Joiner

Dales Marine Services are a well-established and successful local and national Ship Repair, Fabrication and Engineering service provider for the off and on shore oil industry. Due to continued growth, expansion, and long-term contracts we are looking to add to our skilled team of employees at our busy Greenock dry dock, engineering, and fabrication facility.

Career advancement, good working conditions and competitive rates of pay, are offered along with additional overtime, and weekend working. A great opportunity to progress your career in a fast paced and diverse industry with this fulltime position.

Requirement

Joiners are required to plan, prepare and undertake relevant maintenance and repair projects to agreed timescales.

During their daily duties they would carry out routine joinery maintenance and repairs on vessels and at on and off-site locations, working on deckheads, cabins, windows, modules and offices.

Joiners should ideally possess an NVQ/SVQ Level 3 or similar joinery apprenticeship qualification or at least 5 years trade experience in a similar position or industry.

Job specific skills and requirements would include but not be limited to

· reading and interpreting technical drawings

· working from sketches or interoperating client requests

· operating equipment such as saws, planes, sanders, drills, overhead cranes, forklifts, MEWP,

· dismantling and reinstating cabins, deckheads and other accommodation areas

· measuring, cutting and assembling wooden structures to a high tolerance and standard

· fitting vessel windows and wood frame windows

· carrying our various yard maintenance and improvement work

Joiners have a standard 39-hour week, but overtime and weekend work are often available. They can be working on vessels or in large workshops, indoors or outdoors in all weather conditions.

Their working environment can be noisy and dusty, with some work being carried out at height on scaffolding or MEWP. Protective equipment such as face mask, boots,

coveralls, hard hat, gloves, glasses/goggles and hearing protection can be required while carrying out their working duties.

They will assist in the implementation of the quality systems by following the Company Policies and Procedures and help to implement and maintain health, safety and environmental standards, working safely at all times to ensure the health and wellbeing of themselves and their fellow workers.

Tasks they would be responsible for in their role of joiner will include but not be limited to the following:

· working to the highest expected standards at all times while carrying out work tasks,

· report directly to the operations manager, trade foremen and site supervisors on the progress of work tasks,

· working alongside and cooperating with specialists and sub-contractors depending on work task requirements,

· following all permit to work requirements,

· following all site personal protective equipment/respiratory protective equipment requirements,

· mentoring and assisting in the training and development of all trade apprentices,

· maintaining good customer relations,

· ensure that all work areas are kept clean and tidy,

· attending any required company and industry training courses,

· following all company policies, procedures, emergency procedures, risk assessments and method statements,

· assisting in the writing of specific risk assessment, method statements,

· participating in work task toolbox talks,

· attending time out for safety meetings to discuss any safety issues, changes to procedures or legislation etc.

· ensuring that quality standards are met in accordance with company policies,

· attending company occupation health checks and complying with any subsequent requirements of those checks,

· following and promoting a safe working culture and the company 'stop the job policy' to ensure they and all fellow workers are aware of the companies safe working practices,

· to help achieve the zero-accident rate objective by following, promoting and implementing company safe working practices,

· to help achieve the zero waste to landfill objective by following, promoting and implementing company environmental policies

· assisting in the implementation and upkeep of all company ISO standards

The benefits would be:

· 34 days holiday per year with 5 of these allocated over the Christmas and New Year period

· Private medical with additional dental and optical plans

· Company pension

· Life insurance

· Company income protection

· Gym discount

· Cycle to Work Scheme

· Free on-site parking

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person