Section Leader

Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Location
- Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
- Location description
- Inshore Lifeboat Centre, Cowes, Isle of Wight**About us**:
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is a charity that provides, on call, a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service and a seasonal lifeguard service. Our lifeboat crews and lifeguards need a dedicated, professional, and talented team behind them.

Whatever the weather, boats and equipment need to be manufactured, maintained and repaired to the very highest technical standards.

We are currently recruiting for the role of Engine Shop Section Leader at our Inshore Lifeboat Centre (ILC), based on the Isle of Wight. This position is responsible for the efficient running of the engine workshop, building, refitting and repairing a variety of marine outboard engines as well as diesel engines and associated systems in support of the main IB1/D-Class & Atlantic lifeboats and launching vehicles.

**Some of the benefits**:

- Salary c.£32,708
- Performance related pay scheme annually reviewed
- 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Time off in lieu available
- Half day on Fridays and flexible working opportunities.
- Outstanding pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Health and dental cashplan

**About the role**:
You will be expected to work closely with other Section Leaders involved in the production line and report progress at the relevant production meetings. The ability to motivate a team and constantly improve work practices will be of significant importance.

**About you**:
Your work will also include producing parts for production orders, and being involved in the staff planning. You will also hold responsibility for the performance management of all your allocated staff in the department through the RNLI RADAR system.

**Safeguarding**:
The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; ensuring the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero tolerance approach to proven incidents of bullying, abuse, harassment or exploitation. 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 dependent 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 RNLI**: