Marine Painter

Scottish Sea Farms Ltd; Lerwick; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance

Life cover

Pension scheme

Employee assistance

Gym membership subsidy

Cycle to work

Eyewear discount

Childcare support

Job summary

Scottish Sea Farms Ltd is seeking an experienced marine painter to join our team in Lerwick, Shetland. You will specialise in preparation, painting and finishing of boats and barges, based at our new Lerwick boat shed.

You will work hands-on, preparing steel surfaces, applying protective marine coatings and ensuring high-quality workmanship while following health and safety procedures in a busy boat shed environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as a marine painter on boats or barges.
• Knowledge of surface preparation, paint application and finishing techniques.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team while meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, treat and paint steel surfaces with marine coatings.
• Ensure high-quality refurbishment work and adherence to safety procedures.
• Work in a busy Lerwick boat shed environment and manage workload.

Skills

Marine painting

Surface preparation

Teamwork

Health & safety

Job description

We're looking for an experienced and skilled marine painter to join our team in Shetland. Specialising in the preparation, painting, and finishing of our boats and barges you will be based at our new Lerwick boat shed.

The role

You’ll be an experienced marine painter who is dependable, hardworking and comfortable working in a hands-on environment. You’ll be responsible for the preparing, treating and painting of steel surfaces, applying protective marine coatings to ensure long-lasting protection against corrosion and harsh marine environments.

You’ll deliver high-quality painting and refurbishment work whilst adhering to all relevant health and safety procedures, including safe handling of paints, solvents and other hazardous materials.

What you bring

You’ll bring relevant painting experience, a keen eye for detail and a sound understanding of surface preparation, paint application and finishing techniques. You’ll take pride in delivering high-quality workmanship, work confidently both independently and as part of a team, and consistently meet deadlines.

You should be comfortable working in a busy boat shed environment, managing your own workload and adapting to different projects as required.

Our values and how we work

Our values are simple: we care, we innovate and we are ambitious. In this role, you'll put them into practice through your own actions and the example you set for others.

You'll treat people with compassion and respect, listen and look out for each other. You'll put safety and wellbeing first, take pride in doing things properly and make choices that protect our people, fish and environment. How you achieve results matters as much as the results themselves.

One team, one result

You'll communicate clearly, share what works and support colleagues across departments and regions. You'll take responsibility for your work, work together to improve performance and profitability, celebrate success and learn together when things don't go to plan.

Keep learning, keep growing

You'll ask questions, listen to feedback and share your ideas. You'll own mistakes, share the lessons and be open to trying better ways of working, using what you learn to improve how things are done.

Inspire respect and trust in our actions

You'll be open, honest and consistent. You'll do what you say you'll do, take responsibility for your work and speak up when something isn’t right. When things go wrong, you'll acknowledge them and work with others to put them right.

What we offer

You'll have 31 days' holiday, increasing to 32 with length of service, alongside life cover, a pension scheme and an employee assistance programme. We also offer subsidised gym memberships, a cycle to work scheme, a prescription eyewear discount and a contribution towards pre-school childcare.

About Scottish Sea Farms

Good farming takes people who know their fish, look out for each other and keep learning. Across our 46 marine farms, three freshwater hatcheries and two processing facilities, that's the work our teams do every day.

The places we farm are the places we call home. We provide jobs and opportunities to build a career across the West Coast, Highlands and Northern Isles. Our support for our people and their development is recognised through triple accreditation from Investors in People.

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