⚓ MAINTENANCE OPERATIVE - PORT & HARBOUR
📍 Location: Port and Royal Harbour, Ramsgate
💷 £12.21 per hour, increasing after 12 weeks
🕒 Hours: Full-Time | Monday -Friday ~ 37 hours/week
📄 Contract: Ongoing Temporary
🛠️ Start: ASAP
🛠️ Help Maintain One of Kent's Most Iconic Coastal Sites
Love working outdoors? Handy with tools? Want to be part of a close-knit team maintaining real infrastructure on the UK's stunning southeast coast?
We're looking for a Maintenance Operative to join the Port and Harbour team in Ramsgate, supporting the upkeep and repair of essential maritime infrastructure.
This is not a desk job - you'll be on the water, on the quay, and in the workshop, helping maintain and repair everything from pontoons to navigation aids.
🔧 What You'll Be Doing
- Maintaining pontoons, fenders, ladders, handrails, walkways, fencing, and other harbour assets
- Workshop fabrication using wood, metal, fibreglass and basic plumbing
- Supporting buoy and navigation aid maintenance
- Assisting with electrical installations alongside engineers
- Using tools, plant, and forklifts (up to 5 tonnes) for maintenance tasks
- Reporting faults and keeping accurate maintenance records
- Taking part in emergency call-out responses when required
✅ What You'll Need to Succeed
Must-Haves:
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Strong hands-on skills in maintenance, construction, or fabrication
- Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions
- Reliable, flexible, and team-oriented
Desirable:
- Welding, cutting, or grinding skills
- Forklift Licence (B1 - up to 5 tonnes) - desirable
- Familiar with slinging/banksman, MEWP, PASMA or scaffold systems
- Manual handling and abrasive wheels training
- Powerboat Level 2 or Basic Sea Survival certification
- Electrical/plumbing experience
🌊 Why This Role?
✔ Work on the front line of maritime maintenance
✔ Every day brings new tasks - hands-on, practical, and rewarding
✔ Be part of a team maintaining a working harbour with historical importance
✔ Grow your skills in marine infrastructure, fabrication, and plant operation
✔ Job variety, outdoor work, and meaningful impact
⚠️ Work Environment
This is a physically active, outdoor role. Expect to work in all weather - including cold, wet, or windy conditions. You'll operate across docks, pontoons, and marine areas. Flexibility for tidal windows and emergency call-outs is essential.
👷♂️ Ready to Get Started?
If you're a practical person with the right skills and a passion for working outdoors, this is a fantastic opportunity to play a vital role in maintaining one of the south coast's key port locations.
📝 APPLY NOW and help keep Ramsgate's Port and Harbour in top condition.
