Job Description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience, please click the submit button and follow the next steps.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Prepare barges for the loading and discharging of cargoes and transfer them per USCG regulations.
• Build tow by handling lines and cables to tie and untie barges and boats.
• Perform scheduled vessel maintenance and perform general housekeeping duties.
• Responsible for handling lines and rigging during tow building, locking, and docking.
• Responsible for dropping, spotting and switching barges at docks.
• Ability to troubleshoot barge problems during transfers.
• Report any hazardous or unsafe conditions to the Captain and make corrections.
• Work a rotating six hours on and six hours off watch schedule.
• Adhere and comply to all company policies, United States Coast Guard and environmental regulations.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Qualifications:

• Must be 18 or older to board a vessel
• Possess a valid USCG Merchant Mariner's Credential (MMC) with Tankerman endorsement.
• Must have Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) or be able to attain it.
• Must be able to pass a USCG required physical including benzene and respirator fit tests.
• Must be able to speak, read and write in the English language per USCG regulations
• Must be able to be away for extended periods of time as schedules are generally 28 days away and 14 days home
• Must be able to handle rigging (up to 75 lbs-100lbs)

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