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Skipper for the Oljeön Museum in Fagersta Municipality

Fagersta kommun

Västmanlands län, Fagersta

Previous experience is desired

29 days left
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Fagersta is located in northern Västmanland. The municipality has extensive collaboration with neighboring municipalities. The geographical location is very good with proximity to a large population area. We currently have about 13,100 inhabitants in the municipality.

Welcome to a meaningful job and a workplace where we collaborate for those we serve based on the municipality's common values; cooperation, safety, responsibility, respect - STAR.

With us, you have the opportunity for, among other things, wellness grants and free access to swimming pools, gyms, and outdoor baths.

About the workplace – this is us!

In our operations, hospitality and service are at the center.

The Business Department of Fagersta Municipality is looking for staff to work as a skipper at the Oljeön museum.

Your assignment

In Ängelsberg, there is the destination Oljeön, the world's oldest preserved oil refinery. The oil refinery was built in 1875 and is now a museum, with a visitor season from May to September. Oljeön is located in Lake Åmänningen, about 500 meters from the Ängelsberg community. To reach the island, you travel on the ferry Petrolia. As a skipper, your task is to safely transport Oljeön's visitors and guides via the waterway, back and forth from the mainland. As a skipper, you are also responsible for the safety on board the ferry. Working hours are scheduled, and weekend work may occur.

Your qualifications and merits

We are looking for someone who is responsible and flexible, as well as punctual and reliable. We prefer that you have boating experience or similar experience. The requirement to operate the ferry Petrolia is a Class 8 Ship Officer's Certificate and a current medical certificate for seafarers, which is advantageous if you have it already. You have good language skills in Swedish. Since we also have foreign visitors, we prefer that you have good language skills in English; other languages are a merit. It is important that you convey good hospitality and service to our visitors, which is why we place great emphasis on your personality. You have a driver's license and access to a car.

We strive for a good age distribution and welcome applicants of all ages. We also aim to be a workplace that reflects the diversity of society.

Fagersta Municipality is part of a Finnish administrative area, and we welcome applicants with knowledge of Finnish in both spoken and written form.

We have made our choices of advertising channels and kindly decline all offers of advertising and recruitment assistance in connection with this advertisement.

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