Dredge Captain - Texas Coastal Region
Encore Dredging Partners•Port Lavaca, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
At Encore, we value talent, experience, and commitment. We are currently seeking a Dredge Captain to join our team. This position requires a highly reputable and experienced individual who can effectively lead, manage, and support our crew. All Encore employees are committed to maintaining an Injury-Free Work Environment (IFWE), ensuring that every team member works safely and returns home to their families each day. Applications that do not provide sufficient dredge experience, detailed work history, job responsibilities, and accurate employment dates will be disqualified.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Three or more years of Dredge Captain experience
- Excellent safety and mechanical skills
- Ability to meet the physical requirements of the position as outlined in the Functional Job Description
- Must be able to successfully pass all pre-employment screening (drug test, fit test) in addition to random drug and alcohol testing
- Must be authorized to work in the US
Responsibilities
- Upholds the Company’s commitment to an injury-free workplace; leads and models safe work practices
- Follows all safety rules and regulations as well as all company policies and procedures
- Works safely around machinery; observes and instructs others in proper equipment use; uses/wears all required PPE
- Ensures team members are provided a safe work environment and are knowledgeable of safe work practices and policies
- Reviews equipment logs, deficiency logs, maintenance logs, and leverman logs and performs follow-up inspections on a daily basis and notes results in appropriate safety inspection form and maintenance logs
- Plans the safe and efficient execution of all moves
- Supervises the performance of the dredge, the crew, and the equipment to achieve maximum efficiency on both shifts
- Oversees inventory and ordering all supplies and spare parts along with housekeeping of equipment
- Performs duties as the safety director and is responsible for the safety of his crew and equipment
- Plans and oversees repairs and maintenance
- Works directly with the chief and the equipment manager to properly and efficiently make needed repairs and maintenance
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Operations Manager
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
High school or GED
