Seaman recruitment agencies typically work with transport clients to place ordinary or able seaman into vacancies on cruise ships. A seaman is recruited by a cruise ship's deck department and will usually be responsible for maintenance, lookout and operation duties.
Entry-level candidates will be hired as an ordinary seaman and will have to accrue a significant amount of 'sea time' before being considered for a more senior role. Ordinary seamen (OS) will report to the boatswain and carry out tasks such as cleaning, repairs and helping prepare for departures and mooring. Experience and the passing of examinations can see staff promoted to title of able seaman (AB). Able seaman may occasionally assist in the maintenance of the ship but will also complete navigation, lookout and machine operation duties.
Although a high level of credentials isn't necessarily required for seaman jobs, seaman recruitment firms will search for candidates with GCSEs in Maths, English and Science. Applicants looking to further strengthen their position in the market might wish to consider gaining specific qualifications in areas such as catering, logistics, transport or engineering. On the job training will be provided for ordinary seaman and those wanting to rise to the next grade will need to attain an Efficient Deckhand Certificate before being granted an Able Seaman Certificate. Lifeboat and safety qualifications will also be needed. Entry salaries for seaman in the UK tends to be between £10,000 - £15,000, however gaining AB or management status can see this become £28,000+.
A seaman recruitment agency will conduct skill and qualification checks to ensure that candidates are a perfect match for their cruise ship clients' maritime vacancies. Successful candidates will be able to work as part of a crew, demonstrate manual dexterity and have a high level of fitness. Only applicants who pass a consultants' pre-assessment checks will receive positive contact from cruise ship employers.
Job Switch is a unique recruitment agency that specializes in the construction, transport, industrial, Finance, HR, Admin and warehouse industries With offices in London and Essex, however, we operate nationwide all over the UK. We offer talent solutions that are tailored specifically to meet the needs of your company.
6 Central house, High street, Harwich, Essex, CO123PT
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Kemp House, 152 City Road, London, Greater London, EC1V 2NX
"Inspiring exploration with expert travel professionals. From travel consultants to operations managers, we provide candidates skilled in crafting unforgettable journeys and seamless experiences. Our experts excel in customer service, logistics, and destination knowledge. Build a team that makes travel dreams come true."
85 Great Portland Street, First Floor, London, London, W1W 7LT
Established in 2002, Flexible Solutionz are so confident we can deliver you the right candidate, we offer a 100% money back guarantee, protecting your investment from day one.
The Offices, 53 King Street, Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M2 4LQ
80-20 Contracting Ltd, established in 2002, sources candidates across Retail, Hospitality and Leisure. They mainly focus on hiring for the Operations, Buying, Merchandising, E-Commerce, Marketing and HR functions. With a reach that spans nationwide, they have amassed a client portfolio that consists of institutions like Coffee #1 and Mountain Warehouse.
70 Seabourne Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH5 2HT
Recruitrite Ltd is a recruitment business in the North East that provides staffing solutions to several sectors including Manufacturing, Sales & Business Development, Logistics & Supply Chain, Contact Centres, Health & Care, and Engineering. They offer contract, interim, temporary & permanent recruitment, plus executive search services. Some roles they fill include Warehouse Operative, High-Pressure Water Jetter, and Digital Marketing Executive.
Coniscliffe House Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 7EE
Positively Different Solutions is a multi-sector recruitment agency covering Digital, Professional areas like Finance, Business Development and Legal and Industrial verticals like Manufacturing, Production and Engineering. Their reach spans nationwide from their office in Middlewich, offering permanent, temporary and contract positions since 2018. They are also a certified Disability Confident Committed and Mental Health Committed Employer.
14 Seddon St, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9DT
The Retail Academy operates across the Travel Retail industry, supplying Salespersons in Fragrance, Skincare and Cosmetics. They have worked with over 20 brands that appear in UK airports, like Issey Miyake and Alaia Paris. Catering to full-time and part-time personnel needs, they have contacts with Brand Ambassadors, Promotional Staff and Counter Staff who are available for employee cover. Their head office is in Surrey.
95 Maybury Road, Hayes, Middlesex, GU21 5JL
Travel Trade Recruitment delivers permanent and temporary staffing solutions from entry-stage to senior management roles within the Travel industry across the UK. They commenced operations in 2001 and have offices in London, Crawley, Birmingham, and Manchester.
