Port of Santos Struggles With Lack of Skilled Labor; Find Out What You Need to Get a Job in the Sector

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 26/04/2021 at 09:55

Updated on 26/04/2021 at 11:41

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Port Sector Suffers From The Lack Of Qualified Labor To Fill Positions Of Technological Innovation In Ports. Port Of Santos Is A Great Example.

Located in the coastal city of Santos, the Port of Santos is one of the most important in the continent. With such structure, logistics, and technology, the location needs the best professionals and a lot of qualified labor. However, the Port of Santos is having many difficulties finding qualified professionals who possess the technical knowledge for the development of technologies and new logistical solutions. As a result, many job positions remain vacant due to the lack of labor.

With competition among other port terminals, the Port of Santos requires highly qualified labor to implement technologies that can solve the problems presented. Generally, the specialists at the Port work on a specific issue, seeking techniques and improvements to increase their efficiency and automation.

In an article published in A Tribuna, Ricardo Pupo Larguesa, founding partner of T2S Technologies, states that there is a lack of training courses in the market to enhance workers’ abilities to develop services, hence the difficulty in finding qualified labor to fill job vacancies.

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Ricardo also emphasized a well-known issue among candidates, highlighting that many people get excited when they see the market is booming and offering good salaries; however, he pointed out that it is necessary to have a basic knowledge of math, logic, and English.

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Marco Riveiros, CEO of Zero Treze Innovation, highlighted a study that projects a demand for 70,000 qualified professionals annually for the port sector. However, Brazil only has 46,000 people being trained annually capable of taking these jobs. He emphasized that the labor shortage is a global demand.

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Luiz Simões, technology director of Modalgr, reported that the company has 50 open positions but still has not found qualified labor to fill the job vacancies.

Vander Serra Abreu, director of IPort Solution, highlights that the pandemic hinders technical visits from universities to the ports, making it even more difficult to develop new professionals. He also stated that he feels the lack of courses in universities for studies related to solutions in the port area.

Serra also advised: a professional who wants a job in this field must have technological innovation in their blood. Additionally, it is necessary to know or want to learn about the areas that still need to be automated.

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