Deckhand
- Recruiter
- Associated British Ports
- Location
- Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 21 Mar 2018
- Closes
- 01 Apr 2018
- Sectors
- Logistics & Transport
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Deckhand
Full Time, Permanent Contract
Location - Grimsby
Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
ABP is the UK's leading port operator, with a unique network of 21 ports across England, Scotland and Wales. Our ports include Immingham, the UK's busiest port and Southampton, the UK's leading export port and number one for cars and cruise. The group's other activities include rail terminal operations (Hams Hall Rail Terminal), ship's agency, dredging (UK Dredging Ltd), and marine consultancy (ABPmer). Each port also offers a well-established community of port service providers.
In 2015 ABP and its customers handled 92 million tonnes of cargo. Together with our customers, we support 84,000 jobs and contribute �5.6 billion to the UK economy every year.
With the support of our customers, ABP's Ports on the Humber - Hull, Goole, Grimsby and Immingham - contribute �2.2 billion to the UK economy every year.
The Humber ports support 33,000 jobs and together handle more than 65 million tonnes of cargo.
ABP's Humber facilities offer customers close links to markets in mainland Europe and Scandinavia and expertise in a broad range of cargoes, including energy, vehicles, roll-on roll-off, containers, bulks, liquid bulks and forest products.
Although retaining its strong connection with the fishing and food industry, Grimsby is the UK's major car import terminal and is at the forefront in serving the developing offshore wind energy industry.
Grimsby River Terminal can accommodate vessels carrying up to 3,000 vehicles and the port handles more than 500,000 vehicles each year as both imports and exports.
The Role
We are looking for a Deckhand to join our team, to carry out all instructions from the Marine Services Manager and Coxswains, ensuring compliance with the ABP HES Pilot Launch Crew Instructions and Approved Codes of Practice "The Embarkation and Disembarkation of Pilots."
This position will lead you to gaining the knowledge and experience required as time goes on, including gaining qualifications along the way, to potentially becoming a Coxswain in the future.