Hundreds of prospective applicants on Saturday turned up at a career fair organised by the Guyana Shore Base Incorporated (GYSBI) and held at the National Stadium. It will see some 150 persons being shortlisted for employment in the oil industry.
Persons who expressed interest in securing a job in the sector were screened onsite.
Hundreds of persons turned up at the career fair
Director of GYSBI, Robin Muneshwer, explained that this is in preparation for two berths next year, which will require greater human capital, especially in the operations department. This mass hiring, he said, was in response to rapid expansion taking place at GYSBI.
“Guyana Shore Base has been in rapid expansion mode. We’ve hire over 450 employees so far, about 93 per cent local Guyanese. We’re going into a next tranche of employment, because every time we have a project, we need a certain amount of people. It is not continuous employment. It goes in quantum leaps. We have two berths coming up, one in February and one in April, so we started the hiring process for these berths,” Muneshwer told Guyana Times.
He indicated that they are seeking to give persons around the country a chance to be employed in the oil and gas industry, which is currently taking greater leaps and expansion.
“The jobs that we require mostly are operations, people to work on the waterfront, people who have stevedore experience, people who have operator experience. Those are the majority of people that we are looking for. This job fair is basically something new we’re doing to reach out to various parts of the country and see what’s out there…The response here is beyond our expectations.”
Muneshwer also posited that GYSBI remains committed to local content, having a 93 per cent local workforce and additional plans to nationalise other positions.
“We are the local content poster boy of the oil and gas industry. 93 per cent out of 400-odd employees and the people we’re hiring here are all locals, so I feel strongly that we’re the driver of this for the oil and gas industry. It is a major part of what we do, and we’re driving towards nationalising the rest of the positions over time, which is quite a challenge, but it will be done.”
This fair is the first of three that are planned by GYBSI. The other two are slated for October 10 at the Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground and October 16 at the Enmore Martyrs Monument Ground.
“We’re going to interview people, collect all these applications, process them from the various job fairs and sift out. Everybody won’t be hired in one shot, maybe hired in periods of time. We have to screen them carefully over the next couple months.”
The positions to be filled include: Warehouse Supervisors, Crane Operators, Field Technicians, Mechanics, Equipment Maintenance Technicians, and Fuel Facility Operators.
Interested applicants are asked to walk with their resumes, any academic certificates, a copy of a valid form of ID, and one passport photograph. Only persons with a vaccination card or a negative PCR test from within the last seven days would be allowed entry.
Rabin Chandarpal, the Government Liaison Officer of GYSBI, also added, “Our people take pride in their work, and understand their impact on the local community. As one of the largest employers in oil and gas in Guyana, with a 97 per cent local workforce, we are proud to showcase Guyanese talent.”
GYSBI is Guyana’s premier Shore Base, supplying a range of integrated services for Guyana’s emerging Oil and Gas industry. GYSBI supports a range of clients across its 140 acres of development, with highly trained staff and services compliant to international standards and best practices. GYSBI is dedicated to the recruitment, development and retention of the Guyanese talent. Every team member takes pride in their work and commitment to their community.
