QMED-Oiler

Keystone Shipping Co.•Rogers City, MI

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The qualified member of the engine department (QMED) performs a number of physical tasks to maintain and operate the main propulsion plant, electrical generating equipment, and auxiliary machinery above and below decks. 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

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
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)
You will not be considered for employment if you do not have the minimum documentation listed above.

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 the following non-extensive list of 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.
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.