Senior Workforce Scheduler
On-siteWeybridge, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Manage crew scheduling, assignment planning, and rotation schedules for Marine Operations while supporting workforce planning activities like par level planning and resource forecasting. Develop efficient scheduling solutions that meet fleet and operational needs by collaborating with operational leaders, department heads, and crew to support logistics, recruitment, and succession planning. Ensure compliance with company policies, collective bargaining agreements, SQM requirements, and flag state and port state regulations while maintaining accurate employee information within HR systems. Support reporting, planning initiatives, and continuous process improvements to address complex workforce planning challenges. This role is onsite in Weybridge, UK, reporting to the Director of Marine Operations.
Required Qualifications
- Experience in workforce scheduling, workforce planning, recruitment, crew administration, or a related field
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build relationships and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders
- Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise activities and manage resources effectively
- Able to analyse information, identify issues and develop practical solutions using logic, judgement and data
- Confident solving both straightforward and complex workforce planning challenges
- Quick to learn new systems, processes and technologies and apply them to improve planning outcomes
- Comfortable interpreting data and presenting clear recommendations or process improvements
- Strong written and verbal English skills, including the ability to communicate clearly with management, colleagues and shipboard employees
- This role is based in our Weybridge office and requires working onsite
- The position involves a standard office environment, with occasional travel to shipboard or offsite locations where higher noise levels may be encountered
Desired Qualifications
- Experience using HR, workforce planning or scheduling systems is preferred
- Understanding of shipboard operations and cruise ship organisational structures
- Knowledge of seafarer immigration, visa and travel requirements across different regions
- Familiarity with flag state and port state regulations relating to training, licences and certification requirements for seafarers
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