Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard)
HVAC Officer
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Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard)
Carnival UK is the operating company for P&O Cruises & Cunard. We provide world-class cruise holidays and take enormous pride from bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage. That legacy of elegance and style, of beautiful ships, inspiring leadership, and guest-obsessed service excellence lives on today, as we evolve ourselves for tomorrow.
Working at Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard) means being part of a tight-knit but truly global team made up of friendly, happy, caring people. Parts of our business are incredibly diverse, but we work hard every day to promote even greater inclusion, fresh ideas, and different perspectives. Whatever our role or background, we share high standards, heartfelt values, and a sense of belonging. We’re focused on wellbeing every day, as well as being supportive and compassionate when we need it most.
As a growing business, we have a big focus on developing skills and continuous learning. From formal qualification to the life lessons of worldwide travel, we offer our people a broad range of personal and professional development opportunities. All of our roles give people the chance to stretch themselves and learn from colleagues with a wealth of experience. As our business grows, we want our people to grow too. So we’re determined to create opportunities for everyone to drive their development and define their own career path.
As a market leader in the cruise industry, we operate spectacular ships all over the world.
Job Role: HVAC / Ventilation Officer
Join us as a HVAC / Ventilation Officer and you’ll understand that working at sea is more than just a job. It’s a way of life. Managing and maintaining the ship’s ventilation, main AC water chiller systems, and domestic refrigeration plant to make sure our luxury ships are as safe and efficient as possible, you’ll visit different places, explore new worlds, and gain experiences that stay with you for a lifetime.
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Flexing your ventilation expertise, we’ll look to you to ensure defects are responded to quickly, and that work is prioritized and supervised and carried out safely, efficiently, and in accordance with all current safety and company regulations. You will be supporting the Electro-Technical department in the maintenance and delivery of the asset management plan to ensure the ship technically meets the needs of the business whilst managing the development of the ventilation team.
Building on your ventilation and refrigeration industry experience, you’ll ideally have a relevant Refrigeration Qualification (i.e.) City and Guilds or NVQ3. You will be highly organized and calm under pressure, you’ll also need to be comfortable talking to a wide range of people – from colleagues to passengers. In a role that is essential to enhancing the quality of life on board, your focus on customer service will be second to none.
Summary of Requirements:
- Relevant Refrigeration Qualification (i.e.) City and Guilds or NVQ3 desirable
- Solid proven experience of working within the refrigeration industry is desirable
- Ventilation experience desirable
- Management of team with varying levels of experience
- Good command of written and spoken English
- Passed Marlins English test of Proficiency (where applicable)
- F-gas Certificated
- Valid ENG1 medical certificate or equivalent for the duration of each voyage
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Experience on board a cruise ship would be desirable, but not essential. We believe in hiring people with the right attitudes and strengths over their competencies.
In addition to a strong technical background, you will love problem solving, fixing things, and being hands on. You will be self-motivated and dependable, and always keen to take on more work and help others. You will be a natural communicator, often asking questions and sharing knowledge, and able to easily adapt your style to suit the situation. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
As well as practical skills, we will help you to develop your leadership skills, supervising junior officers, cadets, and technicians.
If you love problem solving and are a natural communicator with the determination to develop your career with a world-leading, join us on our journey.
Equality
We are working hard to build a flexible and inclusive culture. As part of our culture, difference is valued, and our people can be themselves. We welcome applications from everyone because inclusivity is at the heart of everything we do. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership, and pregnancy & maternity.
Recruitment & On-boarding
Please note that throughout the Recruitment & On-boarding process, you may not be advised of a start date. If you are successful, you will be given sufficient notice when we have a ship and start date for you.
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