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This is a great opportunity for someone who has been sea going and is looking to spend more time on land.\nYou’ll mainly be harbour based and at times will need to work away from port on costal towage and similar support operations.\nWho are we?\nWith a combined workforce of over 2,000 employees and operations spanning Gibraltar, Padstow, Tyne, Birkenhead, and Falmouth, Balaena is one of the UK’s most dynamic and regionally anchored maritime groups - combining industrial agility, innovation, and community partnership to support national resilience, commercial competitiveness, and sustainability across both naval and merchant ship sectors.\nThe integration of our modern facilities in Gibraltar and Padstow with APCL’s infrastructure on Tyne, Birkenhead and Falmouth created one of the world’s most capable ship repair and shipbuilding groups - with a network of 12 dry docks and strategic reach across the UK and the Mediterranean.\nWe respond quickly to defence and commercial requirements 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