Vacant job

Sweden's most beautiful workplace is looking for a

Cook Steward and Messman

For icebreakers, work vessels, and research vessels, temporary employment as needed

The Icebreakers – Atle, Ymer, Frej, Oden, Ale, and Idun
The Swedish Maritime Administration's icebreakers play a crucial role in keeping maritime traffic moving during the winter months. Through icebreaker assistance, we ensure that commercial shipping can navigate even under difficult ice conditions in our fairways. During the ice-free part of the year, the icebreakers contribute to other important tasks such as fairway maintenance, repairs of maritime safety devices, and other technical interventions along the coast.

The Work Vessels Baltica and Scandica
The work vessels Baltica and Scandica play a crucial role in keeping Sweden's fairways open and safe. They specialize in fairway maintenance, performing maintenance work on maritime safety devices such as marks, buoys, and lighthouses along the entire coast. During the winter months, they also function as auxiliary icebreakers to ensure that maritime traffic can continue even under tough ice conditions. The work vessels do not have a messman on board.

The Research Vessel Svea
Svea is one of the world's most modern research vessels and can be used for virtually all types of marine research and environmental monitoring. Svea is owned by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and manned by the Swedish Maritime Administration. Regular operations and clients include SLU and the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), which conduct expeditions in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Through these expeditions, fish stocks, marine environments, and seabed conditions are monitored. Additionally, hydrographic surveys are conducted with ROV for the Swedish Maritime Administration.

Responsibilities as Cook Steward
As a cook steward on board the vessels, you are responsible for the ship's supplies, which include finances, provisions purchasing, and cooking. You are also responsible for cleaning certain common areas on board. On the larger vessels, you work with a messman, but on the smaller ones, you work alone.
It is important that you are flexible and accommodating to various requests and needs in your cooking, for example, it is important that you keep track of allergies, sensitivities, and special diets.

Who are you?
To be considered for the role of Cook Steward, you must have:

•    Certificate as a ship's cook

•    Certificate in Basic Safety

•    Valid medical certificate for seafarers, limited or unlimited sailing.

•    Good organizational skills

•    Good ability to independently plan purchases and finances

•    Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both spoken and written

It is an advantage if you have:

•    Medical First Aid

•    Good knowledge of nutrition and meal composition

•    Experience and interest in preparing various special diets.

Messman
Your role includes assisting the cook in the cold kitchen, maintaining common areas, cleaning the vessel, and helping with meal service and provisioning.

Who are you?
To be considered for the role of Messman, you must have:

•    Valid medical certificate for seafarers, limited or unlimited sailing.

•    Certificate in Basic Safety

•    Good ability to express yourself in Swedish, both spoken and written

It is an advantage if you have:

•    Medical First Aid

•    Previous experience in messman work

•    Previous experience in restaurant or other service professions

We place great emphasis on your personal qualities. You are flexible, self-driven, and take responsibility for your tasks. The work involves close cooperation with both the rest of the crew and any researchers on board, which requires you to have good teamwork skills and to be attentive and accommodating to their requests. You see it as a given to have a service-oriented approach.

Why choose the Swedish Maritime Administration?
The Swedish Maritime Administration is a service-producing business. Our work environment and mission are unique – Sweden's most beautiful workplace. Our mission is to develop transport and shipping in line with the decisions of the parliament and government. Our business idea offers efficient sea routes, modern services, and competitive and sustainable development.

How and when?
This recruitment concerns temporary employment as needed, lasting a maximum of 12 months from the start date.
Selection and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis.

The position may require Swedish citizenship. A security review with a background check may be conducted before an employment offer.

Inquiries:
Assistant Fleet Manager Joakim Risberg, [email protected]
Personnel Planner Christine Bergius, [email protected]

Union Representatives:
Saco-S Patrik Wikand, OFR/ST Carl Cremonese, Seko Ib Bergström, all of whom can be reached via our switchboard at 0771-630000.

Application:
Register your application, along with a current seafarer service extract from the Transport Agency to verify your qualifications and certificates, no later than April 12, 2026.
Diary number: 26-00574

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