Technical Shipping Associate

SALLING SEARCH PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Salling Search is seeking a Technical Shipping Associate for a global commodities company with an in-house shipping division. This structured 30-month rotational program is designed for seafarers transitioning to shore-based shipping, offering exposure to safety, technical operations and risk management.

You will rotate across Commercial, Operations, and Financial Trading, gain hands-on experience with vessel inspections, vetting, budgeting and safety culture, and develop an end-to-end

Qualifications

• Prior seagoing experience (Deck or Engineering).
• 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.

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.

Skills

Seagoing experience

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Structured rotational learning

Job description

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

Jarah Ligan
Reg No: R1220634
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