Join Our Team of Skilled Shipbuilders for a Long-Term Project in Denmark!
Our team of highly skilled professionals from Poland and Lithuania is growing, and we are looking to add experienced shipbuilder to join us.
Open Positions: 5 shipbuilders.
Start Date: 22-09-2025 - or as soon as possible - notify us of your availability.
Location: Esbjerg, Denmark - 80 minutes from the German/Danish border.
Project Duration: Long term project in constant rotations, with options for project extension or reassignment to new projects.
Rotations: 4x2 or let me know what fits you best.
Why Join Us?
- Competitive Pay: Earn up to 215,54, DKK/hour (gross) on night shifts/day shifts (around 28,88 EUR / 123 PLN), plus 12.5% holiday payment, 13% flexible fund (fritvalgskonto FVK) and 13% pension contribution after 2 months (11% VICOS, 2% employee).
- Stable Employment: We have a large team of skilled and dedicated employees who work year-round on various projects for our clients, ensuring full-time employment through VICOS.
- SecuredRights and Benefits: VICOS has a collective agreement with the Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri) - this ensures you overtime pay, allowances, pension, etc. according to current regulations.
- Full Support: We provide administrative assistance e.g. with your tax card, healthcare and accommodation options. Cover the expenses of work clothes and shoes, up to a value of 2.800 DKK annually (around 375 EUR / 1.594 PLN).
Skills Required:
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a shipbuilder.
- Assembly of structures and equipment elements, reading technical drawings.
Certificates Required:
- Working environment and safety for welding and thermal cutting §17 from Denmark (formerly called §26 course). If you don’t have it, we can arrange for you to take an online course.
Job description
Work on the ship assembling structures and equipment elements.
Work Schedule
- Day Shift: Monday to Saturday, 07:00 to 19:00.
Paid Hours: For each 12-hour shift, you are paid 11,0 hours (1-hour total break is unpaid).
Overtime Pay: Monday to Thursday you receive overtime pay after 7,5 hours of work completed, Friday is after 7,0 hours of work completed. On Saturday and Sunday and in the evening/night you receive a special supplement. See the overtime rates and supplements on the table below - Link
Income
Day shift
Your net salary every 4 weeks at full employment after deducting accommodation and food costs: Net salary 40.989 DKK (around 5.492 EUR / 23.474 PLN) **.
See attached calculation for 1 week on day shift
**) Example of average salary calculation. The amount depends on your tax card and working hours.
Extra to the salary:
- 12,5% holiday allowance
- 13,0% flexible spending account (fritvalgskonto FVK)
- 13,0% pension contribution after 2 months (11,0% VICOS and 2,0% employee).
Payroll every two weeks with an optional advance of up to 6.000 DKK (around 804 EUR / 3.483 PLN) after 12 days of work.
Living, Travel and Work Benefits
Learn more about our living, travel, and work benefits here.
Accommodation: VICOS arranges accommodation near the workplace. A single room with internet and access to kitchen and bathroom costs 135 DKK/day (utilities included) (around 18 EUR / 78 PLN). Please note that the rent has already been deducted in the net salary calculation above.
Meals: Employer will deliver the food.
Join Our Growing Team! Apply Now!
We’re looking forward to hearing from you! Let’s make great things happen together!
Have Questions? We’re Here to Help!
Call us at +45 70 201 209
Reach us:
- Monday-Thursday: 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM
- Friday: 8:15 AM - 1:00 PM
We can’t wait to see what you bring to our team!
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