Delivery Captain

MarineMax; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MarineMax in Quincy, MA is seeking a Delivery Captain to coordinate boat deliveries, showings, and service tasks for customers and team members. You will work to launch, retrieve, and service boats, while educating customers about their new or used boats.

The role requires strong seamanship, hands-on product knowledge, and the ability to train staff. This on-site position includes showroom and event participation with opportunities to reinforce boating passion.

Responsibilities

• Embrace MarineMax values in all interactions
• Project a professional and knowledgeable image to customers
• Drive boats to and from dealerships and deliver boats to customers
• Possess product knowledge to answer questions and explain features
• Demonstrate boat operation and showroom demonstrations
• Demonstrate aftermarket merchandise and electronics
• Coordinate delivery dates with the Business Manager and arrange delivery
• Fuel service and assist in docking/undocking and tying up boats
• Perform minor engine and systems repairs and adjustments
• Load/unload fishing, ski, and propulsion equipment from boats
• Assist with showroom movements and boat handling during events
• Conduct periodic training classes for customers and staff
• Assist with setup, organization, and tear-down of boat shows/offsite events
• Show products in showrooms and at events; support customer events
• Demonstrate advanced seamanship skills and complete MarineMax University training
• Train sales staff on boat handling and safety
• Inspect vessels in water and log hours/fuel; perform minor maintenance on display boats
• Assist service to determine operator error vs product defect
• Perform other duties as assigned

Job description

OVERVIEW:

A Successful Delivery Captain coordinates the activities of customers and team members engaged in launching, retrieving, and servicing boats. The Delivery Captain also coordinates customer education classes to help familiarize the customer with their new or used boat.

KEY TASKS:

• Enthusiastically embrace the MarineMax values
• Project a professional and knowledgeable image to all customers.
• Drives boat to and from various dealerships, and also delivers boat to customers as requested.
• Possess adequate product knowledge to answer customer questions.
• Properly explains features and demonstrate operation of boat in showroom or in water.
• Demonstrates additional boating merchandise, such as after market electronic communication and navigational equipment.
• Works with the Business Manager to establish date of delivery to customer and arranges for delivery of boat to the specified location
• Services boat with fuel and assists in casting off and tying up boat.
• Perform minor engine and systems repairs and adjustments as needed.
• Loads and unloads fishing, ski and propulsion equipment from boats.
• Assists in moving boats in and out of showroom.
• Conducts periodic training classes to help reinforce our customers boating passion
• Assists with set-up, organization and tear down of Boat Shows and Offsite Events.
• Shows product in the showroom, at off-site events, and demonstrates boats on the water.
• Professionally support customer events including Getaways
• Demonstrates advanced Seamanship skills
• Successfully complete all required training programs including MarineMax University
• Trains sales staff on boat handling and safety
• Inspect company owned vessels in water and keeps a log of hours and fuel levels
• Completes minor preventative maintenance on company owned boats on display in the water, including but not limited to cleaning of strainers, starting vessel and checking all systems, topping off water in batteries
• Assist service/customer with minor service issues to determine if operator error or product defect
• Other duties as assigned

KEY RESULT AREAS:

• Internal/External customer satisfaction/FANS
• Customer attention and absorption of orientation
• Customer letters of commendationTimeliness and effectiveness of problem resolution
• Timeliness and completeness of delivery
• Timeliness and accuracy of paperwork and other duties