Marine Electrician

Marine Electrician



Salary: £30,207/£34,289 dependent on experience and hours worked

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Additional information: 37/42 hours per week, which includes a half day on Friday. Flexible working options are available

Location: Poole, Dorset, England

Location description: All Weather Lifeboat Centre, Poole, Dorset

Interview date: To be confirmed

Closing Date: 17-02-2025

Reference: 18985



About us



The Royal Lifeboat Institution is a charity that provides an on call, 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 an experienced and hard working Marine Electrician to join our team, and assist us in delivery 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 Electrician, or equivalent. You will undertake the installation, modification, repair/maintenance and diagnostics of electrical and electronic systems, i.e. engine systems, power supplies, charging, rewire, and boat electronic networks and equipment. Working in conjunction with other members of the All-weather Lifeboat Centre, you will ensure that tasks are completed in a structured and professional manner.



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



As an Electrical Technician, you will undertake the installation, modification, repair/maintenance and diagnostics of electrical equipment/systems, i.e. engine systems, power supplies, charging, rewire, and some electronics. Working in conjunction with other members of the All-weather Lifeboat Centre, you will ensure that tasks are completed in a structured and professional manner.



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 on the assembly, installation, modification, repair/maintenance, and diagnosis of electrical equipment/systems within the marine environment is desirable.



Come and join us in the build of this centre of excellence and help save lives at sea.



Safeguarding



The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).



at the RNLI



Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One