**Date**:5 Feb 2024

**Location**: Immingham, Humber, GB

**Company**:ABP

We’re the UK's largest ports operator with a network of 21 ports around Britain. We handle around one quarter of the UK's seaborne trade and contribute £7.5 billion to our economy every year.

It’s a story we’re proud of but it doesn’t end there. We’re transforming our business and embracing the future.

We offer a vast range of roles spanning the UK, all rooted in a culture that welcomes diversity, fosters talent, encourages internal movement and progression, and places safety as our number one priority.

At ABP we are proud to be at the forefront of the marine industry in Immingham. Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a stellar reputation as a leading player in the marine sector. As we continue on this journey, we are on the lookout for a talented individual to join our team as a Marine Operative.

This is a full time, permanent position and will require full flexibility to cover days, nights and weekends with the main purpose of undertaking mooring and other marine related duties.

**Accountabilities**
- To work safely to ABP procedures and systems of work including Beyond Zero behaviours.
- Tending mooring ropes during lock transits and during berthing/sailing of vessels both in dock and in a tideway.
- Use of lock head machinery to operate lock gates and sluices.
- Supplying vessels with fresh water.
- Reporting of faults and unsafe conditions to supervisor.
- Handling a mooring boat in dock and in tidal waters, including associated checks.
- Assisting in emergency operations under supervision.
- Removal of debris and flotsam from dock waters.
- Driving company vehicles.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties, such as weeding and painting.

**Skills, experiences, qualifications and competencies**

**Essential**
- Able to work to agreed Safe Systems of Work, present government legislation and ABP policies and codes.
- Willing to be flexible to assist with rapidly changing work requirements.
- Willing to undertake a reasonable amount of overtime.
- Able to work as part of a close team.
- Must reside within a reasonable travelling time of Grimsby & Immingham. Including a full UK drivers licence, so as to drive company vehicles.
- Must be willing to undertake shift work and be a good time keeper.
- Be physical fit to deal with the demanding manual duties of this role.
- Willing to work in poor weather condition to provide marine operations facilities to the ports customers.
- Must be committed and have a pro-active attitude to Health and Safety and to the dock and river environment.

**Desirable**
- Good overall education and able to demonstrate reasonable literacy and numeracy skills.
- Safety qualification such as IOSH or CHIPS.
- First aid qualification.
- A knowledge of port operations and the marine industry.
- Knowledge of Lock operations.
- Knowledge of handling small marine craft.
- Knowledge of typical mooring arrangements of commercial shipping.
- Knowledge of marine terminology.
- Clean driving licence.
- Knowledge of the proper use VHF radios.
- Able to assist in dealing with emergency situations.
- Port Operations and the marine industry.

We offer a competitive salary, contributory pension from day one (Starting at 3% employee contribution with 5% company match), private healthcare, access to our Employee Assistance Program, 26 days annual leave (plus bank holidays - plus the option to purchase additional days), a portion of which is incorporated into the shift pattern. Wide range of discounts and cash back with high street and online retailers. We offer an inclusive work environment with an in-house training academy which offers ongoing opportunities to develop your skills.

**Additional Information**:
When joining ABP you will find an environment that is both welcoming and challenging. We reward our employees well and offer a generous remuneration package, employer pension, private health insurance and a range of other benefits.
Please note that ABP undertake random screening for substance abuse and operate a zero-tolerance policy. A medical will be required before starting this position also.