QMED-Oiler

Keystone Shipping Co.•Rogers City, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Key Lakes / Great Lakes Fleet is looking for QMED's (Qualified Members of the Engine Department). QMEDs are members of the United Steelworkers and are hired through the company personnel office. Applicants for this position must be qualified and possess the credentials needed for this position. All Key Lakes/Great Lakes Fleet unlicensed seamen receive room and board while employed aboard one of our vessels. We also provide paid vacation, pension, and medical. We strive to promote from within.

Requirements

Valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Card
Valid Merchant Mariners Credential issued by the US Coast Guard
Current USCG physical examination
Legally eligible to be employed in the United States (Proof of identity and eligibility will be required upon employment)
Must hold the following Merchant Mariner Credentials: Qualified Member of the Engine Department (QMED), Ordinary Seaman, Wiper
Must hold a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
Must be willing to live 7 days a week in a remote environment with limited access to medical supplies and medical personnel
Maintain licenses and qualifications as required by regulation, both current and future
Maintain good health in compliance with USCG NVIC 04-08 including US Coast Guard vision and hearing requirements
Must have written and verbal command of the English language
Will be required to pass the Physical Standard as published in USCG NVIC 04-08.
May be required to stand, sit, crouch or lay prone for long periods of time.
Will work as necessary in confined or watertight spaces.
May have to navigate tripping hazards, uneven and rolling decks, and climb both stairs and ladders.
May be required to push, pull, lift, or hoist equipment up to or in excess of 127-157 pounds.

Nice To Haves

The engine department is based on a seniority system. This means that individuals that are being hired as QMED's or Oilers can also be required to work in Wiper/Gateman positions.

Responsibilities

Records temperatures and pressure on propulsion and auxiliary equipment
Rigs and uses chain falls to position engine equipment
Ballasts ship by operating valves. Proficient in vessel stability and terminology: List, trim, suction, pressure, hog, sag, and draft
Assists with bunkering of the vessel.
Other maintenance and housekeeping tasks as assigned
In emergency scenarios, will be required to perform emergency duties to save crew and ship.
Responsible to be physically fit enough to perform self-evacuation: use of escape trunks, indoor emergency panels, launch life rafts, close fire doors, firefighting, life safety, including donning self-survival equipment, fall protection, scuba, survival suit, and life jacket as the situation requires.
May be required to abandon ship, jump overboard, swim, and row a craft.