Water clerk

Function

As a Water Clerk, you will represent a shipping company in various ports. In this case, primarily Ghent, Zeebrugge and Antwerp, where you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks:

• Assisting the captain with the ship’s customs clearance procedures;
• Ensuring that the necessary documentation is in order so that seagoing and inland waterway vessels can load and unload;
• Maintaining contact with customers, stevedores, shipping lines, surveyors, (international) cargo owners, carriers, agents and customs authorities;
• Providing support in organising the storage of dry bulk goods;
• Administrative processing of import and export containers.

Profile

As a Water Clerk, you will possess the following qualities:

• A good command of Dutch and English; knowledge of French would be an advantage;
• IT-savvy and very good computer skills;
• The ability to work with great precision and in an organised manner;
• A proactive and flexible approach to work;
• Maritime knowledge of shipping documents and their value and significance;
• Holder of a driving licence;
• No 9-to-5 mentality (evening and weekend on-call duty every 1 in 3 weeks).

Organisation

This is an international logistics provider that supports businesses with transport, freight forwarding and supply chain operations. The organisation focuses primarily on bulk logistics and operates from a number of strategically located sites across the Benelux

Offer

Our client offers you the following remuneration package:

• An in-house training programme lasting 5–6 months is provided;
• Monthly salary in accordance with pay scale PC 226;
• Non-statutory benefits (meal vouchers, eco-vouchers, etc.);
• You will be provided with a mobile phone and, in due course, a company car;
• A challenging and highly varied role in an international and dynamic company.