QMED / Apprentice Engineer

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Free food & snacks
• Health insurance
• Parental leave
• Profit sharing
• Tuition assistance
• Vision insurance

Key Responsibilities

• Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris
• Break out, rig, overhaul, and store cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, and running gear
• Load or unload materials from vessels
• Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines
• Stand watch in ships' bows or bridge wings in order to look for obstructions in a ship's path or to locate navigational aids such as buoys and lighthouses
• Aid with machinery maintenance
• Aid with fuel transfers
• Aid in emergency situations as required by captain, mate, or pilot
• Operate, maintain, and repair ship equipment such as winches, cranes, and derricks
• Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, and sides of ships
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned

Skill Requirements

• Effectively communicate both orally and in writing
• Identify a problem/potential problem

Knowledge Requirements

• Basic Mechanical
• Basic Electrical
• Equipment maintenance knowledge of boat and ship equipment and gear

Education

• High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

Experience

• 1-2 years of related experience required
• Ability to obtain a TWIC card required

Physical Requirements

• Exert up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently and up to 20 pounds of force constantly
• Requires hearing, talking, grasping quickly, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, and crawling
• Ability to see details at a distance and depth perception to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away, or to judge the distance between him/her and an object
• Subject to environmental conditions with no protection from weather
• Subject to noise, vibration, hazards, and is frequently in close quarters and small enclosed rooms
• Required to function in narrow aisles or passageways