YACHT ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS MAINTENANCE ENGINEER - £25,000pa - UK

JOB TITLE

Yacht Electrical and Electronics Maintenance Engineer

JOB LOCATION

UK

JOB REF


MR\SY\LM\EDT\124829

SALARY

£25,000 per annum, pro rata

JOB DESCRIPTION

Clipper Ventures, founded in 1995, is an international marine events company promoting round the world yacht racing and is famed for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, featuring 15 individual races over 8 separate legs. The company also owns the rights to the professional solo round the world race VELUX 5 OCEANS, as well as running their corporate events division Clipper Events and world-class training programmes Clipper Training.

Clipper Ventures is chaired by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first man to sail single-handed and non-stop around the world (1968 - 1969).

We are seeking a full time, experienced electrical and electronics maintenance engineer to join our technical team in supporting our fleet.  The fleet consists of 12 70' Round the World Race yachts, 10 68' and 2 60' ex-Race yachts. 

Whilst the primary requirement of the role is electrical, it will also involve undertaking general maintenance duties on all of our yachts whilst they are in the UK (including re-fit) and also during each of the 15 Clipper RTW Race stopovers in various parts of the world.

The successful applicant must have good general mechanical skills and must have experience in:

Sailing yacht navigation electronics / instruments (Garmin / Raymarine)
Satellite communications equipment (Inmarsat  FBB / Iridium / Sat C)
12 & 24 volt DC electrical systems (batteries, chargers and generators) 
240 volt AC electrical systems

Anyone applying for this position must be able to work on their own initiative as well as within a close knit team and be prepared for long and unsociable hours, working weekends / bank holidays, a demanding work schedule and extensive worldwide travel.

Whilst we are interested in formal qualifications, previous experience of hands on abilities will be advantageous.  A valid driver's license is required.




For more information and to apply for this position, please follow the link below:

http://www.marineresources.co.uk/yacht_electrical_electronics_124829