Equipment Manager

Tees Rowing Club

Job Description – Equipment Manager

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Organises the equipment maintenance programme in consultation with the Captain, Vice Captains and Coaches
  • Overall responsibility for maintaining boats, launches and associated equipment in safe working order
  • Report to the Committee on the status of the fleet and any major repairs
  • Maintains a damage and maintenance reporting system for use by club members
  • In conjunction with the Captain, allocate equipment where appropriate
  • Acts as a gatekeeper, effectively, to enable the club to keep track of its equipment

Key Activities

  • Provide basic maintenance for club blades, boats, launches, trailers and gym equipment, organising and lightly supervising the carrying out of work in-house where possible, or managing third party repair arrangements
  • Manage the volunteers working as part of the Equipment Team
  • Decide whether to pass minor issues/repairs back to the crew and, if this is to be the case, provide any tools and/or parts required. Ensure such jobs are completed in a timely fashion
  • Purchase and keep secure a stock of spares to facilitate basic maintenance, recycling parts where appropriate and possible
  • Acquire and keep secure the appropriate tools to facilitate basic repair and maintenance
  • Keep a record of repairs, boat, trailer and gym equipment servicing
  • Periodically arrange club maintenance days
  • Provide advice to club members regarding boat maintenance
  • Keep the Treasurer informed of any purchases, costs and future budgeting requirements
  • Authorised to spend up to £1000 of club money to facilitate the above without first referring to the Committee, but must always remain accountable for this expenditure
  • Canvas members’ opinion and forward these to the Committee where appropriate
  • Ensure any safety concerns are reported to the Safety Adviser
  • Ensure all members abide by the club rules and bye-laws

Experience Recommended

  • Reasonable DIY skills
  • Knowledge of rowing equipment
  • Knowledge of the Tees Rowing Club fleet of equipment
  • Knowledge of the fundamentals of rowing
  • Knowledge of safety requirements
  • Regularly available at the club premises to carry out necessary works

Time Required

  • 2 hours per month to attend the committee meetings.
  • This is not easy to quantify and could be anything from 1hour to 20 hours per month.

Times fluctuate depending on ongoing projects and support provided from volunteer members.

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