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The shortage of skilled workers is also affecting the maritime sector. To make it easier for hiring companies in and around the Port of Hamburg to find suitable candidates, the Port of Hamburg Marketing has created a new job portal. Accessible on hafen-hamburg.de, the platform pools job ads and provides a clear and structured overview of the many different professions in the maritime sector.
Around 156,000 jobs in the metropolitan region of Hamburg directly depend on the Port of Hamburg – and indirectly around 600,000 nationwide. From warehouse logistics specialists and engineers to pilots and treasurers, the performance delivered by the Port of Hamburg is due to all kinds of skilled workers. As a result, the port is the most important employer in the metropolitan region and a major source of work for companies along inland supply chains. Port and maritime logistics offer a wide array of different professions and training opportunities.
Companies from a range of industries are currently facing the challenge of demographic changes and a growing shortage of junior talent and skilled workers. This is also true for logistics companies.
For this reason, the Port of Hamburg Marketing has set itself the goal of strengthening the position of the Port of Hamburg on the labour market together with its member companies. The newly launched job portal on hafen-hamburg.de/jobs-career now pools together job ads and information on a wide range of job offers at the Port of Hamburg, which users can sort according to employer and professional field.
Following its successful launch, the portal will now undergo a series of further developments. A key element of this is the filter tool, simplifying searches for all currently advertised positions in maritime and inland logistics. The list of positions can be filtered according to entry type (training programme, dual studies or permanent employment), vocational field and professional qualification.
Thanks to a table view featured on the start page of the job portal, candidates then also have the option to access the job vacancy directly as well as an introduction to the relevant company. Here, they can also find further contact options, images and videos related to the company, as well as all associated job offers and training opportunities currently advertised.
Those curious to find out more about individual professions at the port can take a look at the “Job of the Week” on the start page of the job portal. A description of a job profile, alternating each week, can be accessed by clicking on the current photo. “There are a wide range of professions available in maritime logistics. The job portal is intended to give an overview of these opportunities, providing inspiration and orientation during the application process.
For the companies in the maritime sector, it represents a way of simplifying the recruitment and application process for jobseekers and potential new skilled workers. The great number of companies and job opportunities in particular makes the Port of Hamburg an exciting, international and modern employer – both at the port itself as well as along the supply chain,” summarises Axel Mattern, Chair of the Port of Hamburg Marketing.