Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees (SGV) AG
Luzern
Last quarter
Deckhand Seasonal Position
- 02 October 2025
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Luzern
Job summary
Join SGV AG as a Matros*in on Vierwaldstättersee from April to October 2026! Enjoy a dynamic work environment and great benefits.
Tasks
- Assist customers with schedules and exciting excursion options.
- Control tickets and sell upgrade passes for passengers.
- Support nautical duties including boarding and cleaning tasks.
Skills
- Completed basic education and strong service orientation required.
- Excellent German and good English and French communication skills.
- Team player with flexibility and strong conflict resolution abilities.
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About the job
100% | fixed-term April to October 2026
Set course for a journey of discovery and navigate Lake Lucerne with us as a deckhand from April to October 2026 (hourly wage).
The Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) AG is a subsidiary of SGV Holding AG. Its origins date back to 1836. SGV AG operates as a licensed, private transport company with a fleet of five historic paddle steamers and 14 motor ships, transporting nearly 3 million passengers annually on Lake Lucerne.
The exciting activity
You will enjoy an extremely varied working environment and be directly at the heart of the action with our customers on the front line. You will competently advise our passengers regarding timetables and exciting excursion opportunities. You will check tickets, sell class upgrade tickets, and assist in nautical duties (departure and landing maneuvers, ship cleaning).
Your career
You will start your nautical career as a deckhand. After successfully completing at least one season, you can, if needed and suitable, be trained as a cashier.
Our requirements:
- Completed basic training
- High service orientation and great sense of responsibility
- Very good German skills in spoken and written form as well as oral language skills in English and French, additional languages are an advantage
- A high level of communication and conflict resolution skills, flexibility, and resilience
- Strong teamwork skills, independent, customer-oriented, and reliable working style
- Willingness to work irregular hours, including weekends
- Minimum height of 1.70m
- Ideally between 19 and 35 years old
- Good physical condition, good swimming skills
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Zeno, Kassier
Zeno, Kassier
SGV AG
SGV AG offers a unique working environment on Lake Lucerne. Our employees are the heart of our company and we actively promote their development. We rely on personal responsibility, team spirit, and quality to provide our customers with a unique experience. A wide range of activities - whether on board or on land - opens up diverse career opportunities. Become part of SGV AG and help us create unforgettable moments on the lake.
SGV AG offers a unique working environment on Lake Lucerne. Our employees are the heart of our company and we actively promote their development. We rely on personal responsibility, team spirit, and quality to provide our customers with a unique experience. A wide range of activities - whether on board or on land - opens up diverse career opportunities. Become part of SGV AG and help us create unforgettable moments on the lake.
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Contact details:
Human Resources Department
+41 41 367 66 44
jobs@sgvholding.ch
Contact details:
Human Resources Department
+41 41 367 66 44
jobs@sgvholding.ch
