Marine Technician - Boston Harbor City Cruises
About The Position
The Marine Technician is a shore-side position supporting comprehensive maintenance and repair of City Experiences passenger vessels. The fleet includes vessels of varying sizes and construction, inspected by the U.S. Coast Guard and powered mostly by diesel engines. The position supports the Boston-area fleet and is based in either Charlestown, Massachusetts, for vessels serving Boston and areas north of Boston, or Quincy, Massachusetts, for vessels serving Boston and areas south of Boston. The technician performs preventive maintenance and repairs on diesel engines, auxiliary generators, water-jet propulsion equipment, reduction gears, hydraulic systems, plumbing, electrical systems, and related machinery. Work may take place aboard vessels, dockside, or in dry dock and may include heavy machinery overhauls and supporting shipyard personnel. The technician documents maintenance and repair work and participates in computerized maintenance, timekeeping, training, and documentation programs. Work hours and shifts are assigned by the Port Engineer, and weekend and major-holiday availability is required.
Requirements
- Prior training and experience on motor vessels, such as work boats, tugs, fishing vessels, passenger vessels, or vessels of the U.S. Armed Forces; alternatively, experience as a diesel or heavy-machinery mechanic through a trades institution, the U.S. Armed Forces, or another hands-on engine-repair industry.
- Basic computer skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to safely lift more than 50 pounds and move about a moving passenger vessel.
- Ability to work in tight spaces and around moving machinery.
- Ability to work outdoors at times in uncomfortable weather conditions.
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment as necessary, including hard hats, gloves, masks, and life vests.
- Availability to work weekends and all major holidays.
Responsibilities
- Perform preventive maintenance on diesel engines and other passenger-vessel machinery, including main engines, auxiliary generators, water-jet propulsion equipment, reduction gears, and hydraulic systems for steering, cranes, and thrusters.
- Perform heavy machinery maintenance and repairs, including engine valve timing, injector changes, cylinder head and liner overhauls, and machinery rigging in and out of vessels.
- Perform water-jet maintenance and repairs while vessels are afloat or in dry dock.
- Repair vessel and dockside plumbing, including pipes, valves, tanks, and pumps.
- Troubleshoot and repair vessel electrical systems, including generators, motors, control systems, sensors, wiring, and low-voltage and battery-powered starting, control, electronic-control, and monitoring systems.
- Perform dry-dock repairs to vessel drive lines, water jets, couplings, and shafts, supporting shipyard personnel and/or the Port Engineer.
- Document and monitor maintenance and repair work using the company’s web-based structured maintenance and repair program.
- Use computer-based programs to monitor and enter maintenance tasks, work hours, training, and documentation.
- Work the hours and shifts assigned by the Port Engineer.
- Perform other marine maintenance and repair work dockside or aboard vessels as required by the Port Engineer.
- Contribute to consistent vessel reliability through proper maintenance and repair practices.
- Perform additional assigned job duties.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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