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Lead Instructor – Military DivingPortsmouth
Permanent position
Who We Are
JFD - part of the James Fisher group, is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical solutions and services.
Operating worldwide, the company is the world’s leading provider of submarine rescue capability and an established provider of submarine escape training. The company is at the forefront of Hyperbaric Rescue, along with being the leading supplier of commercial and defence diving equipment and saturation diving systems to the commercial industry.
About The Role
To be the Lead Instructor of the JFD Military Diving Training (MDT) Team delivering mixed gas training using tactic and procedures as set out in safe operating policies operated by the client national policy.
You will also act as the JFD Lead Instructor as part of the military dive training with the agreed training program that is progressive and follows a safe system of training (SST), primarily through, through delivery of theoretical lessons on how to prepare, operate and maintain stealth equipment.
Your Key Responsibilities Will Also Include
* To conduct JFD product and service training as directed within the bounds of the agreed training program.
* To ensure compliance with all company safety and quality assurance policies, processes and procedures to ensure that people and equipment are kept safe.
* To act as part of the JFD dive team, to dive JFD equipment as required.
* To ensure the JFD diving governance (DG) documentation is compiled and maintained for the diving activity and diving life support equipment (DLSE) assigned to support the delivery of MD training courses.
* To follow the JFD Diving Safety Management Plan (DSMP) for the undertaking of the duties as described.
Skills & Experience
* You will need to be a Diver/Military Diver Competent Diving Supervisor
* Working knowledge of UK Military Diving & Diving maintenance procedures
* Working knowledge of JFD/MoD documentation.
* Competent Military Diving Instructor.
* Military Diver (Mixed Gas) would be ideal.
* Military diving equipment operator/maintainer (Open circuit and closed circuit).
* Experienced in diving - Mixed Gas.
* Experience in military diving would be preferable.
* Former Royal Navy Clearance Diver would be ideal experience.
* Royal Navy Instructor Competent - acted as a Senior Military Diving Instructor at the DDS.
* Royal Navy Senior Rates Leadership.
* To be Based at JFD Portsmouth but also to include trips to other dive site locations as directed by the Defence Diving Product Line Product Manager.
Due to the volume of applications that we receive for our vacancies, on occasion applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
James Fisher & Sons are committed to taking positive action on diversity and we strongly encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and as a Disability Confident employer we are committed to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
JFD is proud to be part of James Fisher and Sons plc, who has partnered with the Career Transition Partnership, the official provider of Armed Forces resettlement for over 20 years.
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Education and Training
* Industries
Maritime Transportation
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