4 Aspect Court, Temple Row, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 5HG
Seven Seas, based in London, delivers recruitment solutions in the niche Yacht market, sourcing for both Superyachts and Shore-based positions. They hire for all kinds of permanent, temporary and seasonal roles in Engineering, Interior, Deck, Management and Galley, and all types of yachts like sail and power. Example job openings they may have are Sole Engineer, Deckhand, Mate and Bosun. They are certified by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
71-75 Shelton Street, Soho, London, WC2H 9JQ
Platinum Travel Recruitment is a Travel staffing agency that provides manpower solutions to the Events, Hospitality, Leisure, Lifestyle & Travel industries. The agency was awarded as the Best Travel Recruitment Specialists 2020 by Corporate Vision. In the past, they have placed Business Development Managers, Project Managers, Luxury Travel Consultants, Travel IT Support Managers, and Travel Contracts Managers.
Coombe Croft, Howell Hill Grove, Epsom, Surrey, KT17 1SP
Cracking Recruitment, located in Letchworth Garden City, delivers Travel and Tourism recruitment solutions. Besides hiring permanent, contract and interim Travel Consultants and Travel Agents, they also cater to roles in Operations, Fares & Ticketing, Executive Leadership and more. They were launched in 2018 and consist of a team that has over 21 years of experience. They are corporate members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
Letchworth Garden City, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 9BL
Beauchamp Partners is a specialist recruitment agency that offers its expertise in placing staff into Private Household roles such as Housekeeper, Chef, Estate Manager, and Gardener. They have over 30 years of recruitment experience. Beauchamp Partners works with clients nationally and globally; these include clients looking for permanent and temporary staff for yachts, planes, private villas, and chalets.
14a Eccleston Street, Chelsea, London, SW1W 9LT
Trinity Bridge mainly performs executive search across the Hospitality, Travel and Leisure verticals. They are often on the lookout for Chief Executive Officers, Non Executive Directors and the like, recruiting them to empower functions like Commercial, Finance and Food & Beverages. Following their director's experience of over 12 years, they were founded in Bloomsbury to support private businesses, portfolio companies, hotels, restaurants and more.
16 Theobald's Road, Bloomsbury, London, WC1X 8SL
Recruit GTR conducts specialist staffing solutions to a diverse range of Travel Retail clients nationwide and across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. With a team based in Leeds, they supply qualified job seekers for a range of vacancies. These include Area Managers, Key Account Managers, and Travel Retail Directors.
The Tannery, Kirkstall Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS3 1HS
Established in 1998, C&M Travel Recruitment works within the Travel and Leisure sectors. They offer UK wide staffing solutions for temporary, permanent and control roles from their Manchester, Surrey and London offices.
7-10 Chandos Street, Marylebone, London, W1G 9DQ
Safe Hands Technical Recruitment is a niche agency that focuses on handling Aircraft Maintenance, Pilot, Instructor, Engineer, Designer, and Aviation Executive roles. They are equipped with an international network of clients and candidates, and they execute both contract and permanent placements. Their consultants offer 24/7 support. Safe Hands is based in Lancaster.
St Marys Gate, Priory Close, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1XB
Cora Partners hires private staff for Family Offices and Private Households, as well as the Rural Estate, Seasonal Home and Lifestyle sectors. They offer international and multi-language support in English, French and Russian through offices in Salisbury and Dublin, and three more across France and US, completing a single individual up to group personnel requirements. They were incorporated in 2012 and have a combined experience of over 40 years.
The Threshing Shed, Middle Yard, Berwick St, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP3 5SN
Greycoat Lumleys provides Private Domestic staff globally. They have divisions for recruiting individuals in Private Estates, Childcare & Education, Catering & Hospitality, Corporate, and Skis & Yachts. They are also licensed to place permanent workers in Switzerland. They were founded in 1996 and have offices in Edinburgh, London, the North of England and Switzerland. They are a part of Empresaria Group which has locations in 19 countries.
1 Hill Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH2 3JP
Heathrow Personnel is an independent specialist that supplies Airfreight and Airline staff. The firm recruits in Heathrow, its surrounding areas, and throughout the Uk. They have been operating since 1988.
CO/ The Ferry Point Ferry Lane, Shepperton, Middlesex, TW17 9LQ
Opus Recruitment Services delivers recruitment solutions in IT, Technology, Finance and Engineering, putting forward permanent and contract technical and executive candidates. Launched in 2008, they have assisted clients like Sony, Toyota and Burberry, and have received over 20 accolades including a Best Recruitment Company to Work For award from Recruitment International. They have seven offices around the globe and a head office in Bristol.
5th Floor, Becket House, 36 Old Jewry, City of London, London, EC2R 8DD
Hotel Recruitment Services Ltd extends its expertise across Hospitality, Leisure, and Travel markets nationwide and internationally. Headquartered in London, they find staff who seek either contract, permanent, or temporary positions at all levels. The entity leverages its more than 30 years of combined experience in sourcing the likes of Cluster Sales Managers, Directors of Sales, Key Account Managers, Reservations Managers, and Social Media Managers.
