About us
Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.
There is an opportunity at Tynemouth Lifeboat Station for a Station Technician to join the team. This role would be suitable for someone whose resilience, leadership, and management skills are just as strong as their ability to keep Tynemouth's Lifeboats in perfect operational order.
Some of the benefits
* Senior Station Technician £34,893 - £41,050 (dependent on experience)
* Station Technician £29,079 - £34,210 (dependent on experience)
* 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
* Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
* Life assurance
* Health and dental cash plan
Your role
The role of Senior Station Technician is focused on individuals with an NVQ L4/SVQ L5 in an engineering discipline, a time-served engineering apprenticeship, or a sound background and experience in mechanical, electrical, or electronic engineering.
If these qualifications or experience are not held, suitable individuals may be offered a Station Technician role instead.
As a Station Technician, most of your time will be dedicated to ensuring that the ALB Severn and D-Class Lifeboats and their equipment operate to the highest standards, managing the Lifeboat Station effectively, and assisting in training volunteer crew members—so that when an emergency occurs, you, your crew, and your lifeboat are fully prepared.
You will not be the sole individual responsible for the lifeboat and its equipment. Our existing mechanic volunteers will support you, your training, and maintenance activities. The wider lifeboat staff and volunteers will also support you in all other aspects of the role.
Your role will include:
* Inspiring and motivating your team; managing their progress through seagoing exercises, shore-based training, and identifying areas for improvement.
* Engaging with the public about your station’s work.
* Leading on Quality, Safety, Health, and Environment issues, fostering a positive safety culture within the station.
* Handling the day-to-day operations of the Lifeboat Station, such as responding to emails, maintaining maintenance records, or updating the station’s monthly assurance report.
About you
You’ll have the ability to build effective relationships with volunteers, supporters, and RNLI staff, acting as an ambassador for the station and the RNLI within the community.
To be considered for the Technician role at Tynemouth Lifeboat Station, you will need:
* To be a passed-out RNLI ALB Mechanic or have relevant experience to achieve competence quickly.
* To demonstrate leadership and management qualities, with the ability to motivate and develop people.
* Experience in fulfilling a Lifeboat Technician role or similar, with a willingness to develop skills in other seagoing duties.
* Knowledge and experience of marine diesel operation, maintenance, and repair is desirable; an engineering background is essential.
Maritime mechanical skills are not mandatory; experience with cars, HGVs, agricultural machinery, plant, or generators can be adapted to our equipment with training.
If you're ready for an exciting challenge as our new Station Technician at Tynemouth, and you consider yourself a natural leader capable of inspiring a dedicated team, please apply via the button shown.
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