This role is hybrid, based in Weybridge, UK. Applicants must live within commutable distance.
Journey with us!
Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our dynamic team of Culinary Recruiters. Royal Caribbean Group is pleased to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.
About Us
Royal Caribbean Group is the world’s largest cruise line. It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join a global business that is blazing a trail in the travel industry right now.
At Royal Caribbean Group we never rest on our laurels; we constantly strive to improve our work and be at the forefront of the industry. The work that we do is exciting, challenging, and innovative. We are passionate, we are innovative, and we are unstoppable.
The Role
The Culinary Recruiter is responsible for delivering an efficient and effective hiring process for shipboard culinary positions. This role oversees requisition management and full-cycle candidate selection to ensure seamless recruiting experience. The Recruiter develops and executes sourcing strategies, manages pipelines, and provides market insights to leadership to support informed decision-making.
In close partnership with operational stakeholders, the Recruiter leverages available resources to attract, identify, screen, and hire top global culinary talent. The role continuously evaluates and improves recruiting processes to enhance efficiency, quality of hire, and overall candidate experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Sources, screens, and interviews candidates for all culinary positions to work on our ships. Including support for special projects, high‑volume roles, and emerging talent
2. Partners with hiring managers to review and understand forecast talent needs and responds effectively to just‑in‑time hiring requests
3. Engage stakeholders to define job requirements and applicant qualifications, ensuring alignment to a consistent set of criteria established at the start of the hiring process
4. Determine recruiting requirements by reviewing organisational plans and objectives and consulting with managers regarding shipboard staffing needs
5. Evaluates and selects top talent through direct sourcing and various recruitment channels to meet departmental and vessel workforce demands
6. Executes proactive sourcing strategies to build strong talent pipelines that support both short and long‑term business needs
7. Achieves hiring targets and key performance metrics by regularly reviewing productivity reports to assess the effectiveness of recruiting strategies and processes
8. Monitors current labour market trends and adjusts sourcing approaches to ensure continued competitiveness
9. Interviews candidates to assess their adaptability and suitability for the shipboard environment
10. Utilises competency‑based interviewing to evaluate candidates and provides hiring recommendations to managers and fellow recruiters; may make hiring decisions for select entry‑level roles
11. Supports hiring managers with interview scheduling and coordination as needed
12. Ensure each candidate receives an accurate and complete job description during the hiring process
13. Communicate job offers to select candidates in accordance with company standards and policies
14. Travel domestically and internationally to support recruitment events as required
15. Uses reporting tools and dashboards to monitor productivity, candidate flow, and overall effectiveness of shipboard recruiting
16. Prepares a variety of reports, including status updates, talent search summaries, and analyses of talent pools and gap areas for shipboard roles
Qualifications / Skills
17. Minimum 3 years’ recruitment experience within culinary / food & beverage / hospitality
18. Experience in high volume recruiting a plus
19. Cruise industry experience preferred
20. Proven ability to source, interview and screen candidates (management, specialty and high-volume roles)
21. Demonstrated capability to recruit positions in various levels of the organisation (entry to senior level)
22. Ability to negotiate terms and conditions with candidates within established guidelines
23. Ability to handle multiple projects and requisitions simultaneously
24. Ability to communicate tactfully, verbally and in writing
25. Ability to productively work under tight time constraints with competing priorities and potentially stressful situations
26. Working knowledge of accepted human resources recruitment practices and knowledge of recruitment processes in various countries
27. Knowledge of world geography, time differences and demographic
28. Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Microsoft Office tools
29. A passion for hospitality and the cruise industry is a must!
Why Join Us?
30. Competitive salary and benefits package, including private healthcare, pension, and travel perks
31. Opportunities for career development and international travel
32. Work within a vibrant, diverse, and innovative team committed to excellence
Location - Based in Weybridge, UK - 4 days a week in the office.