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🟢 Actively Hiring · Posted 24d ago ⏳ Closes in 67 days UK Corridor 🛡️ UK Work Eligibility 🏢 Company - Public

Customer Service Steward

🏢 DFDS • 📍 Dover, England • 🕒 Sep 14, 2026
Salary Range
£20,976 - £24,000
£1,748 - £2,000 / mo

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Location Base
Dover, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Welcome onboard! We’re recruiting

DFDS, Europe’s leading ferry operator, is looking for Stewards and Stewardess's for week on week off walk on/walk off, weekend walk-on / walk-off, part-time, temporary and longer-term roles. All offer flexible shift patterns. to work onboard our ferries operating from Dover to Dunkirk on the English Channel.

We are looking for amazing people to join our wonderful onboard team to help us to continue to grow and to give our customers exceptional service and memorable onboard experiences. Seafaring experience is advantageous, but it is no more important than previous customer service experience.

As a DFDS crew member, you’ll work as part of a team, covering day shifts or night shifts. You’ll welcome passengers onboard and work in any of the onboard food or retail outlets, providing great customer service whilst looking after the safety and welfare of our passengers. You’ll be able to think on your feet, have a flexible attitude and a positive mindset.

Our people are our biggest asset, so we provide excellent benefits and conditions including world class training, meals included while working, free wifi, the option to ‘swap’ shifts, free ferry travel, generous discounts on purchases in our duty-free ships, contributory pension scheme and employee assistance programme.

If this sounds like the role for you, with benefits you would enjoy then apply now.

Positions offered are subject to the successful completion of a statutory seafarer medical examination and training. All applicants must hold a valid passport at the time of interview as you will not be able to work onboard without it.


Region:

England

Job type:

Temporary

Working hours:

Full-time

Working days:

Day
Evening
Flexible Shift Pattern
Night
Shift
Weekend

Location:

Dover

Contacts:

Talent Acquisition Team

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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🇬🇧 Skilled Worker Visa (Tier 2)

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Customer Service Steward roles across DFDS's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Shipping & Trucking.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £20,976 - £24,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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