Regional Technician or Technician - North and East Area 4

RNLI; Essex; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated technical team focused on saving lives at sea with a renowned organization. As a Regional Technician, you will leverage your mechanical and electrical expertise to maintain advanced equipment, ensuring operational readiness. This role offers a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with a diverse team and contribute to vital search and rescue operations. With comprehensive training and development opportunities, you will enhance your skills while enjoying a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including a robust pension scheme and generous leave. If you are self-motivated and passionate about making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Outstanding pension scheme

Life assurance

Health and dental cash plan

Vehicle for duties

Training on specific equipment

Qualifications

• Completed a time-served mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent.
• Experience in mechanical, electrical, and electronic engineering.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned maintenance and fault diagnosis on equipment.
• Work with Lifeguard equipment and Lifeboats across North and East.

Skills

Mechanical Knowledge

Electrical Knowledge

Fault Diagnosis

Defect Repair

Attention to Detail

Education

Mechanical Apprenticeship

NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

SVQ Level 5 in Engineering

Tools

Forklift License

PASMA

PA Testing

Job description

The RNLI

Our purpose is simple, to save lives at sea and this is your opportunity to be part of a cutting-edge technical team at the RNLI in North and East. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Regional Technician/ Technician with mechanical and electrical knowledge who can work with full-time staff and volunteers to maintain some of the most prestigious and technologically advanced equipment at the RNLI.

Development and training will be provided to ensure your skills and knowledge can be utilised fully within the RNLI. We have a broad and interesting range of equipment needing to be supported and we welcome enquiries from suitably qualified technicians.

Some of the benefits

• Salary:£29,079 to £34,210 / £24,242 to £28,520 (dependent on experience)
• A vehicle will be made available for you to carry out your duties
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
• Life assurance
• Health and dental cash plan
• Training on specific equipment and development opportunities provided

Your role

You will become part of a unique, diligent, and professional team working with Lifeboat Station Mechanics, Lifeguards, Contractors, and other technical staff to carry out planned maintenance, fault diagnosis and defect repair on Lifeguard equipment, Lifeboats, and launching equipment across North and East. Although we are ideally looking for candidates wholive in Suffolk or North Essex.

Part of your duties as a Regional Technician will include trials of existing and repaired equipment so you will need to possess and demonstrate an excellent mechanical and electrical knowledge.

You should have a desire to stay current in the use of existing technology and a willingness to learn and be involved in the roll out and assessment of new equipment which is constantly changing within the RNLI’s search and rescue assets. A good understanding of electrical and electronic systems would be an advantage.

About you

You will have completed a time served mechanical apprenticeship or have a sound background and experience in mechanical, electrical and/or electronic engineering; England, Wales & Northern Ireland NVQ level 3, Scotland SVQ Level 5, Republic of Ireland NFQ Level 5 minimum or equivalent in an engineering discipline.

If you do not hold these qualifications or experience, if successful you may be offered aTechnician role in lieu.

This role is suitable for someone that is self-motivated and willing to go that extra mile. Working either as a part of a team or under your own initiative to the highest of standards with a first fix approach to return RNLI search and rescue assets back on service as soon as possible. You will need to take on new ideas and undertake training where needed.

You will need a full driving licence plus the willingness and flexibility to work out of hours when the need arises and be on a call out roster. The on-call rota is currently 1 week in 8 weeks. Travel with nights away will also be required throughout North and East Region.

Beneficial but not essential qualifications would be, driving licence B+E for towing, forklift licence, IOSH, Working at Height, PASMA & PA testing. If required training will be provided for this.

The RNLI put its equipment through some of the most severe conditions, so precision, attention to detail and high-quality workmanship is paramount. If you think you have what it takes and want to support us in saving lives at sea, then you are just the candidate the RNLI Coastal Maintenance Team is looking for.