Sailor
Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees (SGV) AG
Luzern
Key information
- Publication date:02 October 2025
- Workload:100%
- Place of work:Luzern
Job summary
Join SGV AG as a Matros*in on Lake Lucerne, April to October 2026. Enjoy a unique work environment with various opportunities and benefits.
Tasks
- Assist passengers with schedules and exciting excursions.
- Control tickets and sell upgrade passes efficiently.
- Support nautical operations and maintain ship cleanliness.
Skills
- Completed basic education and strong service orientation required.
- Fluent in German, English, and French; other languages a plus.
- Excellent communication skills and team-oriented mindset essential.
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100% | fixed-term April to October 2026
Set course for a journey of discovery and navigate the Lake Lucerne with us as a sailor 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 service (departure and landing maneuvers, ship cleaning).
Your career
You start your nautical career as a sailor. After successfully completing at least one season, you can, if needed and suitable, be trained as a cashier.
Our requirements profile:
- 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
Variety on the lake is incomparable. The weather, the customers, the ship but also the crew and the course – everything brings variety to the workday.
Zeno, cashier
Zeno, cashier
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.
Excited and curious for more?
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
