Hurtigruten is a Norwegian shipping and travel company that operates the legendary coastal route between Kirkenes and Bergen, often referred to as "the world's most beautiful sea voyage." In addition to the traditional route, Hurtigruten also offers signature routes such as the North Cape Line, the Svalbard Line, and Hamburg-North Cape with a fleet of ten ships.
Since its inception in 1893, Hurtigruten has safely transported local passengers, important goods, vehicles, and tourists to 34 ports along the Norwegian coast.
Hurtigruten is one of Norway's largest maritime employers, with 1,500 sailors and apprentices on board. The company collaborates with local suppliers to serve world-class local food and offers selected excursions to its guests in cooperation with local partners.
Environmental sustainability is central to Hurtigruten. In 2009, Hurtigruten stopped using heavy fuel oil, and the fleet now consists of four hybrid ships. The goal is to have an emission-free ship by 2030 through the ambitious Sea Zero program.
Are you passionate about working with local food and love providing world-class service? Are you hungry for new challenges and want to work with our concept that is a world leader in local food and adventure travel? Then it is you we seek!
Do you want to help create world-class adventure travel? Are you able to drive the team through change and development? Are you hungry for new challenges in a company with high ambitions and full speed ahead?
We are now looking for a Head Chef fine dining with an interest in good, local ingredients and a desire to work with our renowned food concept Norway's coastal kitchen. We hope you will help create food delivered by Norwegian, local producers along the coast, where sustainability, animal welfare, unique products and the good stories are in focus. For Hurtigruten, the entire value chain is important.
Working on ships is a way of life and you will get a unique chance to become part of a working environment with passion and determination to succeed. Collaboration, trust, respect and empathy are qualities we value highly and which are important for maintaining an environment based on diversity and inclusion.
Do you recognize yourself in our values: We Inspire, We Empower, We Care, We Explore?
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Applicants will be considered for our entire fleet and applications received will be processed on an ongoing basis
Do you want to know more about our renowned food concept Norway's Coastal Kitchen? Cooking with Culinary Ambassadors - YouTube
Our team operates across many different roles all over the world. Each person makes an important contribution to deliver guest-centric and memorable experiences.
At the heart of Hurtigruten is a passion for exploration and travel. It’s shared by our team who seek out the remarkable in order to inspire guests and each other.
Our team has an unrelenting quest for improvement — for our business, our guests, the places we visit and their communities, and the planet as a whole.
The undisputed global leader in sustainable inspirational adventure travel — a catalyst for change towards a greener travel industry. Formed in 1893, Hurtigruten Group is the world’s leading adventure travel group. We have 2,400+ employees worldwide, representing more than 50 nationalities. They form part of three main business units — Hurtigruten Expeditions, Hurtigruten Coastal Express, and Hurtigruten Svalbard — which offer unique small-ship and land-based adventures from pole-to-pole.
At Hurtigruten Coastal Express, we keep Norway moving, connecting 34 communities along its rugged coastline. Through the experience of exploration, we are changing people’s perspectives on what domestic adventure travel looks like while impacting the lives of millions of people.
As a Group, we are revolutionising the travel industry’s approach to sustainability through a number of vital initiatives to protect the world we explore.
Single-use plastic banHurtigruten was the first major travel company to have removed single-use plastic from its entire fleet and our hotels.
Hurtigruten FoundationThe Foundation specialises in the conservation of endangered species, fighting against marine and plastic pollution.
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