Marine Engineer

Marine Resources Recruitment Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic marine engineering firm specializing in leisure boating, where you can leverage your skills in installation, servicing, and troubleshooting. This role offers the chance to work on a variety of marine technologies, from small RIBs to large yachts, in a supportive and flexible environment. Ideal candidates will be confident, practical, and motivated, with a strong commitment to customer satisfaction. Experience with leading brands like Volvo Penta is advantageous, but not essential. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in a thriving industry while making a real impact on customers' boating experiences.

Qualifications

• Experience in marine engineering and familiarity with leisure boating.
• Recent manufacturer training, particularly with Volvo Penta, is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Installation of mechanical and domestic equipment into boats.
• Carrying out routine servicing and diagnostics as per specifications.
• Providing solutions for customer call-outs and troubleshooting.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Problem solving skills

Ability to work unsupervised

Ability to learn

Teamwork

Education

Formal training from marine leisure market

Job description

Marine Resources are looking for a Marine Engineer to expand our clients growing team. This is an opportunity to be part of that growth and benefit from working with a multi franchise engineering firm based on the IOW.

My client are a marine engineering business specialising in leisure boating. They cover everything from installation, servicing and repairs of engines to electrical and plumbing works.
They work on inboards and outboards, diesel and petrol technology, and everything ranging from small RIBs and auxiliary engines to large sailing and motor yachts. The right candidate will be confident and experienced in a similar range of works.

As dealers for leading brands including Volvo Penta, Honda Marine, Mercury and Mercruiser, we have the benefit of expertise and training opportunities. A candidate with recent manufacturer training, particularly Volvo Penta, is viewed favourably but not essential.

The right candidate should also be motivated and practical with the ability to remain flexible and work with customers' individual requirements.

Tasks and responsibilities will include (but not be limited to) the following:

1. Installation of a range of mechanical and domestic equipment into new and used boats
2. Carrying out routine servicing to manufacturer specifications, or as otherwise instructed by customers
3. Diagnostics and troubleshooting
4. Attending to call-outs and providing both short-term and long-term solutions for customers
5. Attending boats both locally and further across the island

Skills required:

1. Communication skills
2. Organisation skills
3. Problem solving skills
4. Ability to work unsupervised
5. Ability to learn
6. Work well individually and as part of a team

Attributes and mindset:

1. Confident
2. Enthusiastic
3. Hard-working and focused
4. Committed and takes pride in work
5. Punctual and reliable

Qualifications:
Formal training from marine leisure market preferred but not essential.

If this sounds like something you would be interested in then please call Sarah on 07502 163910 or click apply!