Job Description

This entry-level position provides a great opportunity to learn a highly sought-after trade skill. Trades Helpers I/II assist and learn from experienced Outside Machinists in the accomplishment of the task(s) outlined below:

• Remove, overhaul, troubleshoot, repair, install, and/or align auxiliary systems and associated equipment/components such as shell and tube heat exchangers, compressors, pumps, forced draft blowers, various types of valves, cargo handling machinery, anchor handling gear, boat davits, cranes, elevators, conveyors, evaporators, and boilers.
• Install and repair foundations for operating machinery and principal structures/components of the ship’s armament.
• Install, adjust, set, and repair or replace various control/regulating and safety devices such as meters, gauges, valves, governors, and automatic alarms.
• Test or assist in the testing of shipboard machinery pier side or on sea trials to prove satisfactory operation and acceptance.
• Use various portable and fixed machine tools such as boring bars, milling machines, facing machines, and drill presses. Use precision measuring instruments such as height gages, depth gages, calipers, verniers, various types of micrometers, and assists in the use of optical equipment.
• Read, understand, and properly execute all work in accordance with information received from technical work documents, blueprints, specifications, and written and/or oral instructions.
• Installs below-deck auxiliaries, for example, evaporators, heaters, pumps, condensers, and boilers.

This job description does not include all activities, duties, or responsibilities required for this position. The key duties, responsibilities, and requirements identified in this description are subject to modification by the Company at any time.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have reliable transportation
• Must be eligible to obtain DBIDs
• Must be able to pass a drug screening