[Remote] Shipboard Workforce Planner
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Carnival Cruise Line is the world’s most popular cruise line, dedicated to delivering safe and memorable vacations. The Shipboard Workforce Planner aligns business plans with workforce needs, creates forecasts, and manages staffing requirements to ensure operational efficiency onboard.
Responsibilities
- Develop and drive workforce planning efforts that are aligned with long-term staffing objectives in support of business plan and operational needs
- Create and execute plans to optimize and/or improve scheduling efficiencies to meet business operations onboard
- Provide strategic recommendations to decision-makers in operations and HR on staffing needs and crew movement
- Maintain crew personnel system with crew arrival confirmations; respond promptly to requests from team members, shipboard crew and Department Head inquiries
- Prepares ad hoc reports and analysis as requested by department head
- Identifies course of action or makes recommendations relating to staffing deviations based on observations (Crew requests, Schedule Adjustments, Skill changes)
Skills
- Bachelor's degree required
- Minimum 1 year forecasting or scheduling experience
- Microsoft Office and PC proficiency (intermediate to advance level with Excel)
- Ability to think logically and creatively
- Good interpersonal and organizational skills, detail oriented, responsible and reliable
- Able to work independently as well as part of a team. Good planning and analytical skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, flexibility, team orientation, ability and willingness to learn, great customer service
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time
- 2-3 years of Workforce Planning experience
- Knowledge of crew management system and scheduling optimization system preferred
Benefits
- Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
- Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
- Company paid term life insurance and disability coverage
- 401(k) plan that includes a company match
- Employee Stock Purchase plan
- Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays to be taken at the employee’s discretion.
- Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year. All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure.
- Sick Time – All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year.
- Complementary stand-by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends
- Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement
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