3RD ASSISTANT ENGINEER

Responsibilities

• Aid in the operation, maintenance, and repair of propulsion and auxiliary machinery.
• Perform routine inspections of engine room systems, including fuel, lubrication, cooling, and electrical systems.
• Support troubleshooting, repairs, and overhauls of mechanical and electrical components.
• Maintain a safe and compliant engine room environment by adhering to maritime safety protocols and pollution prevention regulations.
• Regularly review and monitor compliance with safe work systems and maintenance procedures.
• Own various equipment systems and ensure robust preventive maintenance plans, procedures, and spare parts are in place.
• Support monitoring, surveillance, and optimization of key process and utility systems.
• Support operators in surveillance of critical equipment to process systems.
• Perform ESP duties including shift handover, start of shift orientation, shift team meeting and planning, end of shift reporting, proactive technical monitoring, managing abnormal situations, etc.
• Ensure HSE case and SEMS compliance, ICS, and proactive technical monitoring.
• Maintain readiness of lifesaving equipment.
• Participate in Hazard Management reviews.
• Create Local Work Instructions, Site Specific Task Lists, and BOMs.
• Review and provide input to Maintenance of Control Measures (MOCs) or variances.
• Perform MIE duties, including performing PMs, routine CMs, support of major equipment break-ins, and maintenance records management.
• Direct the activities of marine maintenance staff to minimize risk of personal injury, environmental damage, and asset damage.
• In liaison with the HSE Lead, obtain permits to work authority for designated areas and conduct toolbox talks/job safety analyses as required.
• Prepare Cargo Plant and Systems for start-up, including isolating and reinstating Cargo Systems for maintenance.

Qualifications

• Valid USCG MMC with a minimum of a 3rd Assistant Engineer Unlimited or higher Officer in Charge of Engineer Watch (III/1) Rating forming part of a watch (III/4)
• Able Seafarer-Engine (III/5)
• Basic Training (VI/1)
• Proficiency in the use of survival craft (VI/2)
• Advanced Fire Fighting (VI/3)
• Medical First-Aid Provider (VI/4)
• Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties/Security Awareness (VI/6)
• Valid TWIC
• Valid USCG 719k Med Cert (STCW)
• Valid Driver’s License
• Tankerman Assist / PIC-DL (Preferred)
• T-HUET (or better) (Preferred)
• All qualified candidates must submit the above required documents with their application in order to be reviewed for the position*