Job Description
Job Summary
Supervises and coordinates activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining propulsion engines and other engines, deck machinery, and electrical, refrigeration and sanitary equipment aboard tug or barge. The Engineer is responsible for all the operating machinery on the tug. Usually works during the day doing maintenance on the engines or equipment but would be available at any time during an emergency or during times an extra pair of hands are needed.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Inspects engines and other equipment and orders crew to repair or replace defective parts while underway or pier side.
Notifies port engineer to schedule corrective and preventative maintenance while pier-side.
Assists workers in diagnosing malfunctions in machinery and equipment based on observation of machinery.
Reads meters and gauges or automatic recording devices at specified intervals to verify operating conditions.
Records status such as temperature of equipment, hours of operation, fuel consumed, temperature or pressure, water levels, voltage load and generator balance.
Uses any combination of hand tools, pneumatic tools, cranes, and jacks, to remove/replace, disassemble, and assemble components.
Assists contractors with pier-side overhauls and maintains responsibility for quality control.
Completes engine overhauls, replaces power packs, and changes lubricants and filters.
Requirements & Qualifications
MMC-required.
TWIC-required
Medical Certificate-required
DDE – required Assistant Engineer – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or Chief Engineer Unlimited
(HP) Horsepower License of 1,000 – 4,000 or greater
Classified as skilled work. A person is considered trained for the occupation with between 4 years and 10 years of experience; includes vocational education, apprenticeship, in-plant, on-the-job, and/or essential experience gained on other jobs. -Preferred