Head of Human Resources / Crewing (m/f/d)
TT-Line GmbH & Co. KGTT-Line has been the bridge across the Baltic Sea for over 60 years—connecting Germany, Poland, Lithuania, and Sweden with reliable, high-quality, and environmentally conscious ferry services. With nine modern Ro-Pax ferries, we carry nearly 1 million guests and over 500,000 freight units each year. Our team of more than 900 employees from 33 nations is proud to shape the future of sustainable sea transport.
Tasks
The area of responsibility includes:
- Overall responsibility for Human Resources and Crewing incl. our seagoing personnel and the reliable manning of our fleet
- Development and implementation of a future-oriented HR and Crewing strategy aligned with fleet deployment, route network, growth and operational reliability
- Leadership, development and professionalisation of the HR/Crewing team, including clear structures, KPIs, processes, reporting and digital tools
- Strategic workforce planning, recruitment, selection, retention and succession planning for nautical, technical, hotel/catering and other shipboard functions
- Responsibility for crew planning, rotations, reliefs, travel, certificates, medicals, training records and audit-ready documentation in accordance with MLC, STCW, flag-state and safe-manning requirements
- Negotiation, management and monitoring of collective bargaining agreements, crewing/manning contracts, service agreements and relationships with maritime unions, crewing agencies and external partners
- Budget responsibility for personnel and crewing costs, forecasts, reporting and continuous improvement of cost, quality, compliance and crew availability
- Reporting directly to Management Board and working closely with Ship Management, Technical, Nautical, Operations, Finance and external stakeholders
- Development of crew welfare, performance management, leadership, training and employer-branding initiatives to strengthen TT-Line as an attractive maritime employer
Requirements
To be expected:
- Leadership experience in shipping, maritime HR, crewing, manning or fleet personnel management
- Strong knowledge of crew planning, crew management systems, manning agencies, seafarer recruitment and the international crewing market
- Sound knowledge of maritime labour regulations and standards, in particular MLC 2006, STCW, flag-state/safe-manning requirements and audit/compliance processes
- Experience with collective bargaining agreements, ITF/IBF or comparable maritime CBA structures, crewing contracts, union/stakeholder negotiations and international employment models
- Excellent leadership, negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to manage complex structures, conflicting priorities and time-critical operational issues
- Entrepreneurial mindset, high level of integrity, resilience, hands-on mentality and the ability to co
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