Suite 303, 7 Francis Grove, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4DW
Fenwick & Partners meets the staffing needs of employers across the UK. These include Commercial, Consumer, Digital, Financial Services, FinTech, Media, Retail & Consumer, Telecommunications, and Travel & Leisure industries. Since its foundation in 2009, the talent partner has been attracting professionals to middle and senior management placements. Fenwick & Partners often works with SMEs and FTSE 100 companies.
Boomzone, 22 Uxbridge Rd, Ealing, London, W5 2RJ
V & C helps fulfil the recruitment requirements of the Luxury and Premium markets. Sectors they support are Retailers & E-tailers, Luxury Travel & Hospitality, Consumer Services, Private Equity, Digital and Contracting & Servicing. Based in Borehamwood, they offer talent acquisition and advisory services to international brands like Walpole, CTO Lighting, Joma Jewellery and Abercrombie & Kent's Harrods Boutique. They were formed in 2013.
Kinetic business centre, Theobald St, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 4PJ
Pathfinder Personnel is a provider of skilled candidates in the Port Operations, Industrial, Commercial and Driving sectors across the UK. The agency offers temporary, fixed term and permanent recruitment, as well as day/night/weekend shifts, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. They have a Gangmasters Licence and they search for roles such as Car Lasher, Valeter, Baggage Handlers, Meet and Greet Reception Staff, and Car Driver.
Pilgrim House Canute Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 3FJ
COREcruitment addresses placements within the Service sectors, such as Hospitality, Catering, Leisure and FMCG. They operate on a worldwide basis with headquarters in London, and satellite offices in Europe, US, Canada, South Africa and Middle East.
8 Nile Street, Islington, London, N1 7RF
Faststream specialises in delivering staffing solutions to the Maritime, Shipping, Cruise, Superyacht, and Energy sectors. They offer various services including permanent and contract placements, executive search, and recruitment campaigns. They cater to businesses of all sizes across offshore oil & gas, energy transition, ocean cruises, and more. Operating since 1999, they have offices across the EMEA, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.
Waterside Place, 5 Town Quay, Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 2AQ
Your Recruit is a specialist provider of temporary and permanent roles for a variety of sectors such as Finance, Wholesale, Travel, Insurance, Pharmaceutical, Legal and Construction. Founded in 1994, the agency deals with SME clients and global organisations through their head office in Caterham, and branches in London, Redhill and Brighton. Your Recruit offers all office-based positions.
Queensberry House 106 Queens Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3XF
Bates & Bradshaw Ltd provides recruitment solutions to the Construction & Property, Manufacturing & Production, Trades & Labour, Transport & Logistics, Procurement & Supply Chain, and Renewables sectors. They hire on a temporary and permanent basis for roles like Plumber, Gas Engineer, Production Team Leader, and Health & Safety Support Officer. The company is based in Melton.
Melton Court, Biz Hub, Gibson Ln, North Ferriby, North Humberside, HU14 3HH
Bolt Staffing Solutions has been working across numerous markets including, but not limited to, Customer Service, Sales, Help Desk, Office Support, Clerical, Call Centre, Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance Tech and Warehouse & Distribution since 2021. Partnering with public and private organisations of all sizes, they work on permanent, temporary and contract qualified, professional and skilled staffing needs. They are located in Wigton.
20 New Street, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 9AL
Anthony Gregg Partnership is an Executive Search firm that is located in London. They cover the Retail, Luxury, Travel, Hospitality, and Leisure sectors. Aside from Executive recruitment, they also offer a variety of coaching services, executive outplacement services & support, talent mapping, assessment services, and more solutions.
2 Allen Street, Kensington, London, W8 6BH
MRP Global is a multi-sector supplier of permanent, temporary, and contract personnel to a diverse range of employers nationwide and abroad. The firm primarily focuses on offering their expertise in the Business & Technology sectors, and also cover the following verticals: Data, Fashion, FMCG, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Retail, Sales, Technology, and Travel. MRP Global delivers various products such as AZURE, CRM, Hybris, Java, and Oracle.
5th Floor, 43 London wall, City of London, London, EC2M 5TF
AB Consultancy delivers permanent and temporary recruitment solutions in Retail, Hospitality and Leisure, hiring for Operations and Head Office positions in Digital, HR, Supply Chain, Property, Health & Safety and more. Their portfolio has over 18,000 candidates and customers which include Disney Stores, Pizza Hut, Starbucks Coffee Company, Strada and The Body Shop. They are situated in Rugby and have been recruiting throughout the UK since 2011.
