This quay role with Portsmouth City Council's Port Service sits in a team of twelve Quay Assistants across three gangs, reporting to the Berthing Master. The work centres on berthing and slipping ships, linkspan safety watches, quayside maintenance and cleaning. Shifts rotate between early and late turns, averaging 43.16 hours a week including weekends, and much of the work is outdoors. Candidates must be able to swim short distances and register on the Home Office APHIDS database to enter the restricted area.
What the job involves
- Berthing and slipping of ships, including associated equipment and handling
- Maintaining the quayside and related equipment
- Cleaning throughout the port, including using machinery where needed
- Loading, unloading, stores distribution and baggage handling as directed
- Conducting linkspan safety watches
- Assisting the Berthing Master with routine tasks
- Complying with port and council policies, procedures and quality standards
- Carrying out other reasonable tasks requested by management
- Delivering the service expected by the council and the port
What's required
Skills & knowledge
- Trained and competent in manual handling techniques
- Awareness of the Health & Safety at Work Act
- Customer-focused communication with staff, port users and the public
- Happy to work shifts and outdoors in all weathers
- Confident working alone and as part of a team
Checks & eligibility
- Right to work in the UK
- Registration on the APHIDS database
- Subject to the port's drug and alcohol testing policy
Other
- Physically fit and healthy
- Able to swim short distances
- Written examples against each person specification point in the application
Nice to have
- Seamanship skills and competence with ropes and heaving lines
- Previous experience of berthing and slipping vessels
- Experience operating linkspans and quayside equipment
- Experience in firefighting and lifesaving procedures
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