Senior Vessel Operations & Maintenance Superintendent

A Ship Superintendent is responsible for overseeing day to day technical and operational issues pertaining to the assigned vessels. The Ship Superintendent will report to the Director of Technical Operations. A Ship Superintendent is responsible for an estimated $120 million in assets or equivalent program management and has independent expense approval for up to $10 million per year at his/her discretion.

These expenses are for the purpose of ship maintenance, engineering, spare parts and repairs. Specific assignments may change periodically depending on the current needs of the company.

• Act as the primary point of contact with the customer
• Act as advocate for company Safety culture and actively support timely attention to any Safety issue and encourage all levels of the vessel management function to enhance further safety awareness. Ensure that safety is a top priority in all vessel operations.
• Responsible for internal program coordination of both operations and engineering to ensure contract or charter party compliance and customer satisfaction.
• Responsible for daily ship management of assigned vessels
• Ensure timely and sufficient support to vessels on all operational and technical matters at all times including readiness for cargo
• Responsible for planning and executing maintenance of the vessels regulatory required equipment and respective documentation
• Provide oversight for vessel Masters and Chief Engineers to ensure that voyages are efficiently and safely performed
• Recommend appointment of personnel for senior positions of Master and Chief Engineer per Safety Management System. Promote succession planning among junior officers.
• Supervise in the evaluation and screening of voyage repairs, service contracts and selection of vendors
• Actively assist in planning and execution dry-docking, larger repairs, classification surveys (ABS, LRS, DNV), regulatory surveys (USCG), equipment upgrades, modifications and emergency repairs.
• Actively develop work specifications for voyage / emergency repairs and services from contractors
• Actively coordinating with terminals, vendors and other functions in order to service the vessel with timely attention and efficiency
• Routinely review the vessel safety committee meeting and initiate follow up. Utilize support in cooperation with other departments as needed.
• Support in handling and closing out Casualty and /or claims pertaining to P&I or Hull Machinery insurance matters.
• As applicable, act on special overtime requests with timely attention and completion in a cost efficient and documented manner.
• Address Stevedore Damages, document repairs and handover after close out to Marine Claims and finance for invoicing.
• Prepare for and participate in internal audit and external audit of the company, ensuring that there are no non-conformities.
• Conduct performance appraisals for Masters and Chief Engineers serving onboard vessels under responsibility. Closely work with Marine HR to Issue letters of warning or performance improvement plans or take other disciplinary measures as appropriate.
• Supports company commitment to safety and other selected standards and certifications
• Performs other position related duties as specified by management including documentation of all the above activities that are performed in SharePoint or common drive.

Ship Manager is the asset management operating system. This is the primary shipboard application suite. It is used for ship maintenance and procurement. It handles scheduled maintenance programs which track scheduled maintenance, parts needed and associated timing for predictive maintenance programs; and work orders.

Overall supervise the utilization of Ship Manager processes and functionalities.

As applicable, ensure ships officers complete training as required in the use of Ship Manager.

As applicable, complete applicable training in support of the correct processes for handling Work Orders, approving Requisition and follow-up on purchasing issues pertaining to Requisition delivery Priorities (Standard, Urgent, Ship Hot), item specifications, cost estimation and selection of OEM versus non-OEM products, and in the purchase of lubes per Safety Management System procedure.

Overall responsibility for meeting the requirements and deadlines as identified in preparation of shipyard specifications, selection of vendors, and optimal utilization of ship's force during the shipyard period

As directed, provide BU report items on a weekly interval.

Any issue which may have significant impact on the Fleet's operational capabilities shall be reported by phone without delay and in writing to BU and TO as soon as practical.

• Responsible for cost control on ship management budget and explaining to Management any significant deviation from budgets for vessels under responsibility
• Ensure cost spending decisions are made with a continuous review of the Budget
• Review Cost Commitment Report…