Everyone has to eat, and that's a fact. If
there is only one rig working anywhere in the world, there will be a
catering company on site preparing meals. Count on it. If you can't get
on any other way, consider working with a catering
company. Here's why. The main reason is you will be on the rig. Even
if you are washing dishes, making beds of mopping floors, you are ON THE
RIG! This is the the most important step in getting offshore work. GET
OFFSHORE however you can.
The first thing any recruiter is going to ask you
is "Do you have prior offshore experience?". If you have worked
offshore with a catering company, you can say yes. You have been on the
rig, you know what the rig looks like, you are familiar with the day to
day operations, crew changes and emergency procedures.
There has been many an occasion when the the rig was shorthanded
and they have hired someone right out of the catering department to fill
the vacancy. Remember, if you have NO previous offshore experience and
want to work offshore, the first thing you need to do is to get some,
and catering companies often provide a door in when there is no other
way.
Rig catering departments are composed of various positions, mainly
utility / galley hands, day / night cooks, head cooks and a camp
boss. The number on board depends on the size of the vessel and can
range from 2 to 3 to several dozen.
Work schedules vary from company to company.
Wages vary from company to company, but this is a general average:
Utility / Galley Hands: $750 to $950 per week
Day / Night Cooks: $800 to $1100 per week
Stewards: $1300to $1800 per week
Highlighted sites have
career links on their web page, most of them with vacancies / job
postings which need to be filled ASAP. Good luck! And please keep us
posted as to your results.
Aramark,
Houston, TX, USA
Catering company working in the Gulf of Mexico.
Delta
Catering, Harahan, LA, USA
Delta works exclusively in the Gulf of Mexico region and focuses its efforts on servicing a small number
of customers. Its unique reputation has been developed by providing dedicated, superior service to its
clients. Delta's offshore employees are the highest paid in the offshore catering industry and the food and
products it supplies are of the finest quality.
Eurest
Support Services, Houston, TX, USA
Eurest Support Services, a division of the Compass Group the largest foodservice
company in the world, is the leading provider of specialist foodservice and related
support services to clients in offshore, remote site and different locations around the world.
Sonoco,
Houma, LA, USA
Offshore catering, housekeeping and grocery sales exclusively for the
offshore industry.
Taylor's
International, Lafayette, LA, USA
International catering company with 10,000 plus employees working in 25
countries.
Trinity Catering, Inc.
Universal
Sodexho, Harahan, LA, USA
Provides a wide rage of catering services at remote sites around the
world for the offshore / oilfield / maritime industry.