Navy Guy seeks help looking for work in Poland!

(i am a hydraulics and high pressure systems maintainer).

you could for example be looking for companies who start exploration of shale gas deposits in northern and eastern Poland - big players are involved - and as far as I know there is a lot of hydraulics involved in drilling rigs and also later during the exploitation

becoming an English teacher, as a means to a full career rather that using this as the "easy" method of finding employment. What level of Polish language skills would i need in order to achieve this?

For example, how can you describe cod so that someone understands?

except to explain some words about fish. For example, how can you describe cod so that someone understands?

until recently I knew very little about cod

Delphiandomine, i have been in the Navy for just over 8 years, broadly as a weapons engineer and specialising in my chosen role for approximately 3 years now. To everyone else thank you so much for you helpful advice, i had had some thoughts about the oil industry but did not realise there were also opportunities in this field in Poland, so that post was extremely interesting. Delphiandomine, i have also been reading some of your older posts in this forum referring to CELTA courses and believe that this would be a great way to add "another string to my bow"!!

foundation degree in Electronic Engineering

One of the perks of my job is that we are entitled to "Enhanced learning credits". Basically i can use a one off grant of up to £2500 to further my own education, which CELTA would certainly fit into. I will be moving into central Warsaw. I will be over again at the start of May, and already have one interview lined up with a guy who deals with both civilian and defence communications, however i feel that there is much to be said for "shopping around" a bit before i sign on any dotted line. Teaching certainly does have its attractions, i currently undertake a training role working alongside civilian assessors to further my junior rates education, it also has the advantages of half-terms etc which would be an advantage in bringing my daughter over with me for more extended periods of time.

I'm afraid that without knowledge of the polish language it will be almost impossible for you to find a job in this field in Poland. It's worth a try though. Don't let your degree go to waste by taking up crappy work just to live in Poland. Think it through, talk to your partner.

He's not just some fresh-faced graduate straight off the plane - he's actually got some decent experience behind him. The fact that he's already managed to line up one interview says it all - his skills are in demand, and he's likely to be experienced enough not to need the Polish language.

interview says it all - his skills are in demand, and he's likely to be experienced enough not to need the Polish language.

Undoubtedly, the OP's qualified but how does one manage "in the trenches" if you will, without knowing Polish. Will his English be enough?

Undoubtedly, the OP's qualified but how does one manage "in the trenches" if you will, without knowing Polish. Will his English be enough?

I can tell you that many of the top executives in Poland don't speak Polish well - I know one big telecommunications company has a new CEO who doesn't speak a word of the languages of the countries where they operate.