Shipping agent (m/f/d) — Kanton St. Gallen
- Location
- Rorschach
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Yesterday
Role overview
The Road Transport and Shipping Office is an ISO-certified organization with 160 employees in various professional fields. The Maritime Office is responsible for the inspection and certification of watercraft and shipmasters as well as maritime police surveillance in the lakes. Together with a small team, you make a significant contribution to safety and environmental protection on our St.Gallian waters (Bodensee, Walensee and Upper Lake Zurich).
- Certification of skippers and ships
- Scheduling of exam dates for driver examinations and technical inspections of ships
- Collection of watercraft taxes and fees
- Examination and issue of authorisations for nautical events
- Customer counter and back office services
- Completed basic commercial training with several years of professional experience
- Nautical knowledge is beneficial
- Experience in direct customer contact
- Readiness for the seasonally very high time burden with holiday and compensation options mainly in the months October to April
- Resilient and team capable personality with high social skills and healthy assertiveness
- Varied everyday work with a lot of self-responsibility and intensive customer contact
- Working in an open, committed and competent team
- Current employment conditions
- Attractive workplace in Kornhaus Rorschach
Contact: Peter Neuweiler, Head of Shipping Department, 058 229 93 20
- Pensum: 60 - 80%
- Location: Rorschach
- Application via the official job portal of the Canton of St. Gallen (https://www.sg.ch/ueber-den-kanton-st-gallen/employer-canton-stgallen/job portal.html)
Application process
- Application via the official job portal of the Canton of St.
- Gallen (https://www.sg.ch/ueber-den-kanton-st-gallen/employer-canton-stgallen/job portal.html)
Contacts
- Peter Neuweiler, Head of Shipping Department, 058 229 93 20 Pensum: 60
- 80% Location: Rorschach
Company and context
- The Road Transport and Shipping Office is an ISO-certified organization with 160 employees in various professional fields.
- The Maritime Office is responsible for the inspection and certification of watercraft and shipmasters as well as maritime police surveillance in the lakes.
- Together with a small team, you make a significant contribution to safety and environmental protection on our St.Gallian waters (Bodensee, Walensee and Upper Lake Zurich). What to expect: Certification of skippers and ships
- Scheduling of exam dates for driver examinations and technical inspections of ships Collection of watercraft taxes and fees
- Examination and issue of authorisations for nautical events Customer counter and back office services What sets it apart:
- Completed basic commercial training with several years of professional experience Nautical knowledge is beneficial Experience in direct customer contact
- Readiness for the seasonally very high time burden with holiday and compensation options mainly in the months October to April
- Resilient and team capable personality with high social skills and healthy assertiveness What we offer:
- Varied everyday work with a lot of self-responsibility and intensive customer contact
- Working in an open, committed and competent team Current employment conditions Attractive workplace in Kornhaus Rorschach
Additional details
- Together with a small team, you make a significant contribution to safety and environmental protection on our St.Gallian waters (Bodensee, Walensee and Upper Lake Zurich). Certification of skippers and ships
- Scheduling of exam dates for driver examinations and technical inspections of ships Collection of watercraft taxes and fees
- Examination and issue of authorisations for nautical events Customer counter and back office services What sets it apart:
- Completed basic commercial training with several years of professional experience Nautical knowledge is beneficial Experience in direct customer contact
- Resilient and team capable personality with high social skills and healthy assertiveness
- Working in an open, committed and competent team Current employment conditions Attractive workplace in Kornhaus Rorschach
- Contact: Peter Neuweiler, Head of Shipping Department, 058 229 93 20 Location: Rorschach
Notes and original content
- Together with a small team, you make a significant contribution to safety and environmental protection on our St.Gallian waters (Bodensee, Walensee and Upper Lake Zurich).
- What to expect:
- Certification of skippers and ships
- Scheduling of exam dates for driver examinations and technical inspections of ships
- Collection of watercraft taxes and fees
- Examination and issue of authorisations for nautical events
- Customer counter and back office services
- What sets it apart:
- Completed basic commercial training with several years of professional experience
- Nautical knowledge is beneficial
Questions about this listing
What salary does Kanton St. Gallen offer for this role?
Kanton St. Gallen lists CHF 57'500 - 87'000 gross per year for this position in Rorschach. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Kanton St. Gallen offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Kanton St. Gallen during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in St. Gallen?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton St. Gallen can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with St. Gallen's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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