2Mate - 2Nd Mate

Job Details

SEATTLE, WA $610.00 - $620.00 Salary

Description

Title: Licensed Mate

Type: Daily Vessel Crew – Daily Pay DOE

Reports to: Port Captain (Vessel Captain at Sea)

Job Summary

Deckhands load cargo on and off our cargo vessels, act as lookout, and perform maintenance work such as painting and splicing rope. Deckhands may also act as Wipers who perform duties in the engine room when the vessel is traveling but will work cargo as when in Port. Each workday is at least 12 hours long and often much longer.

Essential Job Function/Duties

• Officer of the Watch - supervise watch in the wheelhouse which includes navigational duties
• Oversee and perform cargo operations
• Oversee and perform vessel maintenance
• Completes routine and scheduled maintenance aboard the vessel
• Maintains vessel cleanliness
• Oversee and perform repairing and splicing lines, and other shipboard equipment
• Perform cargo operations, which consist of strenuous physical work in an extreme environment.
• Duties include:
• Driving yard and stay cargo gear
• Operating lift trucks
• Slinging cargo loads
• Working with lashing chain, chain binders, and dunnage
• Sweeping and cleaning cargo holds
  

Work Environment

Work is performed aboard seagoing vessels making trips between Seattle, WA, Western Alaska, and the Aleutian Islands. Voyages average 24 days long. Crew members perform duties both in the ship’s house, on deck, and in the ship’s holds, where they may be exposed to extreme temperatures and weather conditions.

Crew members are assigned to their own cabin for the duration of the voyage. There is a ship’s cook aboard and access to limited wifi.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• 1600 Ton Mate License from the U.S. Coast Guard is required.
• Forklift experience or the willingness to learn
  
  

Key Attributes

• Ability to work at sea for approximately 24-day trips
• Ability to adapt to watch shifts for both underway and cargo operations
• Ability to work at a fast-paced, physical job
• A desire to learn best practices and methods of cargo operations
• Ability to take instruction
  
  

Computer Skills

• Basics of Outlook, Word, and Excel
  
  

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Exposure to extreme outside weather conditions - wet, cold, icy conditions
• Exposure to loud noise levels
• Exposure to dangerous machinery and equipment that requires utmost attention to safety
• Regularly stand and walk for prolonged periods of time
• Often required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, twist, and bend
• Occasionally work within confined spaces
• Required ability to lift/move up to 100 pounds
• Ability to communicate verbally
• Adequate vision abilities required for this job include distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception