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About the Yacht Positions
The diversity and opportunities to work aboard superyachts around the world are endless. The yachts range in size from 60ft to 600ft with crew of 1 - 100 crew members in four primary departments. Each department is responsible for a unique set of tasks aboard and is suited for individuals with specific skillsets and experience. Explore professions within each department.
Superyacht Jobs
Matching quality crew with quality superyachts For over a decade, we’ve made it our job to find you the best superyacht jobs by taking a candidate-first approach to crew recruitment.
Reliable, responsive and realistic
Only by understanding your skills and yacht career aspirations can we successfully connect you with your dream role onboard whilst ensuring an exemplary owner and guest experience.
Being ex-yachties ourselves, we know how competitive the industry can be and how reality often fails to meet expectations, so it’s our mission to change that.
Putting equal emphasis on the interests of everyone involved, we are able to pair the perfect crew with the perfect superyacht jobs 99% of the time.
Roles we recruit for From the bridge to the engine room and the deck to the galley, we recruit for superyacht jobs at all levels from green crew with certified potential to experienced Heads of Departments and Captains. Specialist secondary skills also range from beauty therapy, massage and fitness through to AV/IT, watersports instructors, medically trained personnel and manual trades.
Interior department, bosuns and officers, junior to chief engineers, junior to chief stew, galley hand to head chef.
Our Promise
By putting your trust in Quay Crew, you can trust us to:
- Be honest and transparent – if you’re not suited to the role or the culture of the yacht, we’ll tell you; and if the yacht isn’t offering a competitive salary or package, we’ll consult with them too.
- Give career advice – on the roles you’re currently suitable for, how you can improve your CV and what secondary skills could make you stand out.
- Never send your CV on-spec – we’ll always speak 1-2-1 with a candidate before putting them forward for a role and follow up with verbal references from past yachts and employers.
- Communicate – at every stage of the process, whether it’s good or bad news.
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Testimonials.
“I think the reason that Quay Crew is (in my opinion and most of my colleagues’ opinions too) the industry’s leading agent is down to the culture of integrity, honesty and real care that permeates your company, and the careful selection of a candidate that will stay in the job. Long may it continue. I will never hesitate to use, recommend or assist Quay Crew for as long as I’m in yachting, and after.”
Chief Officer – 70m Yacht
“Having moved into the yachting industry from the commercial sector, Sam gave me valuable feedback on my CV and routes into the industry. I can highly recommend Sam to anyone looking for their next engineering position as she does her best to make sure that the yacht is right for you.”
2nd Engineer – 52m Yacht
“Having been in contact with Caroline since the summer, I felt the whole way through my search application process that she was completely on my side and has supported me and given me the confidence to propel my career to the next level.”
Chief Stew – 60m Yacht
“I would just like to take this opportunity to express how amazing Max has been in finding myself and my partner a position on a brand-new build. Max has been such a rock star in not just finding me one job but two jobs, which I am absolutely grateful for. It’s really nice to have a crew agency like Quay Crew who are reliable, trustworthy as well as always wanting to consider your best interests. The team at Quay Crew are absolutely exceptional and I will always recommend only the best for them. ”
Captain – 30m+ Yacht
“The best crew agent I have ever dealt with…always on the ball, super efficient, attentive and always available. There are so many agencies that only care about the yachts because they are the ones paying and completely ignore the crew so I want to thank you for all your help. ”
Head of Service – 100m Yacht
“I really appreciate the communication and commitment from Quay Crew and would like to mention that Tom has been incredible throughout the process. He had a vast amount of information relating to the role and yacht and knew exactly what would suit me. I highly recommend Quay Crew.”
Bosun – 60m+ Yacht
“Quay Crew was the most professional of the agencies I was using in my search. I had constant communication throughout and the whole process was personal. I’m very happy with the placement and would recommend Glen and the team to anyone. ”
2nd Officer – 65m Yacht
“What sets the team apart more than anyone else is the open and honest dialogue as well as the feeling that we’re working towards the same goal. Rather than just being another number or CV on someone’s desk, I established an amazing rapport with Glen so that he was able to really know what my goals were and where I wanted to take my career…and he was absolutely instrumental in seeing that I achieved that by placing me on my current vessel. At some point in the future, I plan to be on the opposite side of the interview process and Quay Crew will be the first agency that I reach out to.”
2nd Officer – 80m Yacht
“I wanted to say how fantastic Tom has been in finding a job for me. From first talking to him on the phone, he gave some fantastic advice about the industry and made the whole process feel calm and easy. His communication was absolutely exemplary and he went above and beyond to secure me a job. I would highly recommend Quay Crew to anyone.”
Deckhand – 90m Yacht
“I recently completed a 4 week trip through Quay crew on a yacht that Phil placed me on. I had applied for the role through other agencies but they refused [to put me forward] and Phil was the only recruiter that I spoke to who also saw flexibility in the job requirements. It’s a pleasure dealing with a recruiter that actually understands the role and the candidates suited for it. I hope to work with Phil and the Quay crew team again in the future.”
Night Navigation Officer – 80m Yacht
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59 JOBS FOUND
- Temporary for 30 -45 days
- Qualifications: STCW95 & ENG1
- Experience: Similar experience on yachts
- Salary: 6500 EUR/Month
- Qualifications: STCW, ENG1
- Experience: Sailing experience 3 years +
- Qualifications: Dive Instructor
- Experience: 1 Year +
- Salary: $5500
- Qualifications: OOW3000GT
- Salary: 9000 to 9500EUR (DOE)
- Experience: HK and service 2 years
- Salary: 3200 euros
- Temporary (From December to March)
- Experience: 2 Years +
- Salary: 6300EUR
- Permanent 5:1
- Experience: Pastry-French cuisine-5-10 years in catering
- Salary: €4000
- Rotational (3 Months On : 1 Month Off)
- Qualifications: STCW, ENG1, PBL2
- Salary: TBC
- Rotational (2 Months On : 1 Month Off)
- Qualifications: Yachtmaster Offshore