Marine Captain - Bateaux London

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Job Introduction

For many years, Bateaux London has delighted its guests with elegant restaurant cruises on the River Thames.

We're currently seeking a Marine Captain to captain vessels and manage crew operations in a safe and secure manner, ensuring process and passenger safety is adhered to at all times and compliance with MCA regulations and requirements.

You will have a high level of marine skills and basic knowledge of boat engineering and experience of the Thames River.

Located right on the river at Victoria Embankment, Bateaux London takes you on a journey through London from the Thames, sailing past iconic sights including the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and the London Eye.

This highly-prestigious, long-standing business of 2 river cruise boats, is looking for an experienced individual to take the helm, bringing together the Heads of Departments within the team (namely Marine, Operations, Finance, Sales & Marketing, Culinary) to host incredible events throughout the year, sharing expertise and driving standards and employee engagement to ensure a highly effective operation.

Role Responsibility

Drive/manage the boat in a safe way ensuring you are in line with MCA requirements and regulations
Instruct mates and crew to operate the boat in a safe and effective way
Cleaning duties are carried out to a high standard
Customers are greeted in a friendly and professional manner
Positive working relationships are maintained with all colleagues
Duties are effectively carried out in a timely manner and organised well
Personal presentation is of the highest standard at all times in line with Sodexo policy
Administration is successfully completed in line with departmental processes and procedures
Attend training courses, and upskilling where and when required

The Ideal Candidate

Excellent written and spoken English
Basic numeracy
High standard of personal presentation
High level of marine skills and basic knowledge of boat engineering
Thames experience as Captain Boat masters license Tier 1 level 2 with passenger operations, large passenger vessel and LKE endorsements are desirable
Previous work experience within service led industry

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 37,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their age, disability, gender, transgender, marital or family status, race or ethnicity, religious belief of sexual orientation are welcome to and included within our business.

Salary	£50,000 per annum plus excellent benefits package
Frequency	Annual
Job Reference	SDX/TP/RF8455/SL
Contract Type	Permanent – Full Time
Closing Date	26 September, 2022
Job Category	Operations
Business Unit	UK Sodexo Live
Location	London
Posted on	12 September, 2022

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