Buoy Yard Team Leader

Harwich, England, gb

Buoy Yard Team Leader
Permanent
Harwich
£30,214.00 - 33,990.00 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. The buoy yard team process returned buoys from sea, blasting clean, repairing and repainting before returning the buoys back to sea. The team leader role is essential in tasking the team and maintaining oversight of the team to ensure work is undertaken in the safest, most efficient manner whilst maintaining the quality of delivery as defined within Trinity House documentation. You will help resolve any issues with the production schedule and plant and equipment to maintain a smooth flow of buoys through the yard.

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.
Organising Workload. Allocate tasks and resources on a day-to-day basis as required, within the team, and work from a list to identify and prioritise workloads.
Plant Operation. Operate and maintain various items of plant from forklift trucks and Mobile Elevated Work Platforms to Overhead and Wheeled Cranes.
Taking the Lead. Lead in identifying improvements within maintenance regimes and continuous improvement projects. Collaborating with the Buoy Yard Supervisor to ensure a high priority response to Aids to Navigation Failures and future improvements.
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 to lead a team and deliver excellence.

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.

To be successful in this role you should ideally have:

Skills and experience

- Previous experience in a similar role (e.g. maintenance, installation) in an industrial environment.
- Experience of achieving high standards of Health & Safety within an industrial environment.
- Proven ability to inspire, motivate and guide a team.
- Ability to convey instructions and expectations clearly.
- Prior experience in leadership or supervisor role desirable.
- Good working knowledge of IT.
- Ability to occasionally work away from home across the Lighthouse estate as part of a remote team.
- Experience of using heavy lift plant and equipment such as forklifts and cranes (desirable).

Qualifications
- Level 2 qualification within Health and Safety (desirable)
- Level 2 qualification in Management or Front Line Supervision (desirable) or equivalent demonstrable experience

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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.