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Tour Representative

4 months ago

Sitka, United States Allen Marine Inc Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Summary

The position works with cruise line shore excursion staff, motor coach dispatchers and driver/guides, vessel crew and other dock personnel to ensure our tours depart and arrive in a timely fashion, and according to the quality and customer service standards set by Allen Marine and the cruise lines.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Must present a professional and friendly attitude and be able to answer a variety of questions about Allen Marine Tours and Southeast Alaska.
  • Company liaison to shore excursion staff, assisting with sales and logistics. This includes working with bus companies and ship staff to ensure passengers’ special needs are met.
  • Direct and assist passenger movement between cruise ship and tour embarkation.
  • Collect tickets/vouchers as passengers board vessels and motor coaches.
  • Effectively communicate with other Allen Marine employees via company radios.
  • Conduct settlement transactions with cruise line representatives.
  • Assist with distribution of promotional tour materials.
  • Maintain periodic reports of passenger counts and daily sales.
  • Special projects may be assigned as required by the business.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Prefer experience in the tourism/visitor industry or customer service.
  • Must present a professional and friendly attitude while working in a sometimes fast-paced environment
  • Must be clean, well groomed, courteous, honest, punctual and most important, reliable.
  • Must feel comfortable approaching and speaking to people you don’t know.
  • Must feel comfortable directing and speaking to large crowds.
  • Ability to prioritize and handle various time-sensitive tasks while maintaining a great attention to detail.
  • Ability to solve unique spontaneous problems regularly and make decisions quickly and confidently both as an individual and as a team.
  • Ability to generate a multitude of co-operative relationships with co-workers as well as representatives of other companies involved with AMT.
  • Must be drug free (pre-employment screening and enrollment in random drug testing program is mandatory).
  • Project professional and polished image.
  • Must be drug free (pre-employment screening and enrollment in random drug testing program is company policy).
  • Must pass a security background check and DOT drug test.

Preferred Qualifications

Traits and Characteristics

  • Friendly, personable
  • Organized, efficient
  • Works well in a team or individually
  • Able to keep a calm and collected demeanor in stressful situations
  • Likes to connect with new people from all over the world.
  • Can form lasting relationships with tour partners and other vendors
  • Must be able to complete tasks with minimal supervision & have excellent math skills.

Work Environment

  • Ability to work flexible schedule to include weekends and holidays during tour season.
  • Must adhere to Allen Marine, Inc., & Affiliated Companies United States Coast Guard Consortium Drug & Alcohol Policies & Procedures.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Ability to walk on uneven deck surfaces crossing from vessel to vessel. Must be able to stand for long periods of time and walk up to 3 miles per day and in all types of weather.

Supervisory Responsibilities