Senior Station Technician / Station Technician - Kilkeel

RNLI; Newry; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A lifesaving organization is looking for a Senior Station Technician for their station in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland. The successful candidate will manage lifeboat operations, ensure equipment maintenance, and lead a team of volunteers. This permanent full-time role offers a competitive salary, extensive benefits including 26 days of annual leave, and opportunities for training and professional development.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Outstanding pension scheme

Life assurance

Health and dental cash plan

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Experience in marine diesel operation and maintenance.
• Background in mechanical/electrical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations of the lifeboat station.
• Support and train volunteer crew members.
• Ensure the lifeboat and equipment are operational.

Skills

Leadership

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Communication skills

Education

NVQ L4/SVQ L5 in engineering

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13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Station Technician / Station Technician - Kilkeel

Salary £34,893 - £41,050 / £29,079 - £34,210 (dependent on experience) Contract type Permanent Hours Full Time Location Kilkeel, Co Down, Northern Ireland Location description This role is based at Kilkeel Lifeboat Station. Closing Date 18-08-2025 Reference 19487 Documents (please view all documents)

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About us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.

There is an opportunity atKilkeel Lifeboat Station for a Senior Station Technician to join the team. This role would be suitable for someone whose resilience, leadership, and management skills are just as strong as their ability to keepKilkeel's Lifeboat in perfect operational order.

Some of the benefits

Senior Station Technician£34,893 - £41,050 (dependent on experience)

Station Technician£29,079 - £34,210 (dependent on experience)

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

Your role

The role of Senior Station Technician is focused for those individuals with an NVQ L4/SVQ L5 in an engineering discipline or time served engineering apprenticeship or sound background and experience in mechanical electrical or electronic engineering.

If these qualifications or experience are not held then suitable individuals may be offered a Station Technician role in lieu.

As a Station Technician, most of your time will be utilised ensuring that the Shannon class ALB and it's equipment work to the highest order, ensuring that the Lifeboat Station is well managed, and assist training volunteer crew members - so that when an emergency shout does occur, you, your crew and your lifeboat will be absolutely prepared.

You will not be the sole individual responsible for the lifeboat and its equipment. Our existing mechanic volunteers are there to support you, your training and maintenance activity. The wider lifeboat staff and volunteers will be there to welcome and support you in all other aspects of the role.

Your role will include:

Inspiring and motivating your team; managing their progress by leading them on seagoing exercises, conducting shore-based training, identifying ways they can improve and imparting your valuable knowledge

Meeting and talking to the general public about your station’s work

Taking a lead on Quality, Safety, Health, and Environment issues, helping to develop a positive culture within the station

Spending time in the day to day running of the Lifeboat Station; this may be in the form of answering e-mails, ensuring maintenance records are maintained or updating the station’s monthly assurance report.

About you

You’ll have the ability to build effective relationships with volunteers at the lifeboat station, the supporters locally and RNLI staff beyond, while acting as an ambassador for the station and the RNLI within the community.

To be considered for the role of Technician at Kilkeel Lifeboat Station you will need:

To be a passed-out RNLI ALB Mechanic or relevant experience to achieve competence in a timely manner.

To demonstrate leadership and management qualities, and the ability to motivate and maximise people’s potential.

Experience of fulfilling a Lifeboat Technician role or equivalent, with the capacity and willingness to develop skills in other areas of seagoing duties.

Knowledge and experience of the operation, maintenance and repair of marine diesels would be desirable, an engineering background and mindset is essential.

This is an emergency response role so the successful candidates would need to live within a reasonable distance from the station and be prepared to respond to a pager 24/7 whilst on duty.

Maritime mechanical skills are not an absolute necessity, if you’ve worked on cars, HGV, agricultural, plant or generators we can train to adapt your existing skills to suit our equipment.

So, if you are ready for your next exciting challenge as our new Station Technician at Kilkeel, and if you consider yourself to be, someone who is a natural leader, who can inspire and motivate a team of dedicated people then please apply via the button shown.

As this is a sea-going appointment, you will need to satisfy the Institution's medical and eyesight standards.