About us
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that provides, on call, a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service. Our lifeboat crews need a dedicated, professional, and talented team behind them.
The All-weather Lifeboat Centre is the RNLI's in-house boatbuilding, repair and refit facility located in Poole.
We have a full schedule of Lifeboats in build and refit, in addition to a continuous program of front-line boats coming to us for upkeep and repair. We are seeking experienced and hard working Marine Engineers / Mechanics to join our teams, and assist us in delivering the highest quality of boats to our volunteers enabling them to save lives at sea.
Some of the benefits
* £15.70 per hour (annual salary £30,207/£34,289, dependent on experience and hours worked)
* Excellent pension scheme (Employer contributions up to 16%)
* Performance related pay scheme annually reviewed
* 37- or 42-hour week contract option
* 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
* Time off in lieu available
* Half day on Fridays and flexible working opportunities
* Life assurance
* Health and dental cash plan
Your role
For this role you will be an experienced and/or time-served apprentice Marine Engineer or equivalent, who undertakes refits and repairs of different classes of All Weather Lifeboats, including servicing, repairs and modifications, vessel strip down and assembly, and diagnostics of mechanical systems, i.e. engine, propulsion, hydraulics, fuel, etc. Working in conjunction with other members of the ALC, you will ensure that tasks are completed in a structured and professional manner and a multi-skilled attitude and approach is desirable.
The ALC offers a clean, organised and safe work environment, with all tools, materials and PPE provided to enable you to undertake this work.
About you
You must be able to work to Engineering drawings and standardised work, safely and efficiently. You will be working as a member of a multi-disciplined team ensuring that lifeboats are built and refitted on time and within budget, meeting the RNLI’s stringent quality standards.
It is essential you have relevant City and Guilds or NVQ level 3/BTEC qualifications, time served apprenticeship or equivalent experience.
Previous experience of boat refits and repairs, new boat production, and marine mechanical and electrical systems is desirable.
Come and join us, and help save lives at sea.
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