Harbour Operative

Applefields School; Whitby; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

North Yorkshire Councils seeks a Harbour Operative to support Whitby Harbour's day-to-day operations. You will perform maintenance and safety checks, assist visitors and vessel owners, and help ensure a safe, welcoming harbour environment.

Based at Whitby Harbour Office, the role involves handling payments, issuing security fobs and tokens, berthing allocations, and acting as relief watchkeeper during holidays or absences. Interview venue is Whitby Harbour Office; diverse applications welcome.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance and safety checks on the harbour
• Taking payments and issuing security access fobs & electric tokens to owners as necessary
• Undertake general harbour maintenance including painting, minor repairs and ensuring cleanliness of the associated facilities and maintaining a safe working harbour environment
• Safely receive visiting leisure vessels and allocation of appropriate berths, collecting dues and dealing with general enquiries, providing appropriate advice.
• Act as a relief watchkeeper covering the watchkeeping staff over holidays and absences as required.

Job description

Location: Whitby, North Yorkshire, Whitby Harbour Office

Weekend Working: Occasional – Not as Standard

We’re looking for a Harbour Operative to join our Harbour services providing our vital service to residents and visitors throughout the season.

Our Service

Whitby Harbour offers maritime related services to the commercial, fishing and leisure sectors. Staffed by a 24/7 team, the harbours team deal with all matters including safety, vessel traffic management, maintenance, security and emergency response.

The Role

As our Harbour Operative, you will play a key role in promoting the harbour to both visiting and local vessels.

You will be responsible for:

• Maintenance and safety checks on the harbour
• Taking payments and issuing security access fobs & electric tokens to owners as necessary
• Undertake general harbour maintenance including painting, minor repairs and ensuring cleanliness of the associated facilities and maintaining a safe working harbour environment
• Safely receive visiting leisure vessels and allocation of appropriate berths, collecting dues and dealing with general enquiries, providing appropriate advice.
• Act as a relief watchkeeper covering the watchkeeping staff over holidays and absences as required.

We are looking for someone who knows Whitby Harbour, enjoys dealing with people and promoting what the harbour has to offer, and has experience in many kinds of manual labour, and of safe working practices.

Venue for Interview: Whitby Harbour Office

Please note we will be interviewing whilst this advert is live and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are successful

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.