Dales Marine Services is taking on new staff and apprentices across its sites at Aberdeen, Greenock and Leith as it eyes further growth in the coming year.
The Aberdeen-headquartered ship repair, fabrication and engineering services firm is looking to fill vacancies across 11 positions, seeking a mix of both office and yard-based personnel at its dry dock facilities in Aberdeen, Leith and Greenock.
Current vacancies include a health and safety advisor, project co-ordinators and estimators, project management and trades positions – all of which it says will be “essential to the business” during the next 12 months.
Dales Marine provides steelwork, maintenance, repair and vessel decommissioning services, with the latter poised to play an increasingly important role thanks to the firm’s inclusion on a list of EU-approved shipbreakers.
Experience of major vessel decommissioning
EU rules require vessel owners to ensure ships destined to be recycled are only put into facilities approved by the Commission. Dales Marine successfully re-applied for approval of its Leith site following the UK’s exit from the bloc, having first secured its status in 2018.
It has worked on significant vessel decommissioning projects in the past and during 2021/22 undertook a major project on the decommissioning of nuclear cargo vessel, the MV Oceanic Pintail.
Contracts director Kevin Paterson said: “We are pleased with the development of the business in the first six months of this year and as part of that growth we have taken on and are looking to recruit additional personnel.
“Maintaining and developing our team will benefit our current and future clients in delivering their projects and our plans for growth.”
In addition to the recruitment drive, 12 new apprentices will also start with the firm this month.
The cohort includes apprentice steelworkers in Aberdeen, Leith and Greenock, as well as apprentice engineers and painters at Leith and Greenock.
The four-year programme includes a full college modern apprenticeship course.
HR manager Mark Massie added: “Dales Marine offers a great opportunity to progress a career in the maritime sector, a fast-paced and diverse industry.”
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