Engineer / Mate – 40m Private MY – Whitsundays & South Pacific Islands Apply Now

Are you an engineer interested in being based in the beautiful Whitsundays?

Are you looking for a role where you can build your engineering sea time & tickets?

The yacht will cruise the QLD coast and the South Pacific Islands (Fiji, Vanuatu) but will maintain the Whitsundays as its home base between trips.

The family is your typical down to earth Australian family who enjoy BBQ’s & game fishing

The vessel has quite a few support / chase tenders used for exploring , diving and game fishing

The owners enjoy keeping fit and active with water activities, particularly fishing.

Great crew dynamic onboard and the engineer will have plenty of opportunity to share in leisure / water activities in between duties.

The engineer will be given plenty of support by the Captain / Engineer and will also have his/her own cabin onboard

A strong sense of fun and humor is important to succeed in this role, someone who has a zest for adventure and who really enjoys working in the industry

As the vessel is only used privately no specific engineering tickets is required but someone interested in working towards their MED 1 / Y4

Open to Couples with a stewardess / cook or stewardess/deck

The engineer will also be required to back the captain up with some 1st mate style responsibilities on deck

The Ideal Candidate

  • Engineering experience on yachts or commercial
  • Looking to build tickets
  • Hands on with engineering
  • Good troubleshooting skills
  • Understanding of preventative maintenance
  • Can back the captain up on Deck
  • Work rights for Australia

Start: When Found

Salary: Between $85,000-$135,000 AUD / Year   (depending on candidates experience level)

  • Classification:   Engineer
  • Location:   Australia/NZ
  • Type:   Full-Time