Careers
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Join our friendly Lochmara team
Surrounded by the beauty of the Marlborough Sounds, Lochmara Lodge is a brilliant place to work and play. Spend your days in paradise, with free transport to and from Picton on scheduled water transport services (Lochmara Lodge is not accessible by car).
If you’re a customer-focused superstar, we encourage you to apply for a role with us. Our 2025/26 season begins on 10 September 2025, with training and induction based on your start date. Some roles have a flexible start date to cover us for the peak of the season.
To apply or request more information, drop us an email at office@lochmaralodge.co.nz with your CV and cover letter outlining your relevant experience. Our active roles are listed below, so please feel free to get in touch about joining us for the coming season!
We get excited to meet people that could potentially be our next Lochmara rockstars!
We are now welcoming applications for the 2025/2026 season.
We take our customer experience extremely seriously and attention to detail is a very important part of that achievement. Be sure to take this into account with your application as following instruction is the beginning of a role with us here at Lochmara. The following teams currently have vacancies but they are filling fast, noting more information in the below tiles for these roles:
Front of House
Wildlife
Grounds/Maintenance
Massage/Beauty Therapy
If applying please email office@lochmaralodge.co.nz with your CV and cover letter confirming what role you are applying for and when you are seeking work, the whole season or part of it.
All the very best in joining our fun and well resepcted team!
Café - Front of house
Welcome customers with a smile during morning, day or dinner service. Barista experience is always a bonus so let us know in your application if you have this special talent!
Café - Kitchen
Great at working under pressure? Join our fast-paced, talented kitchen team.
Currently all positions are filled so we are not taking any further applications.
Housekeeping
Do you have an eye for detail? Become a Lochmara housekeeper.
Currently all positions are filled so we are not taking any further applications.
Wildlife
Spend your days taking care of our fascinating land and marine animals.
Please note you must hold a marine biology or zoology degree to apply, and be prepared to run guided tours.
Grounds and maintenance
Put your talents to work at our Lodge, complete with 11 acres of hilly terrain. We are also looking for that special talent of being able to fix anything and everything with a technical mind and a plan to stick around for a few years!
Massage and beauty
Reinvigorate our visitors with a range of wellness services.
We accept applications from massage therapists and/or beauty therapists.
Can’t find the role you’re looking for?
If you’d love to spend a season working at Lochmara Lodge, we want to hear from you.