Ryefield, Halfway Lane, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6RD
ERC Search Ltd recruits for Strategy, Commercial and Data Analytics professions in multiple sectors, like Financial & Business Services, Telecommunications, Retail & Leisure, Health Care & Life Sciences and Energy & Utilities. With an office in Bishop's Stortford, they have been aiding enterprises of all sizes, from start-ups up to global corporations. Founded in 2013, their client portfolio includes ESPN, Jaguar, Lloyds Bank, Dyson and Amazon.
Clockhouse, Butt Lane, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 1BN
Mash Group are recruitment specialists that delivers multi-sector solutions by fulfilling various permanent roles. From its Yeovil branch, they deal with Business Support, Engineering & Trade, Health Care, PR & Marketing, and Professional Services verticals. With national reach, the firm sources Healthcare Assistants, Marketing Coordinators, and Technical Sales Specialists. They have won the Theo Paphitis Small Business Sunday award.
Yeovil Innovation Centre, Office 32 Copse Rd, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RN
Established in 1991, PSD Group is an international employment agency with over 70 executive consultants, operating out of four global offices, that recruits across all sectors.
62 Queen St, City of London, London, EC4R 1EB
Frankly Recruitment is a Commercial specialist recruitment company that provides contract, temporary, and permanent staffing solutions to many companies throughout the UK. Customer Service Advisor, Team Admin, Production Manager, Picker Packer, Warehouse Sorter, Finance Controller, Accountant, and Data Entry Administrator are some of the roles they recruit for. The company is based in Swindon, Wiltshire and was built in 2009.
Longworth Dr, Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN25 2BQ
Lawson Ware is a specialist provider of staffing solutions in the Digital, Technology, FinTech, Online Retail, Financial Services, and Insurance sectors in the UK and internationally. They do not charge an upfront retainer fee and they present three qualified individuals within 25 working days for clients. Lawson Ware is based in Cobham and was founded by Amanda and David Lamble.
Coveham House, Downside Bridge Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3EP
Strictly Recruitment was launched in 2010 and specialises in fulfilling permanent, temporary, and fixed-term Business Support workforce mandates. They work in many sectors including Legal, Finance, Real Estate, Media, Consumer Goods, FinTech, Advertising, Consulting, Sports, Financial Services, and Accountancy, covering entry-level roles through to managerial, executive, and director vacancies within the UK and internationally.
3rd Floor 70 Gracechurch St, City of London, London, EC3V 0XL
CLD Recruitment specialises in filling vacancies within the Professional Office Services industry. They have been supplying staffing solutions to clients ranging from SMEs to blue-chip organisations since 2002. This Leeds-based agency offers roles such as Legal Secretary, Office Assistant, Sales / Telesales Executive, Administrator, Receptionist, Customer Service Advisor and Personal Assistant.
Unit 10 Pavilion Business Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2ES
With teams based in Birmingham, Cambridge, and Longcross, Bond Recruitment covers various industries nationwide. They hire qualified personnel on a permanent and temporary basis. The recruitment specialist provides their expertise to clients in the following sectors: Architecture, Banking & Finance, Construction, Education, Hospitality, IT, Marketing, Media, Nursing, Office Administration, PR & Communications, Sales, and Technical Engineering.
Kings Court, 17 School Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B28 8JG
PDR Group, taking pride in having over 30 years of recruitment knowledge, assists commercial and industrial institutions in Kent, Sussex, Surrey and London in their staffing requirements. They work on permanent and temporary assignments in accounting, construction, engineering, HR, IT, operations and other fields. They are located in Tunbridge Wells and have a client catalogue that includes Cuisine Studios, Re-Go Autoparts Ltd and Infor.
First Floor 33 Mount Pleasant Rd, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1PN
Pertemps is a recruitment consultancy that supplies permanent, contract and temporary staffing solutions to a wide variety of sectors. The firm is a part of the Pertemps Network Group, which has over 250 branches and offices serving the whole of the UK. The agency has an e-service called PAWS that allows clients to order staff using an electronic catalogue. Pertemps offers a 24/7 service.
Suite 2A, Tower House High Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1SQ
Kemp is a specialist Bournemouth recruitment agency for the commercial vehicle market. They source mechanics and engineers for roles in agriculture, plant, and waste management. From their office on the South Coast, they fill full-time and part-time positions across the UK.
3 Trinity, 161 Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1JU
Office Angels has been providing Office personnel for a broad range of temporary and permanent roles, including Administrators, Executive Assistants, Office Managers, PAs, and Secretaries, since its establishment in 1986. The talent firm caters to a diverse client group in various sectors, such as Accountancy & Finance, Engineering, IT, Legal, Marketing, Sales & Retail. With teams based across 60 locations, they operate nationwide.
11-13 Winchester Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7EG