Waterfront Technician

Inspects and performs mechanical repairs and maintenance to yard facilities and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Inspect equipment to ensure safe and reliable operations.
• Perform equipment services and repairs using pumps, hand tools, pneumatic tools, and other power tools.
• Perform underwater inspections and repairs on SCUBA or Surface Supplied Air, such as cutting, burning, grinding, and fabricating metal structures.
• Perform repairs to buildings, structures, production equipment, and portable production support equipment in facilities and onboard ships and barges.
• Operate aerial equipment including condors, scissor lifts, overhead cranes, forklifts, trucks, and boats.
• Complete reports and documents, such as work orders, inspection forms, discrepancy sheets, log books, and service forms.
• Conduct chipping, painting, routine inspections, mechanical and electrical maintenance, welding, burning, grinding, and small boat operations.
• Support all ship movements for the shipyard including diving operations for dockings and launches.
• Perform housekeeping, including sweeping, in all work areas.
• Attend safety, quality, and/or process improvement meetings as required.
• Other tasks may be assigned relevant to the trade.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED Certificate is required.
• Basic Scuba certification preferred but not required or must be able to acquire within the first 45 days of employment as a condition to continue employment.
• Must be CFR/First Aid certified or able to pass within the first 30 days of employment.
• Must be able to pass T1 Welding School within the first 90 days of employment.
• Burning, welding, craftsmanship, and mechanical skills are preferred.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.
• Must have the ability to work at heights, in confined spaces, and be able to work any shift.
• Must be able to understand written and verbal instructions, communicate effectively with others, hear warning signals, and read and comprehend safety instructions, regulations, and warnings.

Materials, Tools, and Equipment

• Dive gear: SCUBA bottles, buoyancy control devices, AGA masks, band mask, various valves and gauges.
• Hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools, hand and table saws, bench grinders, files, polishers, port-a-powers, hand trucks, lifts, chain falls.
• Welding equipment, burning torches, jib cranes, man lifts, forklifts, scissor lifts, and bench vises.
• Task-specific personal protective equipment required.

Physical and Mental Involvement

• Works in all areas of the shipyard and onboard ships requiring frequent walking, climbing, balancing, pushing/pulling, reaching, handling, standing, bending, kneeling, stooping/crouching, sitting, swimming, seeing, and hearing.
• Works in varied whole-body positions and in confined spaces with limited visibility.
• Involves tasks requiring visual, spatial, and depth perception, reasoning, and making judgments.
• Requires frequent lifting up to 60 lbs. unassisted and lifting/carrying up to 100 lbs. assisted.
• Must maintain general safety awareness by hearing warning signals, reading and comprehending safety instructions, and avoiding hazards.

Environmental Factors

• Exposure to underwater diving conditions including extreme cold, zero visibility, confined space diving, and diving without free ascent.
• Exposed to extreme temperatures, wind, wet and/or humid conditions when working outdoors or onboard ships.
• Exposure to fumes, odors, dust, gases, toxic chemicals, confined spaces, and low ventilation conditions.
• Exposure to constantly moving machines and mechanical parts and high levels of constant noise.

Pay

$32.48 - $35.83 per hour. This pay range is a reasonable estimate of the hourly range for this role, taking into account factors such as skill sets, experience, training, and education.

Benefits

• Medical and dental insurance coverage.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Flexible spending accounts/HSAs.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).
• Wellness coaching.
• Onsite health services.