Husbandry Agent

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources
  
  
  

Role Objectives: Husbandry Agent is responsible for fulfilling husbandry service requests, as well as to order appropriate resources and notify owners and local vendors of vessel schedules and necessary husbandry arrangements. The Husbandry Agent works under the direct supervision and training of the Husbandry Manager and/or Senior Husbandry Agent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate necessary government forms.
• Use Agency operating system as appropriate to perform job duties.
• Communicate daily updates with owners and vendors
• Coordinate owner’s requirements, including waste disposal, provision deliveries, stores deliveries, spares deliveries, ship repair/maintenance, needs for crew, etc.
• Anticipate and resolve issues to reduce delays related to husbandry services
• Ensure all husbandry services are scheduled and coordinated accordingly
• Financial responsibilities include but not limited to:
• Calculate Preliminary Disbursement Accounts (PDAs)
• Provide quotes for services to customers
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Organizational skills
• Ability to learn quickly
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays and to be “on call” 24/7, in case of emergency
• Learn and use agency OS
• Simple math skills and basic statistics required to calculate port expenses and tariffs
• Familiar with various types of vessels/cargo
• Familiar with local port areas
  
  
  

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Prior experience with ships, tugs, etc. and accompanying paperwork requirements preferred
• Prior Agency experience preferred
  
  
  

Physical Requirements:

• Required to ascend and descend ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and ramps; reach; stand; walk; talk; and hear
• Must exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, 10 pounds frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects
• Close visual acuity is required to perform activities such as analyzing figures, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, visual inspection, and using measurement devices
• Worker is subject to environmental conditions both inside and outside, with no effective protection from weather, with sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout to be heard, and to physical hazards, such as moving parts, vehicles, electricity, heights, and large bodies of deep water