Workshop Supervisor; Marine Engineering

Job Details

Position: Workshop Supervisor (Marine Engineering)

Location: Kent (Gravesend)

Rate/Salary: £53,174

Benefits: Lots of great benefits

Type: Permanent

The below job description will outline this position of:
Workshop Supervisor (Marine Engineering).

Typically, this person will support and lead a marine engineering team responsible for routine maintenance and defect rectification across a diverse fleet of vessels ranging from RIBs to survey vessels up to 18m in length.

HSB Technical's client is an established and well-regarded business entity.

• Manage and control the workshop team, workshop operations and workload ensuring high standards of health & safety and high levels of efficiency.
• Serve as the main interface between the workshop team and the ME superintendents.
• Manage the timely provision and availability of spare parts and materials necessary for the workshop team to undertake their work with minimum disruption and eliminate discontinuous working wherever possible.
• Co‑ordinate servicing, planned maintenance and defect rectification for the fleet of vessels, pontoons and other specialist equipment in compliance with MCA, PLA’s TFS and Class rules to ensure availability of essential vessels on a 24‑hour, 7‑day‑per‑week basis.
• Manage the maintenance of lifting appliances and pressure systems to the requirements of the HSE and MCA.
• Evaluate operational requirements and instruct Marine Engineering Technicians, trainees and apprentices to ensure that work is prioritised and accomplished in good time.
• Arrange and ensure 24 x 7 support by staff via call out and, on exceptional occasions, provide back‑up support by contractors.
• Co‑ordinate the work of the technical staff, including overtime, to ensure the most economical use of resources.
• Work with the vessel operator departments to arrange access to the vessels and all necessary working hours, space and equipment (including safe access equipment) to ensure timely completion of tasks.
• Work with the ME superintendents to ensure appropriate prioritisation and distribution of work.
• Carry out workplace inspections, Health & Safety, PUWER and COSHH assessments for the workshops and other working areas as necessary and maintain accurate records.
• Control access to the workshop(s) to eliminate risks to untrained persons.
• Liaise with the Marine Stores team to ensure timely availability of service and other urgent spares.
• Manage the provision of a Salvage Engineer as required, controlling the leave/absence of suitably qualified ME technicians for safe operation and maintenance of the diverse and complex machinery and equipment on board the salvage vessel.
• Prepare expenditure requests and authorise them within Delegations of Authority using generally defined principles for routine maintenance and defect rectification procedures.
• Prepare reports of technical, contractual and budgetary matters within the scope of duties.

• HNC in a relevant discipline and with 5 years of "hands‑on" experience.
• An alternative recognised formal qualification (possibly ONC) plus substantial relevant experience, or an MCA Second Class Marine Engineer Officer's certificate and suitable shore experience may also satisfy the requirements.
• Hold an IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.

This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical Ltd who have been appointed to act as a recruitment partner for this role.