Technician Boatbuilder

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.

The All-weather Lifeboat Centre is the RNLI's in-house, boat building, repair and refit facility located in Poole.

We have a full schedule of Lifeboat Refits and Shannon Build ahead of us and are seeking experienced Boatbuilders to join our teams.

• £16 per hour (annual salary £30,784/£34,944 dependent on experience and hours worked)
• Performance related pay scheme annually reviewed
• 37- or 42-hour week contract option
• 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 cash plan

As a Technician Boat builder you will be responsible for the installation, modification and repair/maintenance of marine structures and equipment for lifeboats in refit or new build. The work will involve a variety of boat building disciplines, including epoxy composite repair, vessel strip down and assembly, deck fitout and assembly of components. It would be beneficial to your role if you possess skills in epoxy laminating - a multi-skilled attitude and approach is desirable.

The ALC offers a clean, organised and safe work environment, with all tools, materials and PPE provided to enable you to undertake this work.

You must be able to work to Engineering drawings and standardised work, safely and efficiently. You will be working as a member of a multi-disciplined team ensuring that lifeboats are built or refitted on time and within budget, meeting the RNLI’s stringent quality standards.

It is essential you have relevant City and Guilds or NVQ level 3/BTEC qualifications, time served apprenticeship or equivalent experience.

Previous experience of boat production, marine refits, and repairs, laminating and working with epoxy composite materials, is desirable.

Come and join us in the build of this centre of excellence and help save lives at sea!