MORE than 60 vacancies have been highlighted at Thurrock's London Gateway Port which is on the cusp of expansion as work continues on its latest docking facility.

Work on the fourth berth at the port at Corringham is underway and when it is completed next year it will bring around 250 new jobs.

However, the port is currently looking for local people to fulfil a wide range of vacancies, as  Andrew Bowen, who has been the port's operations director for 10 years, said: "I would urge anyone interested in a career with a fast-growing local company which is part of a global organisation that makes a real difference every day to people's lives to get in touch with DP World.

Andrew Bowen.

"We have more than 60 vacancies which need to be filled, including control room managers, rail superintendents and welders, and this could be the opportunity which you've been waiting for to get into the logistics industry and take responsibility for moving essential goods into and out of the UK.

"Our new £350 million berth, which will lift our capacity by a third when it is completed next summer, is now well under construction. We will need to recruit even more people to meet the expected increase in demand for our services so if you have experience in operations, manufacturing or logistics please contact us to find out more."

You can find out more about vacancies at the port via this link.

SOME OF THE CURRENT VACANCIES

Deputy Head of Operations

Operations Project Manager

Contracts Labours Manager

Control Room Manager

Operation Project Co-ordinator

Investigation Officer

Landside Team Leader

Day Shift Manager

Rail Superintendent

Ops Team Leader X4

Operation Assistant

Team Leader - Vessel Rail Planning

Labour Planner

Yard Planner

Operations Co-ordinator

Terminal Systems Specialist

RC Desk Operators

Terminal Operative positions:

Team Leader - Berth 4 KONE Cranes

Mechanical Technician

Electrical Technician

Senior Technician

Electrical Engineer

Engineering Support Shift Manager

Skills Development Engineer

Welding Team Leader