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Human Resources Department

The Human Resources Shore is located in Hamburg and supports the 130 employees working for the Deutsche Afrika-Linien / John T. Essberger Group ashore.

Our company is only as good as our employees are! Therefore, we are always looking for highly motivated and well qualified employees. We want to gain and retain people, who want to play an active part in our company, are willing to take the responsibility for challenging issues and who are able to change the bearing.

Job Vacancies OnShore

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HR Officer (m/f/d) with focus on Payroll

We are looking to fill the position of HR Officer specialising in recruiting and payroll in the HR department as soon as possible.

Job Description:

Your tasks:

As part of our HR team, consisting of three HR officers and the HR Director, you will be responsible for the complete HR management with a focus on preparatory payroll accounting for a personnel sub-area assigned to you. This includes the following activities:

  • With your expertise in payroll accounting, you will support the HR team as a sparring partner (m/f/d) in all tax and social security issues
  • From recruiting and contract drafting to payroll accounting, employee support and personnel development, you are fully responsible for the employee life cycle of your HR subdivision
  • You will contribute your expertise to advising the managers in your area on all labour law and HR-related issues, listen to our employees and maintain a trusting working relationship with the works council
  • You will also take on day-to-day business tasks and general administrative HR tasks
  • Participation in HR projects and special topics as well as the continuous development and optimisation of existing HR tools round off your range of activities 


Your profile: 

  • Completed master's degree, preferably with a focus on HR management or comparable training
  • Several years of professional experience in a comparable position, especially in payrolling
  • Good knowledge of German social security and payroll tax law
  • Good knowledge of MS Excel (incl. pivot analyses)
  • Social competence and excellent communication skills
  • Team spirit, commitment and willingness to provide service


Our offer:

  • Varied tasks, individual development prospects and the opportunity to take on responsibility
  • An attractive salary, reimbursement of travel expenses, monthly vouchers
  • Possibility of mobile working (after familiarisation) and flexible working hours
  • An attractive workplace in modern offices, just a few minutes' walk from the Altona balcony and the fish market, with good transport links and a view of the River Elbe
  • Language courses and free drinks
  • An informal, appreciative, Hanseatic working atmosphere and respectful cooperation in a friendly, helpful team


We look forward to receiving your application - also without cover letter - stating the earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

John T. Essberger GmbH & Co. KG | Human Resources Shore| Palmaille 45 22767 Hamburg | application@rantzau.de | careers.rantzau.de


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Crew Accountant (m/f/d)

To strengthen our team, we are looking for a full-time or part-time (at least 30 hours per week) member for our crewing department as soon as possible.

Job Description:

Your tasks: 

  • Preparing the correct pay of internal and external seafarers
  • Transfers of internal and external payments
  • Handling of the ships’ cashes
  • Preparing and transferring travel expense reports
  • Communication with public authorities and ship leaders (captains)
  • Reconciliation of accounts


Your profile:

  • Successfully completed commercial apprenticeship
  • Experience in the supervision of maritime staff desirable
  • Good understanding of figures and accounting
  • Good written and spoken English
  • Confident handling of the common MS Office products
  • Strong communication and organizational skills as well as team spirit
  • Initiative, flexibility and enjoyment of new tasks


Our offer:

  • Varied tasks, individual development prospects and the opportunity to take on responsibility
  • An attractive salary, reimbursement of travel expenses, monthly vouchers
  • Possibility of mobile working (after familiarisation) and flexible working hours
  • An attractive workplace in modern offices, just a few minutes' walk from the Altona balcony and the fish market, with good transport links and a view of the River Elbe
  • Language courses and free drinks
  • An informal, appreciative, Hanseatic working atmosphere and respectful cooperation in a friendly, helpful team


We look forward to receiving your application - also without cover letter - stating the earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

John T. Essberger GmbH & Co. KG | Human Resources Shore| Palmaille 45 22767 Hamburg | application@rantzau.de | careers.rantzau.de



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IT Engineer - Maritime IT (m/f/d)

To strengthen our team, we are looking for an IT Engineer - Maritime IT (m/f/d) to begin as early as possible.

Job Description:

We craft innovative IT systems on land and on board to manage our tanker fleet, which operates throughout Europe. Would you like to play a leading role in making our IT systems even smarter? And do you like being on an equal footing with your users? Then join us on board and become part of our IT team at John T. Essberger.

