Tamus
Ablebodied Seaman
Galveston, TX · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 1 day ago
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About the role
- include performing general maintenance, repair, sanitation and upkeep of areas and equipment within the purview of the deck department.
- Essential Duties/Tasks - Stands Watch - Stands wheel, anchor, and gangway & Roving watches as directed, maintaining alertness at all times.
- Special Instructions: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended.
Responsibilities
- During a wheel watch must maintain a steady course, properly execute all rudder orders and communicate utilizing navigational terms relating to heading and steering.
- Performs general maintenance, repair, sanitation and upkeep of material, equipment, and areas in the deck department.
- Performs maintenance such as chipping, scraping, soundings, priming, painting and/or cleaning of the ship's hull, decks, superstructure, cargo gear, smokestack, lifeboats, rescue boats and/or life rafts, and emergency and damage control gear.
- Performs all operations connected with the launching of life saving equipment and makes security inspections of the ships.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Required Licenses and Certifications
- Basic First Aid (First Aid must have been within the last 12 months and the CPR must be current.)
Nice to have
- Knowledge & skills required to maintain a training & maintenance program for deck cadets on the training ship under the supervision of the Boatswain, Deck Mate & Chief Mate.
- Ability to lift moderately heavy objects and exert moderate force.
- KSA to operate a ship deck department maintenance program.
- Knowledge of watch standing principals.
- Ability to lift or move moderately heavy objects and exert moderate force.
- Requires stepping through hatches, climbing ladders and working in close spaces.
- Requires the ability to wear required personal protective equipment.
- Must be able to work in various temperatures, indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions including heat, cold, rain and dry environmental conditions.
Compensation
- Compensation will be commensurate to selected hire's experience.
Benefits
- Required Education and Experience
- Current USCG Medical Certification & Passport
- Safety and Other - Responsible for learning the location and use of emergency equipment, lifesaving equipment, damage control equipment, and safely equipment.
- Responsible for learning the location and use of emergency equipment, lifesaving equipment, damage control equipment, and safely equipment.
Company info
- We are the ocean campus of Texas A&M University at Galveston. Our employees come from throughout the world, with many different perspectives, talents, lived experiences, and interests. Aggies by the Sea promote a welcoming and highly productive work environment. We support the university's goals to recruit and retain a quality workforce and encourage life-long learning practices. We will do our part to assist you in your new position and encourage you to take advantage of training and development opportunities that are available to help you be successful.
- Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.
- All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
- Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
- We are the ocean campus of Texas A&M University at Galveston.
- Our employees come from throughout the world, with many different perspectives, talents, lived experiences, and interests.
- Aggies by the Sea promote a welcoming and highly productive work environment.
- We support the university's goals to recruit and retain a quality workforce and encourage life-long learning practices.
- We will do our part to assist you in your new position and encourage you to take advantage of training and development opportunities that are available to help you be successful.
- Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached.
- Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application.
- We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.
- All positions are security-sensitive.
- Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
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