights, accommodation and transport
• Managing accurate travel compliance records for passports and visa documentation
• Arranging PPE and on-boarding requirements
• Updating information on our in-house crewing system

Our client is looking for someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Friendly and approachable with a positive outlook. Someone who brings energy, enthusiasm and a genuine willingness to learn.
• An excellent communicator, comfortable speaking with people from all backgrounds.
• Highly organised, able to work at a fast pace, whilst maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
• Proactive and works collaboratively, with some level of autonomy
• Calm under pressure when managing changing multiple priorities
• A confident problem solver
• Someone who takes ownership of their work
• Confident in using IT systems and learning new software.
• General travel knowledge.

Why Join our clients team?

• Interesting and varied workload, no two days are the same
• Opportunity to travel occasionally within the UK, Europe and Worldwide
• Supportive, friendly team environment
• Long-term career within a specialist and growing industry
• Genuine career progression
• Salary progression as your experience develops
• Structured Training provided