Your tasks:

  • Operation and further development of IT on our ships and at the head office
  • Configuration and roll-out of the IT infrastructure
  • Steering of contractors and purchasing of system components
  • Delivery and installation of IT systems on board
  • Planning, integration and roll-out of software solutions and updates
  • Monitoring of the IT systems and troubleshooting
  • Carrying out backup and recovery
  • Administration of user profiles and e-mail communication
  • Automation of processes and data transfers between data center, ship, and cloud
  • Alignment of all activities with Ship Management, Crews, and IT
  • Documentation of manuals and quality assurance
  • User support and assistance via the ticket system


Your profile:

  • Completed training or studies in a technical, scientific or economic field; preferably in (specialist) computer science, logistics or a comparable field
  • Work experience in the configuration and administration of IT systems, ideally in a Shipping environment
  • Analytical thinking, problem solving skills and willingness to learn
  • Knowledge of Windows servers and virtualisation
  • Strong knowledge of network management and IT security
  • Working knowledge of PowerShell, Bash, Dualog, Hyper-V, Icinga, IGEL, UniFi or similar tools
  • Initial experience in IT project management or working on IT projects
  • Confident written and spoken English


Our offer:

  • Own Workplace in a traditional Hamburg based family business
  • Modern IT systems and tools in the data centre and cloud
  • A committed working environment with flexible and mobile working time options
  • Advantageous voucher system and travel allowance
  • Personalised training and development opportunities within the company Attractive workplace, just a few minutes' walk from the Altonaer Balkon and the Fischmarkt, with good transport connections and a view of the River Elbe
  • A family-like and appreciative working atmosphere in a respectful and cooperative team
  • Various events such as after works and Christmas celebrations

We look forward to receiving your application - also without cover letter - stating the earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

John T. Essberger GmbH & Co. KG Human Resources Shore| Palmaille 45 22767 Hamburg | application@rantzau.de | careers.rantzau.de


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Bachelor- / Masterarbeit zum Thema „Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung nach CSRD"

We are looking for a motivated bachelor/master student (m/f/d) in the field of economics and/or environmental sciences, environmental technology or sustainability for our finance department.

Job Description:

You will actively support the preparatory work as well as the definition of requirements for sustainability reporting, which you will then develop together with us according to ESRS standards. In your Bachelor's/Master's thesis, you will document the process from analysing data and determining material impacts and content through to to the implementation of the reporting obligation for sustainability-related key figures in the company.

Your Profile

  • You are currently completing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in the field of economics and or your profile: environmental sciences, environmental technology, sustainability or a comparable degree programme
  • You would like to write your Bachelor's/Master's thesis in collaboration with a medium-sized company from the private sector
  • You are interested in the field of sustainability and can imagine specialising in this area later on
  • You are enthusiastic about shipping and the maritime industry
  • You have a good command of written and spoken German and English
  • You are a strong communicator and can also convey abstract topics clearly
  • Ideally, you have advanced knowledge of Office 365 and cloud computing


Our Offer

Due to the heterogeneity of our activities in the shipping industry and the different organisational structures organisational structures of the companies in our Group, you can expect responsible and coordination processes and a team of motivated, cosmopolitan, international and experienced colleagues,who will support you in the preparation of your Bachelor's /Master's thesis.

We look forward to receiving your application - also without cover letter - stating the earliest possible starting date.

DAL Deutsche Afrika-Linien GmbH & Co. KG | Human Resources Shore| Palmaille 45 22767 Hamburg | application@rantzau.de | careers.rantzau.de


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Accounting Specialist /Bilanzbuchhalter (m/w/d)

To strengthen our team, we are looking for a full-time or part-time (at least 30 hours per week) member for our Accounting department as soon as possible.

Job Description:

Your tasks:

  • Validation and processing of incoming invoices in the Vendor Invoice Management software 
  • Processing of payment runs for vendors
  • Personal account maintenance in SAP
  • Processing and managing the external dunning process Management of interim accounts and clearing of accounts receivable and accounts payable

Your profile: 

  • Several years of professional experience as an accountant (m/f/x) or a degree in economics with several years of professional experience, ideally in a shipping company
  • Confident knowledge in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB) 
  • Routine in dealing with MS Office and SAP
  • Affinity for numbers and quick comprehension
  • Strong analytical and communication skills as well as a structured, proactive way of working 
  • A hands-on personality with a sense of quality and responsibility and enjoy working in a team

We offer you: 

  • Varied tasks, individual development prospects and the opportunity to take on responsibility 
  • Appropriate remuneration, mobile working and flexible working hours 
  • An attractive workplace in modern offices, just a few minutes' walk from the Altona balcony and the fish market, with good transport links and a view of the River Elbe
  • Travel allowance, language courses and free drinks 
  • A family atmosphere familiar, appreciative, Hanseatic working atmosphere and respectful cooperation in a friendly team

Contact: We look forward to receiving your application - even without a cover letter - stating the earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations. John T. Essberger GmbH & Co. KG Human Resources Shore | Palmaille 45 22767 Hamburg | application@rantzau.de | careers.rantzau.de


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