Corporate
Businessmen with special subject
of tramp shipping
Development of ship projects, their financing and deployment as well as technical and nautical management of the Hanseatic Lloyd fleet is the focus of the apprenticeship at our company.
As of 1st February 2013 Hanseatic Lloyd is looking
for an apprentice shipping businessman. As of
1st August 2013 Hanseatic Lloyd also offers a training vacancy for an apprentice shipping businessman or, alternatively for a Business Administrator for Transportation/Logistics (BIVL)
(Applications from summer 2012)
Job description/training profile
Shipping businessmen maintain worldwide contact to customers, suppliers, on-board personnel as well as all other service providers in the maritime transport and port operation sector. Shipping businessmen perform all tasks involving equipment, operation and deployment of a seagoing vessel. They
- analyse transport and cargo markets
- develop market-oriented service offers
- calculate costs and determine results
- ensure that the ships are always in good condition and the crew is competent and reliable
- keep the vessels and their technical staff ready for duty at all times
- organise the clearance of ships in port
- process vessel- and cargo-related documents
- handle damage and insurance cases
- carry out business processes in English
Training content
Shipping businessman is a recognised training occupation. As a qualified apprenticeship company, Hanseatic Lloyd is therefore geared to teaching the knowledge and skills defined in the generally binding training framework plan.
You can obtain further information on the training regulations and the training framework planhere.
Furthermore, you will intensify your expertise and skills within the framework of the training at Hanseatic Lloyd through temporary assignments at cooperating training partners, such as a stevedoring company or a shipbroker's office. The attendance of our vessels for example at dry dock overhauls or a ship`s voyage on one of our container or tanker vessels during your training period gives you an insight view of the practical work on board and rounds off your qualifications.
Training period/procedure
The training period is fundamentally three years. However, it can be shortened to 2.5 years as part of the contract for secondary school graduates who have passed the A-level (university entrance qualification), commercial school students and trainees with a comparable educational and training background.
Business Administration for Transportation/Logistics (BIVL)
Those who have passed the A-level and perform their shipping businessman apprencticeship for three years have the opportunity of completing a course of study at the Bremen Institute for Trade and Transportation (BIHV) parallel to the vocational training, ending with a degree in ”Business Administration for Transportation/Logistics (BIVL)".
You acquire a degree in Business Administration through a combination of commercial training and a six-semester course of study by completing this study training programme. This new form of education and training offers a practice-oriented alternative to a purely university-based course of study.
You will find further information on this double qualification at: www.bihv-ev.de.In our corporate group the commercial training is structured according to functional divisions. They include Hanseatic Lloyd Schiffahrt GmbH & Co. KG, Bremen and Hanseatic Lloyd Chartering GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg. Hanseatic Lloyd Reederei GmbH & Co. KG in Bremen assumes overall charge of the training, which is provided in its Marketing/Sales, Financial Accounting, Controlling, Legal and IT Departments.
Vocational school
Parallel to the practical training at Hanseatic Lloyd theoretical knowledge is taught two days a week at the Vocational School for Wholesale Trade, Foreign Trade and Transportation in Bremen (BSGA). You can find further information on the BSGA at:
www.gav-bremen.de
Requirements
Applicants for a traineeship at Hanseatic Lloyd must meet the following requirements:
Education
Preferably A-level (university entrance qualification)
Knowledge/skills
Interest in the international economy and a good understanding of numbers, a very good command of English, experience in using PCs, a communicative and confident manner, the ability to work in a team and express yourself well, pleasure in dealing with people from other countries and cultures are demanded in the shipping sector every day and all of these characteristics should apply to an above-average degree.
Have we aroused your interest? Then we are looking forward to your application!Your contact for all questions regarding training:
Hanseatic Lloyd Reederei GmbH & Co. KG
Ulrike Zirwen
Anja Malone
Contrescarpe 45
28195 Bremen
Germany
Phone:
+49 (0)421/24 338-24 or -13
ausbildung@hll-reederei.de
Tips and hints regarding your application
Always keep in mind: your application is the first impression you convey of yourself.
We prefer electronic applications, i.e. via e-mail(MS Office-compatible) to:
ausbildung@hll-reederei.de
Alternatively you can also send us your application documents by post:
Hanseatic Lloyd Reederei GmbH & Co. KG
Ulrike Zirwen
Anja Malone
Contrescarpe 45
28195 Bremen
Germany
Your application includes
- a cover letter
- a complete curriculum vitae that also indicates internships completed, PC and language skills as well as personal commitment and leisure activities
- copies of the last three school reports and work experience, more recent training certificates and references from employers if applicable
Your details will, of course, be treated confidentially by us.
The job interview
Once you have managed the first round and have been invited to an interview at Hanseatic Lloyd, you should not only have informed yourself about our company and sector. Moreover you should be prepared for a short general knowledge test. In addition, it is possible that we will conduct part of the interview in English. Furthermore, we would like to know why you decided on this particular course of studies. We attach great importance to a well-groomed appearance.
