About the job
Lead Service Steward / Head of Department
Role Overview
- Yacht: 90m MY
- Start Date: Late November 2026 – interviewing now
- Contract: TBC
- Compensation: $7,000 per month DOE
- Location: Mediterranean / Yard for winter
Qualifications
- STCW
- ENG1
- Crowd Management & Crisis Management (in date)
- WSET (bonus)
- Visa Requirements: TBC
Yacht & Crew Profile
- 90m private MY seeking new Lead Service Steward to join interior team
- No Chief Steward on board – Lead Service role functions as Head of Service and jointly runs interior with Head of Housekeeper
- UHNW owner – Lead Service Steward works closely with owner as main point of contact for all service matters
- Currently in European shipyard until approx. mid-March 2027, then straight into Med season (May–September) with potential Caribbean crossing around Oct/Nov
- Interior team of 10: 4 in service, 4 in housekeeping, 1 laundry specialist, 1 floating steward – good longevity amongst team
- Close, social crew with strong team dynamics – dinners, drinks, hikes, day trips; half the team are gym regulars
- Crew living in apartments during yard period
- Described by crew as a great yacht with a lovely team
The Role
- Leading all guest service: formal, informal, plated, buffet and silver service, plus high-level beverage, cocktail and wine service
- Interior administration: budgets, forecasting and reforecasting, expenditure, provisioning and procurement, supplier quotes, inventories, leave and rotation planning, and SOPs
- Coordinating interior yard projects and contractors
- Systems used: Voly (budgets and work/rest), Pinpoint, Sortly and Excel
- Mentoring and developing junior crew
- Very guest facing when owner is on board – strong personal time management essential to balance service and admin
Requirements
- Minimum 2+ years as Lead Service Steward or equivalent senior interior role, ideally on 80m+
- Proven interior management and admin experience – budgets, provisioning, rotations, shipyard periods and contractors
- Excellent silver service, formal dining, mixology and wine knowledge
- Emotionally mature, discreet and confident
- Natural leader who leads by example, stays calm under pressure and integrates easily into close, well-established team
- Equally comfortable with hands-on service and admin
About Quay Crew
Quay Crew is the superyacht division of Quay Group and a specialist superyacht recruitment partner to clients worldwide. It supports owners, Captains and HODs with recruitment globally, from junior to senior to specialist roles. It is certified by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency as a recruitment and placement agency, and has matched crew with superyachts since 2013.
Industry
Staffing and Recruiting
Head office
Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Superyacht crew recruitmentJunior, senior and specialist roles
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