Careers

Our vacancies

We are recognised as one of the top employers in the industry. With 48 vessels and over a century of marine experience, we combine stability and opportunity to provide you with an excellent career at sea.

We have exciting career opportunities available across our business, both onshore and offshore. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting out, we’d love to hear from you. Visit our dedicated careers site to explore current vacancies and apply online. If the role you're looking for isn’t listed, simply use the ‘Connect’ button to register your interest and stay informed about future opportunities with North Star.

Current vacancies

Cadets

Start Your Career at Sea with North Star

North Star is proud to be the largest sponsoring company with The Ship Safe Training Group (SSTG), offering outstanding training opportunities for those looking to begin a maritime career. Whether you choose to become a Deck Cadet, Engineer Cadet, or Electro-Technical Officer (ETO) Cadet, we’ll support you every step of the way.

Through a mix of academic study at a UK nautical college and hands-on experience aboard advanced vessels, you’ll gain the skills, confidence, and internationally recognised qualifications needed for a rewarding career at sea—and beyond. As a sponsored cadet, all training costs are covered, and you’ll receive a training allowance throughout the programme.

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Hear from the team

“The company places communication, integrity and transparency at the heart of all its operations, which makes me extremely proud to have the opportunity to build on this foundation as part of the crew. Being able to lead a vessel that provides essential safety support in high-risk environments has been a rewarding challenge. While the work can be demanding, it's incredibly fulfilling to know that our work saves lives. ”

Jessica Moreno, Master on board the Grampian Freedom

We care for our team

Care is a fundamental part of our business and an important cornerstone of our core values. We care for our people and care about being an industry leader in human rights and inclusiveness.

Safety and Mental Health are important focuses for our team and pillars in what we believe enables our people to perform at their best, keeping operations safe and sustainable for all.

Be careful of fraudulent job offers

Please be advised that fraudsters are operating globally and seeking to defraud you by making bogus offers of employment while presenting themselves as legitimate North Star recruiters.

Our current vacancies

The scam

Their typical approach is to tempt you with job offers, generally by email, involving international relocation and requesting payment in order to process visa or work permit applications. These individuals are criminals and are not representatives of North Star. North Star will never ask you for payment as part of any application for work.

What to look for

An offer comes from an email address using @northstarshippinguk.com or similar looking domain. The official domain for North Star is @north-star.co.uk . Even though the email address in the From: field shows @northstar, it’s still possible that actual address is masked. Double click on the From: contact to see the actual email address.
The offer document/email seems unprofessional, i.e. low quality or distorted logo, poor English grammar, signed by a senior manager or director of North Star, etc.
The offer requests payment of any kind. North Star will never ask you for payment as part of any application for work.
The offer includes a mobile phone number instead of the main North Star office number or a legitimate location. North Star office addresses and phone numbers can be found on our contact page.

What you should do

If you receive unsolicited employment offers, or are unsure about the validity of a North Star job offer after applying:

DO NOT send your personal details or any monies.

If you have been a victim of a email fraud please let us know and also report the incident to Police Action Fraud who can assist you further

Contact Police Action Fraud: https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-fraud-about-you

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Our current vacancies