02 Sep Retirement Spotlight | Willie McRobbie

Gray & Adams said goodbye to long-serving employee William McRobbie on the 18th July 2024. William was based at our Fraserburgh HQ and has worked for Gray & Adams for the last 30 years. We caught up with William just after his retirement to find out more about what he will miss about working for Gray & Adams and what he is looking forward to as he enters this new chapter.

What was your role at Gray & Adams and what were your day-to-day responsibilities?

l worked on the assembly line building vans. I’ve worked there for 20 years then I moved about for a while through different departments doing lots of various jobs, before moving to the transport department. My daily routine was whatever needed doing that day then I moved to doing security fencing for the company and lots of other maintenance. I have done many other jobs in the yard over the last three years before retiring this year.

What did you do before you came to Gray & Adams and why did you want to work for the company?

Before my time at Gray & Adams, I worked at St Fergus gas terminal for 7 years as a contractor, then I went to work for Gray & Adams which was a very good opportunity at the time.

What was your biggest achievement while working for Gray & Adams?

I started as a labourer on the van assembly line and after gaining the required skills including operating an overhead crane, and becoming a team leader.

What did you enjoy most about working for Gray & Adams?

Being able to work with a team of people and providing a really good standard of work gave me an opportunity to lead and to pass on the experience to my team and watch them grow in skills and confidence which gave me the most satisfaction in my job.

What are your plans for retirement?

I am looking forward to enjoying life and being able to have more time for hobbies.

James and Peter Gray would like to thank Willie for his commitment to the company and wish him all the best in his retirement going forward.