Public Health Operations Manager

7 days ago


Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom Carnival Cruise Line Full time £40,000 - £60,000 per year
Job Description

Carnival UK is in search of a Public Health Operations Manager, who is crucial in supporting our direction and nurturing a high-performing team.

Role Overview

Maritime is responsible for the safe operation of P&O Cruises and Cunard's fleet. We do this by developing capable and motivated colleagues, providing assets that are fit for purpose as well as delivering operational processes that meet and exceed the needs of the business. Our Maritime teams deliver the health, environment, safety, security and nautical & engineering expertise needed to ensure we can create unforgettable holiday happiness for our guests.

The Public Health Operations Manager is responsible for the management of the CUK public health programs and practices that protect the shipboard population from environmental and communicable diseases health risks.

Key accountabilities include:

  • Responds and coordinates activities with shipboard and shoreside Public Health and brand operational teams to promote a strong public health culture and operational compliance to high public health standards.
  • Monitor and coordinate the agile response to public health events including disease outbreaks.
  • Analyse public health inspection reports for trends and recommend program enhancements to continuously improve operational excellence and compliance.
  • Managing public health programs through the active hiring, evaluation and training of shipboard Fleet and Public Health Officers, as well as managing a small team shoreside.

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK07, offered as a full-time position, on a permanent basis, we offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.

Requirements: Your Expertise and Leadership

To thrive as a Public Health Operations Manager, we're looking for:

  • Formal qualification at diploma/degree level or equivalent in a relevant area of Public or Environmental Health, such as food safety, infectious disease management, pest control, health and safety or public health
  • Technical qualification in a relevant area of Public or Environmental Health, such as water safety, air system safety, pool & spa safety and management, or food safety
  • Extensive experience in Environmental or Public Health role managing public health programmes/operations
  • Experience of managing a team, especially if some of those team members have worked remotely

About You: A Catalyst for Change

We believe that diversity enriches our team. We're interested in candidates who:

  • Demonstrate leadership skills
  • Communicate effectively across all levels of colleagues and stakeholders
  • Thrive in fast paced environment
  • Can travel to our ships as required

Why Join Us?

Working with us is about more than a job. It's about creating unforgettable holiday happiness for our guests and a fulfilling career for you.

Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague.

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Our benefits package reflects our commitment to your wellbeing:

  • Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
  • Annual bonus
  • Extensive learning and development opportunities
  • Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
  • Employee-led networks
  • Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
  • Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
  • Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
  • Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
  • In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
  • Life Assurance
  • Parental and adoption leave
  • Employee Shares Plan
  • Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes

Ready to Lead?

If guiding a team within the Maritime Team here at Carnival UK to new heights excites you, we're eager to hear from you. Apply now to start your journey with us, where your performance-led leadership will make a difference in our shared success.

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About Us

Holidays are one of life's greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.

No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world's largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain's rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.

Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.

It's through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel's Employer of Choice.



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