About the position

With our 130 years of experience along the Norwegian coast, we have connected coastal communities and given our guests an authentic experience whether they sail short or far, from port to port or full round trip. At the same time, we have transported important cargo between ports. Our original coastal voyage is known worldwide as "the world's most beautiful coastal voyage", combining beautiful scenery and authentic culture with delicious food experiences. In addition, we have our beautiful ship, MS Trollfjord, which sails to Svalbard in the summer and North Cape in the winter.

Now, Hurtigruten Norway are ready to increase the number of commercial ships on this iconic voyage. MS Otto Sverdrup sails from Hamburg to Norwegian destinations with primarily German guests, where we want new colleagues who can communicate in German.

We are now looking for people for all our ships where we want you who are passionate about service and love to offer good guest experiences. Do you want to join the journey and show our guests our home?

Hurtigruten is a world leader in adventure travel and is therefore fully committed to the professionalization of hotel operations on board. We work extremely further on development and implementation of new concepts that will create even better experiences for our guests. We work to further develop our employees so that together we can provide world-class service and quality.

Are you passionate about working with local food and love providing world-class service? Are you hungry for new challenges and want to work with our concept that is a world leader in local food and adventure travel? Then it is you we seek!

For 130 years, we have worked to provide our guests with unforgettable experiences and offer those we work together with an exciting and rewarding work environment.

Do you want to help create world-class adventure travel? Are you hungry for new challenges in a company with high ambitions and full speed ahead?

We are now looking for chefs with an interest in good, local ingredients and a desire to work with our renowned food concept Norway's Coastal Kitchen.

Working on ships is a way of life and you will get a unique chance to become part of a working environment with passion and determination to succeed. Collaboration, trust, respect and empathy are qualities we value highly and which are important for maintaining an environment based on diversity and inclusion.

Do you recognize yourself in our values: We Inspire, We Empower, We Care, We Explore?

Duties and responsibilities

• Production and processing of cold and hot food

• In collaboration with ass. chef follow current menus, but still be a driving force for the development of dishes, menus and dishes according to Hurtigruten's value foundation "Norway's Coastal Kitchen"

• Cleaning in accordance with current cleaning plans

• Inform superiors about nonconformities, so that this can be handled by responsible

• Co-responsible for ensuring that the ship's operational and safety management systems, including internal routines food, are followed up within the area of responsibility

• Other upcoming tasks

Qualifications/Experience

• Certificate of apprenticeship and work experience as a cook. Documentable and relevant experience can compensate for educational requirements

• Desirable with some years of experience in the culinary profession

• Personal suitability will be emphasized

• Must have good English language skills. Scandinavian language is desirable, but not a requirement

Hurtigruten set high demands for safety on board, which means that all employees must have; Basic safety course for seafarers, Crowd and Crises course, and approved health certificate from authorized seafarer doctor. There is no requirement to have completed the courses before applying, but you must be willing to take them, and please note that the individual must pay for the courses themselves

Personal qualities

• Have passion for the culinary profession and local food

• High focus on safety

• Flexible with large work capacity

• Likes to work in a team and is able to work well under pressure

• Structured in the daily work and has a strong focus on quality and details

We offer

Get to cook real and proper food with fresh local products from all over the coast

• A challenging position, where you work with one of Norway's strongest brands together with good colleagues

• Varied working day with 1:1 shifts (two round trips)

• Food and lodging on board

• Paid travel to and from the port of departure, by arrangement

• Salary in accordance with collective agreement

• Good insurance and pension terms

• A unique workplace with good colleagues of all ages and social cohesion

• Challenging working days with Norway's most beautiful views

Applicants will be considered for our entire fleet and applications received will be processed on an ongoing basis