ApplyDescription
Main Purpose:
Essential Functions:
- Safely and efficiently operating and navigating inland towing vessels and tank barges on the inland and coastal waterways of the United States.
- Ensuring the safety of crew members.
- Accurately and continuously communicating with management and office personnel relative to vessel performance, locations, ETAs, weather conditions, and other information specific to the vessel, route, and crew.
- Maintaining compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, as well as all EMS requirements, policies, and procedures.
- Performing and maintaining routine maintenance of his or her assigned vessel and barge(s), which may include maintenance to engines, generators, winches, navigation systems, and safety equipment.
- Interacting in a clear, effective, and professional manner with manufacturer and/or technical assistance.
- Timely completing and maintaining all required reports and logs.
- Monitoring and adjusting equipment to maintain optimum availability and efficiency.
- Maintain a safe working environment throughout vessel operations.
- Ensure crew members are provided with information to adhere to Maritime Regulations.
- Direct crew in recordkeeping.
- Supervise crewmembers in their onboard duties.
Requirements
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to tolerate rough seas, vibrations, heat, harsh weather conditions, confined spaces, and high noise levels
- Work will frequently require individuals to push, pull, bend or stand for long periods of time, and climb ladders thathave capacity limits of 300 lbs.
- Standing- This is an essential job function/physical requirement.
- Walking- This is an essential job function/physical requirement.
- Turning, twisting, bending, and stooping- These physical requirements are essential job functions.
- Reaching, forward, and overhead are essential job functions /physical requirements.
- Climbing- This is an essential job function /physical requirement.
- Balancing, fingering, feeling, talking, hearing, and seeing- These are all considered normal physical duties/requirements and would be needed /required to work in this industrial environment in a safe and efficient manner
- Lifting - employees must lift to 25 pounds and occasionally 50-75 pounds.
Job Requirements:
- Merchant Mariner Credential (Required)
- TWIC Card (Required)
- US Passport (Required)
- 200 Ton Master with a Master of Towing Endorsement. (Required)8+ years total experience with at least 3 years of experience in a Captain role.
- This position requires fluent use of the verbal and written English language
Desirable Experience, Education and Training:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- This position requires fluent use of the verbal and written English language
Environmental Conditions:.
- 80 to 90% of the work activities are performed outdoors. Individuals will be required to work in changes of temperature, hot, cold, humid, wet, and dry conditions, dust, mud, etc. They will also be exposed to paint thinner and paint fumes.
Benefits Offered:
Earned Wage AccessHealth, Dental, and Vision Insurance401(k) with Company MatchPaid HolidaysPaid VacationLife InsuranceDisability InsuranceSafety AwardsCompany StoreEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Gulf Island will not sponsor applications for work visas. Additionally, applicants for employment with Gulf Island must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Accordingly, Gulf Island will not consider applications from candidates who require the company to sponsor a work visa and who are not currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.Gulf island is not accepting unsolicited candidates from search firms for posted employment opportunities.
Please no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to Gulf Island employees via email, the internet, or any other form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for the position will be deemed the sole property of Gulf Island. No recruiting placement fee will be paid in the event Gulf Island hires the candidate due to the referral or through other means.
