Marine Officer/Deckhand

Vacancy - Marine Officer / Cutter Crew Deckhand

Are you seeking a varied role in a marine environment where you have the opportunity to support the successful delivery of a pilotage service across a busy Port?  Are you excited to develop your skills and career and receive training to become a fully qualified Coxswain?  We’re seeking a Marine Officer – Cutter Crew Deckhand to join our team at the Port of Greenock.

Your role

In this role you will work as part of the Marine Team to support in ensuring the safe boarding and landing of Pilots onto a range of vessels at sea.  You will liaise with Planners and Local Port Service Operators to ensure you are familiar with shipping movements and provide updates on successful completion of activities.

You will support with maintenance of the safe and efficient operation of the pilot cutter, undertaking routine maintenance, cleaning and painting of three cutters, highlighting any mechanical or navigational defects to ensure quick resolution.

What you'll bring

You will:

• Have a RYA level 2 powerboat handling qualifications, ideally with experience of working in workboats/small crafts in all weather conditions
• Be a strong team player
• ENG1 or ML5 medically fit

Ideally, you will:

• Have completed a Sea Survival Course and Basic Sea Fire Fighting Course
• Be First Aid Qualified
• Have a VHF Operators Certificate (with GMDSS)

You will also be flexible to work on a shift basis covering both days and nights.

Who are we?

Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator.  We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers.  Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040.  Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers.  Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

• Competitive holiday entitlement (plus bank holidays)
• Pension
• Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, critical illness insurance, gyms, retail vouchers
• Commitment to learning and personal development 
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our employee assistance programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you! Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 8th December 2024.