Buoy Yard Team Member
Permanent
Harwich
£26, ,229.00 per annum
37 hours per week
Trinity House works for the benefit and safety of all mariners as a General Lighthouse Authority and maritime charity. Our people are central to our reputation as a leading maritime organisation, as is our commitment as an employer to developing the skills, capabilities and potential of our workforce.
Trinity House maintains and operates around 450 buoys. We are looking for a proactive individual to join our Buoy yard team to process returned buoys from sea carrying out the day-to-day maintenance, repair and upgrades in a safe and efficient manner to keep our fleet of buoys in top condition. Your duties would include such tasks as water jetting, grit blasting, paint spraying, mechanical assembly and plant operation. The role will also require occasional visits on land or sea to remote locations around the coast to carry out repairs and maintenance to buoys, beacons and lighthouses.
What You'll Do
-Health and Safety. Maintain a safe working environment, ensuring all tasks are carried out to a high standard in accordance with Health and Safety guidance and Trinity House policies.
-Buoy Yard Operations. Become proficient in all aspects of Buoy Production and maintenance covering a variety of tasks such as Grit Blasting and Paint Spraying as well as mechanical assembly and the creation of solar packages.
-Collaborate with the Buoy yard supervisor. Work as part of the team and in collaboration with the Buoy yard team leader and supervisor to provide a high priority response to aids to navigation failure.
-Plant Operation. Operate and maintain various items of plant from forklift trucks and Mobile Elevated Work Platforms to Overhead and Wheeled Cranes.
-Report keeping. Keep up to date reports on work carried out, logging various details related to your daily tasks.
-Travel around the U.K. You will have the opportunity to travel to various areas around the U.K. working both at other depots as well as on Lighthouses and beacons that are located all around the coast. This will require the occasional period working away from home.
-Gain Extensive training and Qualifications. You will undertake a vast array of training to build your knowledge and skills on all aspects of the role ranging from plant and machinery operation and maintenance, general Buoy Yard tasks as well as record keeping. Ensuring you are fully competent within your role.
What We Offer
-All Required Tools, Uniform and Training Provided. To ensure you can carry out your duties Safely and comfortably.
-Membership of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. This comes with an exceptional 30% employer pension contribution.
-Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, Cycle to work scheme, annual bonus scheme as well as access to various benefits and discounts such for Healthcare, Shopping and Leisure.
-To be a part of a Historic Maritime institution. The opportunity to work for an organisation steeped in Maritime History having been granted it's charter by King Henry VIII.
-Contribute to Maritime Safety. This is a great opportunity to play your part in ensuring the safety and welfare of mariners by ensuring high quality Aids to Navigation are provided and maintained.
What We Are Looking For
Skills and experience
- Good working knowledge of health and safety in the workplace.
- An awareness of the dangers associated with working in an industrial environment.
- A good basic understanding of I.T.
- Good written English and Maths skills in order to be able to follow verbal and written instruction as well as to be able to record data.
- Experience of following operating instructions and procedures.
- The ability to manage your time and workload efficiently.
- To be able to work as part of a team or on your own initiative as required.
- Self motivation and reliability combined with a proactive and attentive mindset.
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We welcome qualified individuals to apply and we look forward to reviewing your applications for this exciting opportunity. We are committed to equity within a respectful, diverse and inclusive environment.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please complete the online application process, by submitting your CV along with a supporting statement, evidencing how you meet the role requirements.