Wednesday 15 February 2017

Chief Bosun / Fleet Manager

Chief Bosun / Fleet Manager

Hampshire

£25,630 - £30,290 - Sharock Quay, Southampton
Job Reference: 3966
Boat Club requires a Chief Bosun to manage maintenance and MCA coding across a range of sixteen craft. The fleet includes six sailing yachts, one motor cruiser, three RIBs, four open keelboats and two PWC.  Boat Club is a "Not For Profit" RYA Training Centre with a busy programme of year round sailing and power boating.
 
CHIEF BOSUN / FLEET MANAGER
The Chief Bosun's role involves managing and carrying out maintenance across the entire fleet of small craft. Of the fleet, the majority of the work surrounds the sailing and motor yachts. In addition to overseeing all maintenance the role involves being actively involved in carrying out some of the skilled maintenance (both preventative and reactive).
 
The Chief bosun, will manage two full-time bosuns and will also share some further staff with the Chief Instructor (shared staff fulfill both maintenance and instructing roles).
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Manage and schedule maintenance of the company's fleet
  • Prioritise fleet maintenance to ensure staff and customer safety and the immediate operational needs of the company are met 
  • Task maintenance jobs to other staff and monitor their completion
  • Conduct appraisals for the full time bosuns and assist the Chief Instructor (as required) with the appraisals of shared staff 
  • Take responsibility for the coding and licensing of all craft 
  • Produce provisional budgets for all craft maintenance and inform the Director of non budgeted fleet expenditure
  • Oversee the recording of all maintenance
  • Manage the workshop and store 
  • Source and order replacement parts as required 
  • Carry out preventative maintenance and servicing
  • Carry out reactive maintenance as required
 
The Chief Bosun will attend weekly staff meetings and organise shorter daily meetings with the bosun team and other staff assigned to maintenance. He/she will liaise regularly with the Principal and Chief Instructor. Planning winter refits and scheduling servicing are key parts of the role. While there are various management responsibilities within this role it will involve considerable time, getting your hands dirty and working on the fleet.
 
This role requires a 5 day working week with occasional weekend work/standby work. The position could be an employed or self employed contract.
 
SALARY
£25,630 – £30,290 pro rata, depending on experience
TO APPLY
Full Details of this position and how to apply are at www.boat-club.org.uk/chief-bosun.
If you would like to discuss the position please contact us on 02380 019974. To apply please write to recruitment@boat-club.org.uk enclosing a CV. Your CV and letter will need to specifically detail your maintenance, engineering, refit and bosun experience as well as experience working with reporting, recording and scheduling systems.

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