Yard Manager Full-Time, Permanent Seething, Site based with occasional travel About Fendercare James Fisher Fendercare is a world-leading provider in ship-to-ship (STS) transfers and a major global supplier of premium quality marine equipment. Our vision is to protect people and our oceans, providing pioneering marine solutions that drive safety and service excellence and deliver value to our customers and stakeholders. The Role As a Yard Manager, you will supervise, plan, and coordinate the operational delivery of marine products and services across the region, ensuring excellence and procedural compliance. You will be accountable for monitoring and ensuring adherence to all policies and procedures, addressing and resolving non-compliance to uphold operational integrity and safety. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will manage the Yard team and will strive to apply best practices and high standards at all times. This is a site-based role in Seething with occasional travel. Role Accountabilities Oversee daily operations to ensure services are delivered effectively and safely, identifying areas for improvement and implementing solutions that enhance performance and efficiency. Ensure strict adherence to all documented policies and procedures, actively monitoring for compliance issues and implementing corrective actions where necessary. Promote a culture of safety and quality, ensuring all activities meet HSEQ standards and addressing risks proactively. Ensure compliance with JFF Business Management System (BMS) including all documented policies, procedures, process, for operational delivery in the region for product operational delivery and services. Line management of the yard team which includes establishing individual objectives and action plans. Responsible for daily task planning (on and off site working), toolbox talks, inventory integrity. System movements, including works orders, dispatches from yard, planning and executing stock takes and inventory adjustments. Any other duties as and when required. Knowledge, Qualifications and Experience Demonstrable knowledge and experience of operational delivery. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to build relationships at all organisational levels. Team Leadership experience. HSEQ experience in a complex international environment. Excellent IT skills using MS Office products. Ability to lead and communicate operational HSEQ management expectations and best practices at all levels. Able to work under own initiative and adapt to changing situations. Fendercare - Part of James Fisher and Sons James Fisher is a global engineering services company that has evolved from its origins as a ship owner and operator to provide expertise and innovative technology across Energy, Defence, and Maritime Transport. We help our customers deliver on their promises safely, efficiently, and responsibly. With a strong heritage built on our people and innovation, we are embedding sustainability across our business. Our strategy, centered around the One James Fisher ambition, aims to build a cohesive engineering service company in the Blue Economy. Our Energy Division offers safe, sustainable products and services for oil, gas, and renewables. The Defence Division provides underwater systems and life support for defence and commercial diving markets. Maritime Transport leads in global maritime shipping and ship-to-ship transfer services. Together, we are building a brighter, bolder, and more innovative future. If this sounds like the ideal next step in your career, then click ‘apply’ now You can find out more about James Fisher & Sons group companies and valued behaviours by watching a short film here: We are One James Fisher - YouTube Due to the volume of applications, we receive for our vacancies, on occasion applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. James Fisher and Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and strongly encourage applications for candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and recognise that our success depends on our talented and diverse workforce. For more information Click here