Careers At Whale Tankers
We currently have 4 jobs available.
5 Decades' Trading
Our Greatest Asset
With over 5 decades of trading and over 220 employees our experience has taught us that our employees are our greatest assets
11 Years' Average Service
Long Service
With an average length of service of 11 years’ we don’t like to lose people once they have joined.
Excellent Training
Ongoing training
Full induction programme that includes Health and Safety, manual handling and job-specific training with an ongoing commitment to training.
Company Benefits And Bonuses
Benefits
As well as a competitive salary, we offer a number of benefits including Bupa membership
Our Ethos
With over 5 decades of trading and over 220 employees, our experience has taught us that our employees are our greatest assets. With an average length of service of 11 years, we don’t like to lose people once they have joined.
Absenteeism is low and we aim to keep it that way by offering benefits of BUPA and bonuses to encourage and help people come to work.
Rewards
As an employer, Whale Tankers provides a range of rewards and benefits for people who join the team. Whale recognises the contribution employees make to the success of the business.
We offer:
- A competitive salary
- The opportunity to invest in our share ownership scheme
- A company-funded pension scheme
- 25 days’ holiday entitlement, plus bank holidays
- A number of bonuses
Training
We offer a full induction programme that includes Health and Safety, manual handling and job-specific training among other areas.
Equal Opportunities
Whale strives to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applicants regardless of age, gender, race or disability.
Current Vacancies
Contract Duration: Permanent, Full-time
Department: Production (factory based)
Salary: Once fully skilled £30,000 per annum. Start rate dependent on experience
Benefits
- Opportunity to increase pay linked to ability and experience
- Successful candidates will have the opportunity for training and career development
- Competitive Company Pension Scheme
- Private medical insurance
- (BUPA)Comprehensive bonus structure
- Opportunity to join share ownership scheme
Job Description:
Your responsibilities will be:
- Working in the Final Assembly area of our factory, building our standard line tankers after the paint process has been completed
- Fitting pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems to our tankers
- Maintaining a clean, organised and productive work area
- Adhering, and working, to Health and Safety regulations
Full training will be given to the right individual
Job Requirements:
- Hydraulic and pneumatic knowledge
- Ability to understand drawings
- Ability to use your own initiative
- Team working
- Attention to detail, working to high standards
- Being mechanically minded
- Ability to work under pressure
Please apply by application form or emailing the following email address with your CV attached: Hr@whale.co.uk
Contract Duration: Permanent, Full-time
Department: Production (factory based)
Salary: Once fully skilled £34,600 per annum. Start rate dependent on experience
Benefits
- Opportunity to increase pay linked to ability and experience
- Successful candidates will have the opportunity for training and career development
- Competitive Company Pension Scheme
- Private medical insurance (BUPA)
- Comprehensive bonus structure
- Opportunity to join share ownership scheme
Job Description:
Your responsibilities will be:
- Working in the main production area building our tankers
- Pipe welding in both Mild Steel and Stainless Steel
- Fabrication
- Chassis fitting
- Maintaining a clean, organised and productive work area
- Adhering, and working, to Health and Safety regulations
- Full training will be given to the right individual
Job Requirements:
Essential:
- Background working in a production
- environment particularly body building
- Basic hydraulic and pneumatic knowledge
- Ability to read drawings
- Being mechanically minded
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to use your own initiative
Desirable:
- Mild Steel and Stainless Steel Mig welding experience
- Experience in both light and heavy gauge welding
- Fabrication and fitting skills
- Forklift truck and overhead crane licence
Please apply by application form or emailing the following email address with your CV attached: Hr@whale.co.uk
Hours: 37.5 hours on a rotating shift pattern am and pm
Contract Duration: Permanent, Full-time
Department: Production (factory based)
Salary: Once fully skilled £34,600 per annum. Start rate dependent on experience
Benefits
- Opportunity to increase pay linked to ability and experience
- Successful candidates will have the opportunity for training and career development
- Competitive Company Pension Scheme
- Private medical insurance (BUPA)
- Comprehensive bonus structure
- Opportunity to join share ownership scheme
Job Description:
Your responsibilities will be:
- Assembling key components for various departments
- Sub assemble of components for tank build
- Working in our Fabrication department
- Pipe welding in both Mild Steel and Stainless Steel
- Fabrication in mild steel, stainless steel and Aluminum
- Maintaining a clean, organized and productive work area
- Adhering, and working, to Health and Safety regulations
Full training will be given to the right individual
Job Requirements:
Essential:
- Being mechanically minded
- Ability to read drawings
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to use your own initiative
- Working to SOP’s to assemble components
- Use a range of relevant tools for the assembly process.
Desirable:
- Aluminium and stainless Tig welding
- Mild Steel and Stainless Steel welding experience
- Experience in both light and heavy gauge welding
- Fabrication and fitting skills
- Ability to think outside the normal
Plasma and gas cutting knowledge - Forklift licence
Please apply by application form or emailing the following email address with your CV attached: Hr@whale.co.uk
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