Unskilled cook

Esvagt A/S; Location (WV); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an unskilled cook for a dynamic role on board a vessel. In this position, you will prepare nutritious meals for a crew while ensuring compliance with food hygiene regulations. Creativity in cooking and an understanding of diverse dietary needs are essential. You will also participate in safety training and exercises. Enjoy a supportive workplace with committed colleagues and a flat organizational culture, along with the opportunity to sail for four weeks at a time. If you have a passion for cooking and a desire to contribute to maritime safety, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Training according to ESVAGT’s training book

Exercise equipment

Internet access

Private cabin

Qualifications

• Passionate about cooking and providing nutritionally correct food.
• Knowledge of diet and food hygiene regulations.
• Ability to communicate in Danish and English.

Responsibilities

• Compose and prepare all food on board for a crew of 8-18.
• Ensure weekly menu is healthy and varied.
• Handle administrative tasks related to food preparation.

Skills

Cooking

Food Hygiene

Creativity in Cooking

Communication in Danish

Communication in English

IT Skills

Education

Valid health certificate for seafarers

Clean drug-test

Criminal record check

Job description

Your main responsibility as an unskilled cook on the vessel is to compose and prepare all food on board and to arrange provisions for a crew of 8-18 people. It is not required that you are educated as a cook, but it is essential that you are passionate about cooking and take pride in providing nutritionally correct food. On board you must also take part in exercises in First Aid, Fire and Rescue. To be able to participate in the exercises, you will receive courses in FRB Sailing, First Aid and Safety Awareness in connection to your start in ESVAGT.

It is your responsibility to ensure that the weekly menu is healthy. The food on board is important, so you must be creative in your cooking and be able to prepare varied food for the crew. Also, you must be aware of different religious and cultural backgrounds in your choice of food. We also expect that you can bake the bread you need for the meals.

Also, you have to be up to date on new knowledge about diet and food hygiene. Hygiene as well as handling and storage of raw ingredients must be in full compliance with applicable regulations, and food inspections must be carried out on an ongoing basis.

As there is a lot of administrative work, it is important that you are IT minded handling this kind of work.

THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED:

• Valid health certificate for seafarers
• Passport
• Clean drug-test (Zero tolerance for narcotics and alcohol on board)
• You must be able to show a criminal record that is not older than 3 months

FURTHERMORE, WE EXPECT THAT YOU HAVE:

• Ability to communicate orally and in written in both Danish and English
• Ability to prepare healthy and varied food
• Possibility for sailing four weeks in a row (2 persons share a position)

WE OFFER:

• A workplace with good, committed colleagues and a flat organizational culture.
• Training according to ESVAGT’s training book
• 4 weeks of enlistment followed by four weeks off.
• Exercise equipment, internet, and private cabin

APPLICATION:

If this might be a job for you, we would be happy to receive your application through the right. As we have open positions ongoing, the job-interviews will be held on an ongoing basis. If you are selected for an interview, you will be asked to complete a person-profile analysis online.

BRIEF ABOUT ESVAGT:

ESVAGT provides safety and support at sea. Our most important tasks are rescue- and oil spill preparedness in and around the oil/gas fields as well as services for offshore wind parks. ESVAGT’s specialized ships and crew are crucial part of the maritime safety.

Our employees have used their own words to describe the company’s DNA: The ‘ESVAGT Standard’.

The ‘ESVAGT Standard’ describes what it is that makes customers choose ESVAGT and what characterizes the employees who carry an ESVAGT logo on their uniforms. It is a set of core values that everybody is proud to follow – and what makes ESVAGT unique.

Our customers take the ’ESVAGT Standard’ for granted – but we do not.

THE ESVAGT STANDARD:

Safety
Do it safely or not at all

Quality
Whatever we do – we do it with quality
We take care of today – and make tomorrow better

Craftmanship and dedication
We are people with skills, enthusiasm, and dedication - a ship is only as good as its crew

Constant improvement and innovation
We continuously strive to improve – innovation is a prerequisite

Customer focus and flexibility
We work hard and smart for our customers – always committed to go the extra mile