GP Steward (Relief/Casual)

Bay-Ferries-Limited; Saint John; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training incentives

Work-life balance

Competitive wages (as per collective5)

Pension (as per collective agreement)

Job summary

As a Steward you will help ensure passenger safety and comfort, perform cleaning of public areas, washrooms and crew areas, assist with embarkation and disembarkation, and provide information and friendly customer service.

Additional duties may include Deckhand tasks and other general duties as required.

Qualifications

• Experience in the passenger ship industry.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Clean public areas, washrooms and crew areas onboard.
• Assist with embarkation and disembarkation of passengers.
• Provide information and professional, friendly customer service.
• Support deck operations as needed (Deckhand duties).

Skills

Passenger ship experience

Team work

Communication skills

Safety culture

Job description

Bay Ferries Limited is currently recruiting GP Stewards for casual positions working on MV Fundy Rose, a year-round ferry service across the Bay of Fundy between Digby, Nova Scotia and Saint John, New Brunswick.

This is a casual, unlicensed position and may lead to a full-time position.

Description of role:

Stewards ensure the safety and comfort of our passengers while onboard and undertake cleaning of the public areas, washroom and crew areas of the vessel. They assist with embarkation and disembarkation of passengers, and engage with customers to provide information, assistance and overall professional, friendly customer service. Stewards may also be required to perform other General-Purpose duties, such as Deckhand.

What to expect:

• Training incentives.
• Work-life balance.
• Competitive wages (as per collective agreement).
• Pension (as per collective agreement).

Required certifications:

• Valid Candidate Document Number (CDN#)
• Valid Seafarers Marine Medical
• STCW's 6.1, 6.2

Desired qualifications:

• Experience in the passenger ship industry.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proven track record of safe operations.
• Demonstrate a commitment to maintaining a just-cause safety culture.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.

The following would be an asset:

• Passenger Safety Management

Bay Ferries Limited is committed to employment equity and actively recruits candidates from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act (women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities)

NOTICE: In order to work on Canadian ships, seafarers must be legally allowed to work in Canada (through citizenship, permanent residency)