Crew Labour Relations Manager

Calling on Crew Labour Relations Managers

At Maersk Tankers, we are experts in owning and operating tankers and gas carriers – through the energy transition. We are a global, evolving workplace where committed teams grow through opportunity, learning, and a shared pursuit for excellence.

Your opportunity to join the adventure

In Technical Management, you will join a team of talented and welcoming colleagues. You will be located in Maersk Tankers in Copenhagen and will report to the Head of Crewing. You will play a key role in shaping and maintaining the HR framework for our seafarers, ensuring that employment terms, collective bargaining agreements, employee relations, and HR processes are managed professionally, consistently, and in compliance with applicable requirements and internal policies. You will work closely with Crewing Managers, payroll, unions, manning agencies, shipping associations, flag state authorities, and other key stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include

• Maintain and develop seafarer employment contracts, templates, and related documentation.
• Act as a key point of contact for unions and support collective bargaining negotiations and implementation of agreements.
• Provide guidance and support on employee relations matters, disciplinary cases, grievances, and employment-related questions.
• Facilitate pay benchmarking activities, remuneration reviews, payroll-related contractual matters, and discretionary bonus processes.
• Provide guidance on GDPR and data protection requirements within our Crewing system and processes.
• Support organisational change initiatives and workforce adjustments affecting seafarers.
• Maintain governance, reporting, and documentation related to contracts, agreements, employee relations cases, and HR processes.
• Lead the recruitment and support of Danish Cadets throughout their cadetship, including stakeholder and institution coordination.
• Drive continuous improvement of crewing HR processes and provide support on strategic HR initiatives.

Occasional travel is required for vessel visits, cadet events, union meetings, officer seminars and other relevant activities.

Are you part of the solution?

At Maersk Tankers, you can come as you are and be among people who will expand your horizon. As our Crew Labour Relations Manager, we do, however, expect that you can contribute with the following:

- Min. 5 years of experience within HR, employee and labour relations, maritime HR, or a similar specialist role.

- Experience with employment contracts, collective bargaining agreements, union engagement, and complex employee relations matters.

- Good knowledge of employment legislation, GDPR and MLC 2006.

- Experience with pay benchmarking, remuneration reviews, and payroll-related contractual matters.

- Effective communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.

- Ability to balance employee, legal, and business considerations while handling sensitive and confidential matters with sound judgement and integrity.

- Structured and detail-oriented approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with multinational crews.

- Collaborative, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented mindset.

- Fluent in English.

- Danish language skills are an advantage.

We use Compas as our Crewing system and experience with a crewing- or HR personnel management system is required.