Engineering Opportunity: Marine Engineering Technician

Marine Engineering Technician Current Vacancies

2006-12-23:

Marine engineering technicians, also known as marine technicians or shipbuilding technicians, design, build, convert, test, service and repair boats and ships, underwater craft ROVs - remotely operated vehicles, and offshore platforms, plant and equipment.

Work may be carried out at sea, working on board a vessel or platform; or it could be onshore, working in a shipbuilding or ship repair yard.

Technicians also work for specialist marine equipment manufacturers and suppliers.

Technicians may have supervisory responsibilities for marine craftsmen, women, but they themselves work under the authority of marine engineers.

Marine engineering technicians normally work a 38-hour week with overtime or shift working common.

Work is available in civilian or naval shipyards, and boatyards and marinas building, servicing or repairing smaller vessels.

Opportunities also exist with onshore marine engineering companies sub-contracted to provide services to shipbuilders, platform construction companies and specialist suppliers of plant and equipment.

For experienced technicians there are also opportunities to work on contracts overseas.

experienced technicians earnings rise to between 17,000 and 23,000.
Senior technicians can earn over 25,000 a year. (Permalink)