Day to day management and routine operations of 15 Ports and harbours within the Shetland Islands Councils Marine and Air Operations Department. Daily management of a team of Port Officers and Assistants throughout the numerous facilities. Handling of safety inspections, reporting, documentation and security of those facilities. Management of the the Scalloway Fish Market facility including all documentation, environmental health requirements and operational policies.

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A multirole job where numerous different tasks are required from a small team to keep Scalloway Harbour operational at all times over a 4 man shift pattern (24/7,365) .Day to day operations include acting as skipper on the departments pilot vessel and other work boats, all necessary paperwork for shipping ops, customer liaison, promotion, safety and the efficient day to day running of all harbour operations. A positive "can do" attitude is essential as is a desire towards both long and short… Show more A multirole job where numerous different tasks are required from a small team to keep Scalloway Harbour operational at all times over a 4 man shift pattern (24/7,365) .Day to day operations include acting as skipper on the departments pilot vessel and other work boats, all necessary paperwork for shipping ops, customer liaison, promotion, safety and the efficient day to day running of all harbour operations. A positive "can do" attitude is essential as is a desire towards both long and short term problem solving for customer queries and infrastructure issues. Other duties include inspection and monitoring of existing harbour facilities including infrastructure, plant and counter pollution equipment and maintenance of various machines. Supervision of safety equipment and condition of facilities at 15 other small ports owned and operated by the Shetland Islands Council also falls within the scope of this position. Show less

Varied jobs depending on time of year ,prawn trawling ,skipper of various classes of workboats and a Class VI Tourist vessel carrying 82 persons ,Worked with Eastern block Factory Vessels (Klondykers) during the fishing seasons and tourists during the summer months . A job with many hats where flexibility was the key to success , could be going out to a ship (as agent) to get paperwork completed for the delivery of ships stores etc that we had just sold earlier in the day to the master and… Show more Varied jobs depending on time of year ,prawn trawling ,skipper of various classes of workboats and a Class VI Tourist vessel carrying 82 persons ,Worked with Eastern block Factory Vessels (Klondykers) during the fishing seasons and tourists during the summer months . A job with many hats where flexibility was the key to success , could be going out to a ship (as agent) to get paperwork completed for the delivery of ships stores etc that we had just sold earlier in the day to the master and delivered via one of our workboats . Many other duties including Crane/forklift and HIAB work as well as use of fast RIB type boats to take customers to various destinations . Strong boat handling abilities (on various classes of vessel) and ability to work in all weather conditions along with customer safety and satisfaction was a high priority in this role. Show less