Service Host at Stena Line

When you leave the land and step aboard, you are met by a workplace filled with activity, collaboration, and a sea of opportunities alongside colleagues and our guests. As a Service Host, you may work in various areas such as hotel, restaurant, and shop - all equally important for providing our guests with the best travel experience!

Hotel

If you work with our hotel, you ensure that our guests receive the utmost comfort and sleep. You do this by cleaning and welcoming guests! We have many cabins and large areas on board that you clean and prepare before each departure, which means you need to work carefully yet efficiently.

Restaurant

In our various restaurants, cafés, and bars, you will work with table service, dishwashing, and clearing tables. You will work at a fast pace while assisting our guests!

Shop

Here, you sell our popular products including beauty, candy, and beverages. You ensure that the shop is well-stocked and tidy while providing tips and knowledge to our guests.

What We Offer

Since its inception, Stena Line has promoted community and created lifelong friendships. Working on board is not like any other job; here you work and live for a whole week on board and then have a paid week off.

Safety always comes first on board, and you are an important part of our safety work. Before starting with us, we ensure that you receive thorough training in safety, service, and much more - all to experience a fantastic adventure on board together! Training starts in February 2025.

Who Are You?

At Stena Line, your personality is just as important as your skills. Regardless of your role, welcoming, caring, and reliable behaviors guide you in your daily work and the challenges you may face.

When you are welcoming, you spread joy among colleagues and are unpretentious in everything you undertake. Your caring nature makes you the safe harbor in the storm, always ready to throw a lifebuoy to colleagues or guests. Additionally, you are reliable, ensuring consistent quality service on time. You show commitment to our guests' needs to build trust.

Your Must-Haves:

• Work experience in cleaning, hotel, restaurant, and/or shop
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written
• Good swimming skills
• Over 18 years old
• Valid passport or national ID card

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education from a hotel, tourism, or restaurant school
• Additional language skills

Good to Know

• Our Swedish-flagged vessels depart from Gothenburg, Halmstad, and Trelleborg, and you should be able to depart from all ports.
• You are expected to work in all different areas as a Service Host.
• The work involves varying working hours at all times of the day.
• If you proceed in the process and are offered employment with us, you will undergo a medical examination and drug test in accordance with our alcohol and drug policy.

CV-less Recruitment & Testing

In this recruitment, we do not accept CVs or cover letters!

To promote equal opportunities and avoid biases, we have a CV-less recruitment process. By focusing on skills and experiences, we create a fair assessment that opens up for diversity. At Stena Line, we prioritize an inclusive process and therefore use tests as the first step - we are interested in your potential, not just what is written in your application!

Interested?

The position is a seasonal employment starting by agreement but no later than week 24. We expect you to be able and willing to work full-time during the summer of 2025. Selection and interviews will be ongoing. The application deadline is March 31st. We have a collective agreement with SEKO.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact our recruiters at: [email protected]

We kindly ask for no direct contact with staffing and recruitment companies or sellers of additional job advertisements.

About Stena Line

As a leader in sustainable shipping, Stena Line has Europe’s largest route network and focuses on transporting both passengers and freight. We already have over 6,100 employees across Scandinavia, the UK, and the Baltics, and together we create our success. The journey begins with us!

At Stena Line, we have a vision that everything is interconnected. By bringing together people and goods, we enable growth for both businesses and society. We are currently on an exciting journey driven by technology and new digital habits, which develops our operations and creates value for our customers.

Working at Stena Line is synonymous with a safe workplace and a good work-life balance. For us, it is important to work to maintain and develop a work environment that is sustainable, free from harassment, and provides equal opportunities for all. We believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion - and welcome all applicants.