CUBC wishes to appoint a Fleet and Facilities Co-ordinator (part-time, 3-4 days per week) to join our team.
The role of the Fleet and Facilities Co-ordinator is to support the Head Coaches and coaching team with the day-to-day rowing operations of the Club, to ensure that the Club’s fleet and rowing facilities at the Ely Boathouse and Goldie Boathouse in Cambridge are in the condition expected by a world-leading university rowing club. As part of a small team this role requires considerable flexibility to provide support across a range of tasks and different locations.
Location
The Fleet and Facilities Co-ordinator will be based at CUBC’s Ely boathouse, with regular (1-2 days per week) work at the Goldie Boathouse in Cambridge. The Fleet and Facilities Co-ordinator may also be required to work at other locations including the Tideway and CUBC training camps as necessary. The role may require travel and staying overnight in London during Boat Race week.
Line Management
The Fleet and Facilities Co-ordinator reports to the Chair of the Rowing and Management Board (RMB) and on a day-to-day basis the Chief Coaches of the Club.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- The maintenance and updating of CUBC fleet of boats and launches and training equipment at the Ely Boathouse and at Goldie Boathouse.
- Liaising with manufactures/ repairers externally to transport boats to and from the facilities for major repairs/ refurbishment.
- Keeping the boat-bays, and storage cupboards tidy and ordered.
- Keeping track of spare parts stock and updating as necessary.
- Setting up and checks on telemetry and liaising with suppliers for repairs and replacements
- Keeping fuel tanks for launches full.
- Keep landing stages clean and repairs to if needed.
- Keep the coaching launches in good condition including hulls and decks.
- Basic maintenance of the launch engines & to arrange annual servicing of engines.
- Keep safety equipment in order including (but not exclusively):
- Launch safety bags (as suggested by British Rowing RowSafe).
- Lifejackets (annual testing, keep stock of spare CO2 cannisters for replacement).
- General repairs and maintenance of training equipment at Goldie.
- Maintain a detailed and accurate inventory of all CUBC equipment at the Ely Boathouse, and training equipment at Goldie and other locations.
- Co-ordinate the sale of CUBC equipment and purchase of new equipment.
- Co-ordinating Goldie facilities management.
- Carry out routine safety checks on equipment and facilities at Goldie Boathouse.
- Prepare paperwork for overseas travel of CUBC’s equipment to training camps.
- Prepare risk assessments for new equipment and processes and review on a regular basis.
- Maintain compliance of processes with British Rowing and University Sports Centre requirements.
- Arrange maintenance, repair and MOT of the fleet of minibuses.
- Trailer driving to and from London for Tideway weekends and away for some training camps where needed in support of the coaches.
- Supporting coaches and rowing squad as required during Boat Race week.
Job Requirements
- Demonstrated proficiency in boat and equipment maintenance.
- Clean B+E driving licence.
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a small team.
The position is part-time, on average 0.6-0.8 FTE (3-4 days per week) subject to negotiation, with a higher load in the Boat Race season (August to April) and a lower load in the off-season. Given the changing demands through the season, considerable flexibility will be needed.
Salary
The salary of the role is a full-time equivalent of £27-29k depending upon experience.
Applications
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 7th January though we reserve the right to close applications earlier if we find the right candidate before that.
Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@cubc.org.uk
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