Marine Harvest recruitment drive
MARINE Harvest has begun a recruitment drive to fill 55 posts at the fish feed factory it is building on Skye.
The vacancies are across a range of disciplines, including production, logistics, maintenance and health and safety, needed at the £93 million facility, sited quarry, at Kyleakin. Altanavaig The construction of the factory, now underway, is expected to be completed in the autumn of next year.
Meanwhile, the company has hired two new apprentices, both former Lochaber High School pupils. Emily Connolly, 18, and Tommy Chisholm, 16, went through a rigorous selection process to win the coveted roles.
Emily is to become an electrical apprentice and Tommy will be a mechanical apprentice.
Vicky Ferguson, human resources manager at Marine Harvest Scotland, welcomed them to the company: ‘We’re thrilled to be able to offer Emily and Tommy the opportunity to develop their careers at Marine Harvest.
‘Fish farming jobs used to be seen as unskilled work, primarily for men, but it’s very different today. This is a thriving industry which supports a variety of different roles for both men and women.
‘The level of interest we had in the apprenticeships shows it appeals to a wide range of young people.’
Modern apprenticeships usually last four years. In their first year, Emily and Tommy will study at Inverness College UHI for 30 weeks and will do work experience in blocks.
In years two to four, they will gain further work experience and will have onsite visits from assessors to complete their qualifications. They will then have the opportunity to progress to do an HNC.
Marine Harvest Scotland introduced its apprenticeship scheme in 2013.