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Offshore Steward
Req ID: 1449174
Category: Facilities Support – HOURLY
Brand: ESS
Location: Halifax, NS
Posting Date: August 2, 2025
Category: Facilities Support – HOURLY
Brand: ESS
Location: Halifax, NS
Posting Date: August 2, 2025
Who Are We?
Working Title: Offshore Steward
Employment Status: Full-Time
Approx Salary: $58 – 61K
Benefits: Available from day 1, and travel to site and home city is covered
Address: Federal Fleet Services, Offshore via Victoria and Halifax NS B4A 2Z2
Requirements:
- All candidates must hold valid Canadian passport
- Offshore experience is an asset
- The following certifications will be required:
- STCW PSC (Proficiency in Survival Craft)
- STCW Basic Safety
- STCW Marine Advanced First Aid
- STCW Ships Personnel with Designated Security Duties
- Marine Medical
- Pass a Drug & Alcohol Test
- Fingerprint Clearance will be required to move forward with position
New Hire Schedule: 12hr/Day, Rotation: 42 Days On/42 Days Off
Start Date: December 2025
Why work with ESS Support Services? We are a member of Compass Group Canada, the leading foodservice and support services company. We work with clients in the oil and gas, mining, construction, coastal logging, military and defense sectors. Coverage is as diverse as offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, to coastal logging camps in B.C., to construction camps in the Alberta Oil Sands. Facilities are located within drill camps, mining camps, construction camps, pipeline camps, oil and gas installations and correctional facilities.
What’s in it for you?
- Join an award-winning culture. We have been recognized for being a Great Place to Work, in addition to being selected as a FORTUNE Global 500 Company, Best Workplaces Retail & Hospitality, and FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies.
- The opportunities with us are endless. As the world’s largest food and support services company, we offer an extensive range of learning and career opportunities for all our associates.
- Health & Safety. The health and safety of our associates, clients and guests has always been our top priority. We have the right processes in place to ensure our teams have the support they need to stay safe, while helping to keep our guests safe.
- Health Benefits. For our eligible associates, we offer comprehensive health, vision, and dental care coverage.
- A Focus on Mental Health and Wellness. just now is our Mental Health and Well-Being initiative that was created to share credible resources with our associates and the communities we serve on a variety of topics, including mental, physical, spiritual, and financial wellbeing. Visit our Stronger Together Compass website at www.strongertogethercompass.com. We also have an Employment Assistance Program which provides our associates with access to 24/7 support, resources, and information.
- We are as diverse as our guests. We believe diverse and inclusive environments support innovation and collaboration, and benefit our associates, clients, and customers. We are committed to Listen, Learn, and Act and our Diversity Inclusion Action Councils (DIAC) are associate led groups that seek to foster inclusion through cultural awareness, engagement and appreciation of diversity. We are Stronger, Together!
Working Title: Offshore Steward
Employment Status: Full-Time
Approx Salary: $58 – 61K
Benefits: Available from day 1, and travel to site and home city is covered
Address: Federal Fleet Services, Offshore via Victoria and Halifax NS B4A 2Z2
Requirements:
- All candidates must hold valid Canadian passport
- Offshore experience is an asset
- The following certifications will be required:
- STCW PSC (Proficiency in Survival Craft)
- STCW Basic Safety
- STCW Marine Advanced First Aid
- STCW Ships Personnel with Designated Security Duties
- Marine Medical
- Pass a Drug & Alcohol Test
- Fingerprint Clearance will be required to move forward with position
New Hire Schedule: 12hr/Day, Rotation: 42 Days On/42 Days Off
Start Date: December 2025
Why work with ESS Support Services? We are a member of Compass Group Canada, the leading foodservice and support services company. We work with clients in the oil and gas, mining, construction, coastal logging, military and defense sectors. Coverage is as diverse as offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, to coastal logging camps in B.C., to construction camps in the Alberta Oil Sands. Facilities are located within drill camps, mining camps, construction camps, pipeline camps, oil and gas installations and correctional facilities.
Job Summary
How you will make an impact:
You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of meal service and managing the maintenance of guest cabins and all public areas on board the ship.
As a Ship Steward, you will:
- Maintain the cleanliness and sanitation of each room occupied and non-occupied. Communicate with customers about their demands and orders
- Assist with loading of luggage as directed
- Greet guests upon arrival and departure
- Maintain stocks of toiletries, towels, bed linens, blankets, and all other supplies for guests
- Help with dishwashing and galley cleaning chores, and assist with the removal of food refuse, glass and other kitchen waste to dumpster on deck
- Sweep and mop floors to ensure compliance with safety and sanitation standards
- Operate large electric machines such as dishwashers, sanitizers, trash compactors, and glass crushers
About you:
- Knowledge of sanitation procedures, colour coding cleaning and correct chemicals used for cleaning
- Experience and/or training in the hospitality field considered a plus
- Effective communication skills
- Must be able to work unsupervised and to a fixed time of schedule
- Must be able to work under pressure
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