Forth Ports Group
Location
Dundee | United Kingdom
Job description
Targe Towing Limited is a subsidiary of the Forth Ports Group and operates a modern fleet of vessels in support of Port, Harbour and Terminal operating in across Scotland and beyond.
About The Role
Due to significant success and continued growth, we are recruiting for a professional Chief Engineer to join our team in Scotland to operate onboard ASD/ATD/ Voith Harbour Tugs. Whilst business needs may change the base location of the Tugs, we are looking for individuals who can readily travel to our Forth, Leith or other Scotland sites.
Your responsibilities will be:
Carrying out operational services to ships in a safe and responsible manner
Ensuring the safe operation of the vessels and engines, generators and associated machinery and equipment
Ensuring that both deck and engine machinery is maintained to the highest standards at all times
Following statutory and regulatory guidelines as laid down by the Company, MCA and other external bodies, ensuring all paperwork is accurate and kept up to date
Carrying out ships’ husbandry and Health and Safety checks onboard the vessel, rectifying and reporting faults as required
Assisting with deck duties
Cooking duties for tugs crew every 3rd night.
What we are looking for:
Experienced Chief Engineer with minimum certification Chief Engineer <9000kw
Ability to thoroughly analyse all engineering situations and to submit detailed and accurate written and oral reports
Ability to diagnose and rectify faults for all machinery and equipment
Must have full UK working rights
What we can offer you:
Full-time, permanent contract: 2 weeks on / off rota
Competitive salary
Generous pension contribution
Additional annual allowance for unlimited certification
All food included and live abroad for two weeks on rotation
Other company benefits and schemes available (cycle to work, health care…) upon time served
Skills Needed
About The Company
Over our 50 years of experience we have witnessed our ports grow to become important assets to support and deliver growth both for the UK and local economies. The growth impact has been achieved due to the continued investments in our infrastructure, making sure that our ports are able to continually develop their services and support the growth of many industries. Our people have played a significant role. They have delivered the highest quality of service through their expertise, loyalty and flexibility and, without them, we could not have built the strong reputation and the long term agreements with many customers that we have today.Company Culture
Welcome to Forth Ports Careers. As a leading port operator, we employ over 1,100 people across our ports in Scotland and the Port of Tilbury in London. A career in a port business is very rewarding. There is real variety within each role and significant opportunities for promotion and career development. Don’t just take our word for it; view the “Some of our People” section and the video below to gain insight into the kinds of jobs our employees do, how they’ve grown with us, and what motivates them each day. The port business can be seen as a barometer for the economy and this drives us to be adaptable and fast paced as we identify new business opportunities.Desired Criteria
Required Criteria
Closing Date Friday 22nd March, 2024
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