Position Summary
The Marine Recruiter plays a critical role in identifying, attracting, and hiring top engineering professionals to join our global shipboard Marine operations. This role focuses on the full-cycle recruitment process, ensuring a seamless candidate experience while meeting the hiring targets for shipboard positions. You will partner closely with hiring managers and operational leaders to deliver a pipeline of highly qualified talent across various departments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Full-Cycle Recruitment & Candidate Management:
1. Manage end-to-end recruitment for engineering, marine and skilled trade professionals and technical specialists; including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer management
2. Develop and execute effective sourcing strategies to build a diverse pipeline for both current and future hiring needs
3. Identify and engage talent through multiple channels, including direct sourcing, professional networks, referrals, and talent pools
4. Review and assess candidates using competency-based interviewing techniques to ensure alignment with shipboard role requirements
5. Ensure timely communication with candidates throughout the hiring process, from initial contact to onboarding
6. Collaborate with hiring managers to define job requirements, desired competencies, and selection criteria for each open requisition
Stakeholder Collaboration & Hiring Strategy:
7. Work closely with operational leaders and hiring managers to understand workforce plans, talent needs, and shipboard schedules
8. Provide talent market insights and recruitment trend analysis to hiring leaders, ensuring alignment between recruitment strategies and business goals
9. Manage stakeholder expectations by clearly defining hiring timelines, processes, and deliverables
10. Coordinate and support hiring events, both virtually and on-site, as needed to meet talent acquisition goals
Strategic Recruitment & Process Optimisation:
11. In this role, the ability to navigate complex job requirements is critical, as it involves mastering the intricate landscape of licensing, certifications, and compliance for marine professionals, technical specialists, and skilled trade professionals
12. Operating in a high-volume hiring environment, the team collectively manages 200-400 hires per month, with each recruiter responsible for a book of business ranging from 20-60 hires
13. Success in this role hinges on balancing regulatory compliance with the operational urgency of crew deployment, ensuring every hire meets the highest industry standards while optimising efficiency in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Sourcing & Talent Pool Management:
14. Implement proactive sourcing tactics to attract passive talent, leveraging Boolean searches, social media, professional networks, and referrals
15. Build and maintain gap talent pools to ensure coverage for hard-to-fill and high-volume shipboard roles
16. Continuously evaluate and adjust sourcing strategies based on market trends and operational hiring demands
Candidate Assessment & Selection:
17. Conduct structured interviews to evaluate candidates for technical competency, cultural fit, and adaptability to shipboard life
18. Provide hiring recommendations based on candidate assessments, including professional background, qualifications, and competencies
19. Ensure job descriptions, role expectations, and shipboard lifestyle details are clearly communicated to candidates
20. Support hiring managers with interview coordination and candidate selection where needed
Data-Driven Recruitment Management:
21. Utilise recruitment dashboards and reports to track hiring metrics, productivity, and candidate conversion rates
22. Prepare recruitment status reports, talent search summaries, and candidate pipeline overviews for leadership review
23. Monitor recruitment data for accuracy and ensure all candidate activity is properly documented in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
Compliance & Process Excellence:
24. Ensure recruitment activities comply with international labour standards and maritime employment regulations (e.g., MLC)
25. Adhere to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and maintain detailed records for all candidate interactions and hiring decisions
26. Mitigate legal risks by staying informed of market-specific employment laws and ensuring compliance in all recruitment activities
Employer Branding & Candidate Experience:
27. Act as an ambassador for the company’s employer brand, emphasising the unique benefits and career growth opportunities within shipboard roles
28. Ensure a positive candidate experience by providing timely feedback, clear communication, and professionalism throughout the hiring process
Qualifications and Experience:
29. Minimum of 2 years of recruitment experience within engineering, technical specialisms or skilled trade
30. Experience recruiting for marine, or cruise industry highly preferred
31. Strong knowledge of sourcing strategies, talent mapping, and proactive talent pooling techniques
32. Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), job boards, and social media recruiting tools. Smartsheets a plus
33. Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills