
Dock Staff
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Dock Staff support passenger boarding and vessel turnarounds at Hy-Line Cruises. They handle mooring lines and gangways, organize boarding lines and signage, manage luggage carts, and load or unload luggage, bicycles, and other items. The role also includes customer assistance, ticket and reservation checks, crowd organization, and cleaning dock and plaza areas. Work is primarily outdoors in a harborside marine environment.
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The Dock Staff handle mooring lines and gangways, set up signage and boarding lines, maintain control of the luggage cart area, helping passengers remove luggage from vehicles and loading and off-loading onto vessels, luggage, bicycles, and other items. Assist passengers and other staff as necessary. Dock Staff are responsible for maintaining dock and plaza areas, keeping the area clean and organized. This position is primarily outside Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provide excellent customer service in all aspects of work responsibilities. Respond courteously and accurately to questions posed by the public. Seeks assistance from other staff, if needed, to find the correct answer for the inquirer. Greet customers and assist them with luggage, bicycles, and other belongings. Handle mooring lines and gangways upon arrival and departure of vessels (in conjunction with the security staff during the summer months). Ensure all boarding lines and signs are arranged properly and in a timely manner Make sure luggage carts are in appropriate areas with signs for loading luggage. Load and off-load luggage, bikes, and any other items on vessels, as required, on turnarounds (in conjunction with boat crew). Maintain control of the cart area and check tickets and reservations to maintain security. Make sure bicycles are ticketed and in appropriate areas to load on vessels. Maintain crowd control and organization of the area. Engage in general cleaning of dock area. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Exceptional customer service skills Ability to effectively engage with others and speak clearly. Ability to move luggage and other items from vehicle to luggage carts to vessels. Ability to unload luggage carts, bicycles, and other items. Job entails significant amount of walking and standing. Must be able to safely lift up to 50 lbs. on a regular basis. Must be able to safely perform the essential duties for the position, with or without, reasonable accommodation. Other Duties: Dock Staff may be asked to assist with or perform other duties as needed and/or assigned. Licenses, Registrations, and/or Certifications: None Required Education and Experience: High School Diploma or equivalent Typical Work Environments: Primarily outside in parking/docking area. Subject to all forms of weather. Marine environment, harborside.
How this job compares
Set against the 75,781 open Customer Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Massachusetts median$50–58K/yr107 salary ranges
- Massachusetts median$16–18/hr1,043 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,433 open Customer Service jobs in Massachusetts and 75,781 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
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- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 13,797 of the 75,781 open Customer Service jobs (18%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
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