Careers at Guidance Marine Ltd
Start your career at Guidance We work in a challenging market, so not only do we look for the best and those who are passionate about their role; we go to extraordinary lengths to help our people continue to grow within the business. We invest in people from a diverse background, which has allowed Guidance to benefit from a comprehensive mix of opinions, personalities, interests and aptitudes. Joining the Guidance team will benefit your career path, gaining skills, relationships and knowledge and give you the opportunity to work alongside great like-minded people in a forwardthinking environment. Find your career potential with Guidance. Jan Grothusen Chief Executive Officer
03 Contents What do we do?... 04 Reasons to work at Guidance... 06 What we offer... 08 Benefits... 09 What our people say... 10 Guidance is allowing me to grow and progress within the company by providing the support and courses I need to reach new goals I continue to set myself. Ryan Quinn, Production Technician DID YOU KNOW...? Guidance has been crowned one of the two regional SME winners from the Midlands for HSBC Global Connections 2014 Queens Award Competition.
04 What exactly do we do? Guidance is an internationally successful, award winning technology company with a strong track record of delivering significant safety and cost benefits by bringing disruptive technologies to high value markets. Guidance works closely with leading universities to help evolve cutting edge technologies into successful applications and solutions and help build up a world class expertise in Microwave and Laser used for navigation, measurement and positioning applications. Our award-winning business supplies effective positioning solutions across the marine industry. Guidance is represented worldwide with offices in USA, Singapore and Brazil. Guidance promotes personal development and allows people to follow or create their career path. The intercultural environment creates a very relaxed workplace and stimulates you in the way of thinking and communicating. Steve Gooding Web Developer DID YOU KNOW...? Guidance was founded in 1991.
We invest heavily in our people their skills, expertise, passion, ambition and collective team ethos forms the heartbeat of the company. Gisele Laywood, Head of Business Support
06 Reasons to work at Guidance You get great benefits: We re firm believers that those responsible for our success should be properly rewarded. Guidance offers rewards and benefits which include; 35 days annual leave, an 8% non-contributory pension plan, overseas travel, health club and leisure discounts and more. We offer a wide range of careers: Over 20 years ago, we started out as an automated vehicle laser guiding service company. Today, Guidance Marine is much more than that. We re an internationally successful, award winning company, with a strong track record of delivering significant safety and cost benefits to high value markets across several continents. At Guidance we have a diverse range of roles that will help you achieve your ambitions. Innovate With continuous investments into UK production, Guidance offers opportunities to exercise your imagination and creativity. If you are looking to expand your horizons, get in touch today. We are constantly maintaining our reputation as the leading positioning technology business through the innovation, passion and ambition of our people and recommended by our customers globally for intelligent, robust and reliable products. James Grimshaw, Marketing Team Leader
We can help to fulfil your potential: At Guidance we know that we ll only stay at the fore of our industry if our people stay ahead of the game. We will give you everything that you need to fulfil your potential and progress in your career. We invest heavily in our employees to ensure we meet this commitment and continue to drive the business and its people forward. You can broaden your skills and experience: In a business like Guidance, there are opportunities to do lots of different things. We re more than happy if you want to specialise in a particular field as some of our engineers have already. But if you decide you want to do something completely new or if you just want to gain experience in another part of the business, we ll help you do so through permanent career changes or temporary placements. We have an amazing team: Individually, we do countless things that contribute to our success as a business. But when we work together, we accomplish even more. It s team effort that has made us the business we are today, providing innovative and advanced technology to offshore vessels and assets. If you enjoy working with others and are interested in becoming part of our team, you can find out more here: www.guidance.eu.com DID YOU KNOW...? In 2001 Guidance developed the world s first paper room stacking vehicle to heights of 8m and the world s first in-use day-to-day mobile phone based monitoring system.
The chance to become part of a team developing and producing solutions for our target markets, gaining job satisfaction from the diverse and challenging projects that we undertake. We recognise the importance of our employees and the role they play in sustaining our position in the marketplace. We seek to create an inclusive working environment that attracts and retains talented people, enhances flexibility and motivation, and encourages involvement in the ongoing success of our company. DID YOU KNOW...? Over 50% of Guidance staff have qualifications in the engineering sector.
