Operations Manager

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. in Hong Kong seeks a senior operations supervisor for container vessel activities across Asia.

You will oversee vessel operations, cost control, and liaison with ports, terminals, stevedores, ensuring schedule integrity and strict internal controls. You will be on-call 24/7 for operational requirements, advise on cargo acceptance, manage vessel changes, and issue coastal schedules to agents and offices.

Qualifications

• University graduate or Ship Chief officer
• Five years working experience in similar field
• English and Chinese, both written and oral.
• Time management
• MS office
• Able to travel when required

Responsibilities

• Overall supervision of all container vessel operations & cost activities, liaison with ports, terminals, stevedores, schedule integrity and internal control processes and environment
• Manage the operation of the ships in Asia, available 24/7 for all operational requirements
• Advise special cargo acceptance and OOG kill-slot
• Arrangement of change of vessels, change of destination matter etc.
• Timely issue coastal schedules to all ships, local agents, terminals, partner lines and regional office and ensure ship and all parties carry out as close as possible to the issued coastal schedules without failure.
• Closely communicate with local agents and terminals when berthing window changes and ask ship masters to slow down for saving bunkers, or speed up to catch berthing windows for direct berthing upon arrival at port.

Skills

English

Chinese

Time management

Education

University graduate

Chief Officer certification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Overall supervision of all container vessel operations & cost activities, liaison with ports, terminals, stevedores, schedule integrity and internal control processes and environment
• Manage the operation of the ships in Asia, available 24/7 for all operational requirements
• Advise special cargo acceptance and OOG kill-slot
• Arrangement of change of vessels, change of destination matter etc.
• Timely issue coastal schedules to all ships, local agents, terminals, partner lines and regional office and ensure ship and all parties carry out as close as possible to the issued coastal schedules without failure.
• Closely communicate with local agents and terminals when berthing window changes and ask ship masters to slow down for saving bunkers, or speed up to catch berthing windows for direct berthing upon arrival at port.

• Overall supervision of all container vessel operations & cost activities, liaison with ports, terminals, stevedores, schedule integrity and internal control processes and environment
• Manage the operation of the ships in Asia, available 24/7 for all operational requirements
• Advise special cargo acceptance and OOG kill-slot
• Arrangement of change of vessels, change of destination matter etc.
• Timely issue coastal schedules to all ships, local agents, terminals, partner lines and regional office and ensure ship and all parties carry out as close as possible to the issued coastal schedules without failure.
• Closely communicate with local agents and terminals when berthing window changes and ask ship masters to slow down for saving bunkers, or speed up to catch berthing windows for direct berthing upon arrival at port.

Requirements

• University graduate or Ship Chief office
• Five years working experience in similar field
• English and Chinese, both written and oral.
• Time management
• MS office
• Able to travel when required