Senior Station Technician / Station Technician - Great Yarmouth and GorlestonSalary: £29,079 - £41,050 (dependent on experience) Contract type: PermanentHours: Full TimeLocation description: This role is based at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station.Interview date: To be confirmedClosing Date: 22-09-2025Reference: 20029About usOur 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 at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station for a 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 keep Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboats in perfect operational order. Some of the benefits- Salary of £29,079 - £41,050 (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 planYour roleThe role of Senior Station Technician is focused on those individuals with an NVQ L4/SVQ L5 in an engineering discipline, or a time served engineering apprenticeship or a 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 ALB Trent Lifeboat and its equipment work to the highest order, ensuring that the Lifeboat Station is well managed, and assisting 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 youYou’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 Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Lifeboat Station, you will need:- To be a passed-out RNLI ALB Mechanic or have 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 are essential.Maritime mechanical skills are not an absolute necessity. If you’ve worked on cars, HGVs, agricultural, plant, or generators, we can train you 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 Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, 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.This post requires a valid driving licence.As this is a sea-going appointment, you will need to satisfy the Institution's medical and eyesight standards.SafeguardingThe RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out, depending on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).Diversity at the RNLIOur staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.

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