5 top tips for landing a job with Martek Marine

Is Martek the right company for you?

Martek operates a work hard, play hard culture with employees reaping the rewards of a high performance and a NO EXCUSES culture with team building activities such as Doncaster Races and Thornbridge Outdoors. 

Martek are committed to their employees and customers alike, and have recently been awarded Investors in People Gold Award, and Institute of Customer Service ‘ServiceMark’ award. 

Stay alert

Martek are looking for new talent to join their team all the time as the company expands, with the latest career vacancies listed on our website and LinkedIn page. Martek is a great place to work, with various benefits, so keep checking back to the careers section of the website, as we’re always adding new opportunities. 

Find out which role is right for you

We have various departments within our UK and Singapore based offices requiring a variety of different skill sets. Whether your talents lie in finance or production, make sure you read the job description carefully to ensure you are qualified and committed to the role. 

Make your application WOW us

Ensure you understand the job role before applying. If you have any questions, you can email the hiring manager before submitting your CV and covering letter. Martek are looking for people to complement their culture, so think outside the box, and write a covering letter that will WOW us from the very beginning of your application. 

Research, research, research! 

Once you’ve nailed the application process, and have been invited for interview, make sure you know who Martek are, and what we stand for. That means educating yourself on Martek Marine products and the maritime industry, as well as keeping up to date with company news on Twitter and Facebook. 

Lastly - good luck! 

Martek welcomes new starters on board as the maritime company continues to expand

June has been a busy month at both our UK and Singapore offices, as we welcomed on board new starters in across all departments.

As Martek Marine to grow, Stephen Lapthorne has joined the team as our Finance Director. An accountant by profession, Steve has developed his career working in other successful privately-owned business around Yorkshire, as well as a 4 year period in an IT consultancy in New York.

Telesales Executive Deon Jacobs, has many years’ experience in sales and business development roles. He also has experience in event organising and management.

Our Asia Pacific team has also been expanding as Queenie Jeow and Stacey Gan joined the sales team. Queenie joins our team with 10 years of working in sales and purchasing. She will now be part of Martek’s ever expanding Fastcalgas Sales Coordinator team.

Stacy is looking forward to a new challenge at Martek, having previously worked in telemarketing and face to face sales, most recently within the energy industry. We’re excited to welcome the super-energetic Stacy to our Singapore office.

Jack Marsh is our youngest new recruit as he joins us as a Business Administration Apprentice. He will gain experience in all sectors of Martek from sales and service to finance and marketing. He is hoping his apprenticeship enables him to gain a sound knowledge of all areas within the business, as he exclaims he is “very excited to be joining a company as successful as Martek.”

And our newest recruit to the team is Regional Sales Manager, Gary Rees. Gary has over 12 years of experience with international sales in electro-optics industry.

We are now looking to bring on-board various roles throughout our South Yorkshire headquarters, including Regional Sales Manager, Fastcalgas Coordinator and Engineering Manager.

If you’re remarkable and want to be a part of the ever expanding Martek team, visit the careers page of the website to apply for any of the above vacancies and see what other roles we’re recruiting for. 

New Singapore Office Enhances Martek's Presence in Asia Pacific Region

Martek Marine is strengthening its presence within the all-important Asia Pacific market by opening a regional office in Singapore.

New Singapore Office for Asia Pacific Region
Visit www.martek-marine.com.sg

Martek Marine (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd, which was incorporated in August this year, will be headed by Simon Whitaker, regional director, who has many years of experience delivering business growth in Asia Pacific. He will be supported by regional sales managers, Soon Young Tan, who will focus on South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and Clayton Thomas, who will be responsible for markets in North Asia.

Martek is recruiting additional members of the sales team who will be in position by the end of December, as well as a technical engineering resource to augment its technical support resources in the UK. This will provide the platform for the company to offer repair and calibration services for gas detection and other devices in Singapore.

Mr Whitaker says: “We have decided to set up a regional presence based in Singapore in order to get closer to our many customers in this part of the world. Asia is a market rich in potential and this direct presence will help Martek further increase its share in this region.”

Simon Whitaker
Regional Director - Asia Pacific

Currently around 65% of Martek’s business is generated by customers based in Asia Pacific, with a growth rate faster than in Europe and the Americas. Mr Whitaker adds: “The shift in business that Martek has seen in the past 18 months or so has made it vital to have a direct presence in the region. By being in the same time zone, and having sales staff who speak the same language, we will have better connectivity with our customers.”

Martek Marine (Asia Pacific),  based in western Singapore close to the Jurong port and industrial zone, will be the initial point of contact for customers across a wide geographic region, stretching from the Indian Sub Continent  to South East Asia and onto Australia and New Zealand, as well as the key North Asia markets of China, South Korea and Japan.

While the new company will offer the complete range of Martek products and services, for both newbuilding and retrofit projects, initially it will focus on two areas of business: the Navgard BNWAS system and the new Fastcalgas calibration gas supply service.

Mr Whitaker says: “With impending regulatory changes we are seeing a major upturn in interest from Asian shipowners and operators in our BNWAS technology, which we will be able to respond to much quicker from Singapore. Furthermore, we see great potential for the Fastcalgas service introduced earlier this year, for which speed of response is of the essence."

The new Martek Marine Asia Pacific team has already achieved notable success. Recently the company secured two important orders from a leading Singapore-based shipmanager. As a result Martek Marine will equip 60 vessels with the Navgard BNWAS system and will also supply up to 500 bottles of calibration gas for use across the company’s fleet.

“These business wins are just a sign of things to come,” suggests Mr Whitaker. “By having a presence on the ground in Asia Pacific we will be much better placed to capitalise on emerging opportunities and support our clients in the area.”

Visit the Martek Marine (Asia Pacific) website.