Net Rigger
Scottish Government
On-site
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Rigger
Description
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Every great catch starts with the right gear!
As our Net Store Manager, you’ll be at the helm of developing, designing and producing fishing equipment, moorings and wires that meet the highest industry standards. This role demands both technical expertise and operational leadership, ensuring that every product is engineered for strength, durability and reliability in challenging marine environments.
You will be a member of the Engineering Group whose responsibility centres around the provision of specialist engineering services, underwater observation and net-rigging services to support the needs of scientific colleagues and collaborators, contributing to inform the Marine Directorate policy development process. Our qualified engineers undertake the design, construction and operation of custom-built equipment, applying their expertise in the application and fabrication of fishing gear, electronic and mechanical systems.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Liaise with scientific staff and updating them on equipment availability and work progression.
- Use a range of Net Rigging skills to design, manufacture or modify fishing gears, moorings and wires set out in net drawings or plans provided, ensuring quantities and completion dates are met as specified within the issued job sheet.
- Manufacture goods that have no specific drawings or instructions, discussing the job originator/designated person before and during manufacture to ensure the goods meet the required needs, ensuring quantities and completion dates are met as specified within the issued job sheet.
- Service goods as specified either by Manufacturer, job originator/designated person, recording any changes modification that may take place and updating any spreadsheets for future reference, ensuring quantities and completion dates are met as specified within the issued job sheet.
- Liaise with RV and commercial fishing vessel masters. Issuing various items of ships chandlery and hardware as required for scientific cruises and field trips.
Qualifications
Success profile
Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.
Technical / Professional Skills:
- Broad thinking - Brings about continuous improvement and contributes to and promotes.
Experience
- A high level of technical experience, with strong analysis and practical problem-solving abilities to help influence designs.
- An ability to design changes to various fishing gears, moorings and wires, utilising his/her extensive knowledge and expertise.
Behaviours
Making effective decisions – Level 3
Communicating and influencing – Level 3
Working Together – Level 3
You can find out more about Success Profiles here: Success profiles: candidate guide - gov.scot
How to apply
Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1000 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills, experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.
Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.
If invited for further assessment, this will consist of a teams interview and in person job simulation.
Assessments are scheduled for w/c 1 December 2025 however this may be subject to change.
Apply before 23:59 on 20 November 2025. This post is open to internal candidates and Common Citizenship Organisations only.
About us
The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles.
Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service, working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland.
We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer.
As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules.
Working pattern
Our standard hours are 35 hours per week and we offer a range of flexible working options depending on the needs of the role. From October 2025, the Scottish Government will require staff in hybrid-compatible roles to work in-person 40% of the time, either in an office or other agreed work location. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us.
Security checks
Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).
You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website, or read about the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide.
Equality statement
We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.
Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.
Further information
Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website.
Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes.