Catering & Service

Primary job tasks

Working in catering and service makes you a central part of making the day-to-day operations on ships and oilrigs run smoothly. Positions include everything from working in the kitchen to a job in administration, cabin or passenger service.

Your motivations and qualifications

You have a desire for a busy work among many people
Flair for customer service
A team player
Ready for intense working periods followed by weeks or months of paid leave

The programme

Some positions within catering and service require formal training.

Other positions have on the job training and can be applied by unskilled applicants.

Career opportunities

There are catering and service jobs on passenger as well as merchant ships and offshore workplaces like oilrigs.

You can look forward to a different work environment at sea with the possibility of sailing around the world.

Specific positions include: chef, kitchen assistant, kitchen manager, baker, food and beverage manager, purser, steward/stewardess, maid, shop assistant etc.

3 good reasons for choosing this career path:

You can sail around the world
No two days are alike and you can build great friendships
Intense work followed by weeks or months of paid leave

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