Salary £42,753 depending on experience (allowances payable on completion of initial training)| Comprehensive benefits package | Permanent contract
We are looking to recruit a Marine Engineering Technician to join our busy Marine Engineering department on a permanent contract.
Reporting to the Marine Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for providing marine engineering and maintenance services that ensure the availability, compliance and upkeep of the organisation’s fleet.
This role involves undertaking routine planned maintenance and reactive repair duties on the Authority’s vessels, plant and equipment. You will also support with vessel refit duties and the overhaul and major repair of small to medium sized internal combustion engines. You will need to have experience of working in a marine maintenance environment or heavy plant / agricultural environment and hold an HND, HNC, NVQ 3, City & Guilds or similar recognised qualification in a Mechanical Maintenance discipline (preferably marine focused). You will need experience of planned maintenance regimes on marine mechanical systems and diesel engines.
A full UK Driving Licence is also required.
Job description and person specification – View
Our values – View
Employee benefits –
- DC Pension scheme… we match 3x plus 0.26% up to 15.26% (e.g. EE 5%, ER 15.26%)
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays… with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days each year
- Private medical with BUPA… with the option to add a partner/family member for a supplement
- Medicash… covering dental, eye care and much more
- Cycle to Work Scheme… purchase a bike and accessories through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Volunteering Leave… one day’s paid leave every year to volunteer for a cause you care about
- Death in Service… 6x salary
Interested?
If you are looking for a varied and challenging role, and you are comfortable working both independently and as part of team, with the confidence to make decisions based upon your own judgements, please apply by sending your CV and covering letter to Gemma Mills at [email protected] by Friday 2 August 2024.
At Harwich Haven Authority we are dedicated to building diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Application closing date – Friday 2 August 2024 with interviews expected to take place the week commencing 12 August 2024
Back to jobs & careers