09 What we offer It s only through our people that we can maintain our excellent worldwide reputation as an expert positioning technology company. In order to continually explore and develop innovative new technologies, and to develop commercial products to market through real world testing, we work hard to offer employees excellent rewards and opportunities. We believe in giving our people, from school leavers, graduates and experienced professionals, the freedom and support they need to be effective and innovate whatever position they are in. We also encourage our staff to develop their skills and knowledge through training courses and mentoring. We offer a challenging environment for staff with opportunities in manufacturing, research and development, software development, engineering, sales, marketing, HR, IT and finance. Other benefits include: 8% non-contributory pension plan Health club and leisure discounts Overseas travel Childcare vouchers 35 days annual leave Flexible working hours Guidance believes in the principles of equal opportunities and values its diverse workforce and what we can learn from each other. As an award winning and internationally successful technology company, Guidance s workforce consists of enthusiastic individuals who value diversity, are committed to the pursuit of innovation and education, and find motivation in being surrounded by achievement. To cultivate the talents and aspirations of staff members, Guidance have developed an array of career programmes to help the move forward. Guidance has a strong UK base with most employees based in Leicester. Recent business development within Guidance Marine has resulted in offices opening in USA, Singapore and Brazil. What are we looking for? Curious, open-minded, talented, skilled and qualified, passionate and dedicated individuals keen to deliver excellence. A willingness to be flexible, learn new skills, take on new challenges and put your passions and knowledge to good use, both individually and as part of the team ethos. Discover exciting career opportunities, delivering innovation that matters, working alongside a variety of talented individuals who are passionate about their work. Visit our website or talk to our HR department to find out how you can grow your career with Guidance.
10 What our people say Stephanie Brown, Operations Administrator Stephanie has worked for Guidance Marine for 11 months and joined the team through an apprenticeship scheme, she is now the full-time Operations Administrator. I was able to gain work experience in different areas of the business whilst Guidance supported me with my course and assignments. As part of the apprenticeship we are enrolled onto different courses to help develop the personal and technical skills which benefit us in the work environment. At the end of each course, we receive a certificate to show what we have accomplished and to keep for our portfolios. Guidance understand the value of apprenticeships and are keen to encourage all of their young employees to develop within the business. We are always on hand to ensure each apprentice gets the best support possible. Andy Knight, Engineer My journey with Guidance started at University of Oxford where I was reading Engineering and Computer Science. After graduating in 2007 I joined Guidance as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Apprentice working on a two year project with University of Oxford. The reason I chose to become an Engineer was that I relish a challenging problem to solve. At Guidance I have been given the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects which has allowed me to continually develop my skills and knowledge over the last 6½ years. I also love the fact that as an engineer at Guidance you don t just work on a tiny part of a large system. You get to work on all aspects of the system so you know that when it works it is because you and your team made it work!
There s always an interesting problem to solve and the environment is amazing to work in with all of the supportive staff there to keep me to my goals. During my employment with Guidance, I have been given the opportunity to gain an in-depth experience in IT. I have always been interested in technology and innovation which is what attracted me to the world of IT. At Guidance there are constantly developments and launches of new features which means you have the opportunity to work on something new and gain new skills. Baljit Makh, IT Support Technician Guidance constantly have a number of projects on the go, which keeps the role exciting and varied, which is one of the reasons I enjoy working here. Guidance help you grow within the company and encourage social events and activities outside of the office. I play in the Guidance football team and it is a great way to build rapport with colleagues in a different environment to the office. DID YOU KNOW...? Guidance is the only company able to supply three local reference systems for marine DP positioning.
1 2 3 4 Head Office 4 Dominus Way, Meridian Business Park, Leicester LE19 1RP Manufacturing & Engineering Facility 5 Tiber Way, Meridian Business Park, Leicester LE19 1QP Guidance Marine Office Devonshire Business Centre, Works Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 1GJ International Offices 1 2 3 Guidance Marine Ltd, 4 Dominus Way, Meridian Business Park, Leicester LE19 1RP, UK Tel: +44 116 229 2600 Email: jobs@guidance.eu.com