Catering & BOH Superintendent

Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings LTD, Joint Owner/Operator of Four Seasons Yachts; Ancona; In loco; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

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Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings LTD is seeking a Catering & BOH Superintendent to act as an Owner’s Representative during yacht construction, overseeing outfitting, BOH systems, and related vessel installations. The role requires extensive cruise and yacht newbuild experience and strong knowledge of marine outfitting and safety systems.

The position is onsite at shipyards and involves walking extensively, lifting up to 20 kg, and climbing scaffolding, with a focus on ensuring compliance with

Competenze

• Extensive cruise and yacht newbuild experience is required.
• On-site role at shipyards.
• Ability to walk extensively, lift up to 20 kg, and climb scaffolding and ladders.

Mansioni

• Provide on-site Owner representation and technical oversight for outfitting and BOH systems throughout construction, testing, commissioning, and delivery phases.
• Monitor shipyard progress, workmanship quality, installation sequencing, and contractor performance for contractual compliance.
• Support enforcement of QA/QC standards across all assigned scopes of work and identify risks with timely corrective actions.
• Ensure operational readiness, guest experience, crew functionality, safety compliance, and premium yacht standards.
• Attend FATs, Harbor Acceptance Tests, and Sea Trials, and verify system performance against design parameters.

Conoscenze

Cruise yacht newbuild experience

Marine outfitting

Safety systems knowledge

Shipboard operations

Construction methodologies

Owner representation

Quality assurance

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CATERING & BOH SUPERINTENDENT

Position Summary

Reporting directly to the Site Team Manager-Newbuild and Commissioning, Superintend serves as a key Owner’s Representative within the Newbuild organization, responsible for overseeing and monitoring shipyard execution, subcontractor performance, and supplier deliverables related to outfitting, back-of-house (BOH), and associated vessel installations throughout the yacht construction lifecycle. This role is responsible for ensuring all assigned systems, equipment, and installations are executed in accordance with the Shipbuilding Contract, approved technical specifications, classification requirements, regulatory standards, quality expectations, and project delivery milestones. Acting as an extension of the Owner’s Newbuild organization, the Inspector provides technical oversight, operational guidance, quality assurance, and proactive issue resolution to support timely vessel delivery, commissioning activities, and operational readiness. The position requires extensive cruise and yacht newbuild experience, with strong technical knowledge across marine outfitting, safety systems, shipboard operations, and construction methodologies. The Inspector will work collaboratively with the shipyard, architects, consultants, classification societies, suppliers, operational stakeholders, and cross-functional project teams to support successful execution of the project from design review through final delivery and commissioning. This role plays a critical function in strengthening shipyard accountability, enforcing contractual and quality standards, supporting integrated commissioning efforts, minimizing delivery risk, and ensuring the vessel is delivered in alignment with Owner expectations, operational requirements, and premium luxury brand standards.

this position is located onsite at the Shipyards, you will be required to walk extensively, lift up to 20KG, climb scaffolding & ladders and work in a construction zone.

Key Responsibilities

Newbuild Oversight & Execution

• Provide on-site Owner representation and technical oversight for all assigned outfitting, BOH systems throughout construction, testing, commissioning, and delivery phases.
• Monitor shipyard progress, workmanship quality, installation sequencing, and contractor performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations, approved drawings, technical specifications, and project schedules.
• Support enforcement of quality assurance and quality control standards across all assigned scopes of work.
• Identify construction, installation, operational, and delivery risks proactively and collaborate with project stakeholders to develop timely corrective actions and mitigation plans.
• Ensure all deliverables support operational readiness, guest experience expectations, crew functionality, safety compliance, and premium yacht standards.
• Support integrated commissioning activities and ensure systems transition effectively from construction through operational acceptance.

Technical & Operational Responsibilities

Primary areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to:

• Main Galleys
• Provision Areas and Stores
• Cold Rooms and Freezers
• Food preparation areas
• Crew galleys and messes
• Dry Stores
• Beverage Stores
• Catering logistic routes
• Loading and receiving areas
• Bars and restaurants
• Apartment Catering areas
• Ensure operational functionality and maintainability of all spaces
• Responsible for the review, commenting and preparing of approval correspondence for vessel plans, drawing, makers specification submitted by the Yard is attended to on time
• Attend at the daily inspections, commissioning activities or as directed related but not limited to the above-mentioned systems
• Coordinate, apply quality measures and in any other way assist the Yard in complying with the required standards expected the project is to be built to. Provide solutions which will benefit the primarily the project, the Owner
• Coordinate troubleshooting and corrective actions
• Support the technical definition and the installation on board of the Owner supplied systems
• Assist for structuring the Inventory control system software (Catering and technical equipment function hierarchy, parts, and planned maintenance routines)
• Review and verify crew circulation routes, food flow logistics, waste handling flow, service efficiency, accessibility for maintenance and cleaning
• Ensure spaces are practical for real operational use and not only compliant on drawings
• Attend FATs and outside the Yard project activities
• Attend Harbor Acceptance Tests (HAT) and Sea Trials
• Verify system performance vs. design parameters
• Verify Hygiene standards, finishing quality, equipment alignment, proper drainage slopes, accessibility, equipment protection during construction
• Identify construction, installation, operational, and delivery risks proactively and collaborate with project stakeholders to develop timely corrective actions and mitigation plans.
• Ensure all deliverables support operational readiness, guest experience expectations, crew functionality, safety compliance, and premium yacht standards.
• Support integrated commissioning activities and ensure systems transition effectively from construction through operational acceptance.