Mate-Marine Portsmouth
Permanent, Full time (48 hours)
Portsmouth, PO1 3LT
Competitive salary plus benefits
Serco are recruiting for a Mate to join their current Marine Services team in Portsmouth.
The key purpose of the role is to assist the Master, in a professional, effective and economical manner to Flag State and Class Standards. The Mate is responsible for keeping a safe look out when on watch with due regard to the International Regulations for the prevention of collisions at sea (COLREGS).
The successful candidate will be responsible for the supervision of the vessel crew while on tasks, the Mate will also work the deck when required, and assist the Master on the bridge.
Main Accountabilities:
- Supervise crew for all activities carried out that are carried out by the vessel.
- Oversee all tasks on deck.
- Upkeep of Publications
- Stock control of deck equipment held by the vessel.
- Assist with risk assessments and COSHH registers.
- Ensure all measures to prevent pollution of the environment are exercised.
- Receive all Company procedures, policies, temporary instructions and communicate to crew.
- Ensure that all records kept onboard are kept up to date.
What you’ll need to do the role:
- Minimum 500GRT tug ticket
- STCW95 Certificate of Competency for the vessel they are operating.
- All ancillary in date certificates required to gain/revalidate the above
- ENG 1 Medical.
- Basic Management
- Health and Safety awareness
- Manual handling
- Managing customers and suppliers
- ISM Code
- Marine Industry Background
- Understanding of a planned maintenance System (such as AMOS)
What we offer
- Up to 6% contributory pension scheme.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Wisdom App, Simply Health Plans, and more.
- Access to a huge range of discounts and exclusive deals such as Merlin Attractions, Mobile Phone discounts, Cinema discounts, Leisure, and Hospitality discounts.
- A fantastic culture and supportive team where you’ll get the chance to make a positive difference in a company passionate about diversity and inclusion.
- Company discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
- Interesting and enjoyable work.
- Committed to professional and personal development with a wide range of training and coaching opportunities to expand your capabilities.
To discover more about our careers in Defence, meet our team, and to find out more about what we offer, please follow this Link. We’re also a signatory of the UK Governments Women in Defence Charter, to find out more please click here.
Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.
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