QMED/Wiper

Bowhead • Tyndall AFB, FL

82d • $226 • Onsite

About The Position

Bowhead Marine Support Services seeks an entry level QMED/Wiper for shipboard positions at Tyndall Air Force Base, Tyndall, FL.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Current Merchant Mariners Document with the Ordinary Seaman/Wiper/Oiler rating and a minimum of one (1) year experience.
• Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) required.
• Must have a valid / current U.S. Passport.
• Basic First Aid
• Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
• Communication skills including the ability to provide explanation of very complex or technical matters to people with little or no background experience in the subject matter.
• Writing skills necessary to communicate technical information.
• Strong interpersonal/team skills and the proven ability to often deal with situations where immediate low-level satisfactory resolution of issues must be achieved.

Responsibilities

• Primarily works at the engine department cleaning, painting, oiling and greasing of machinery equipment and assisting in repair. as well as to keep the vessel clean and conduct general maintenance.
• Oils and grease moving parts of engines and auxiliary equipment.
• May stand engine room watches and/or lookout watches, scale and chip paint, paint, handle lines in the mooring of the ship, and assists in the actual tying up and letting go of the vessel.
• Assists in handling and operation of all deck gear such as topping cradling and housing of the booms and may assist in carpentry work.
• Scales, buffs, and paints decks and structures.
• Sweeps and washes deck; splices wire and rope.
• Breaks out, rigs, overhauls, and stows cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, and running gear; secures cargo; launches and recovers boats.
• May rig and operate hydrographic and other specialty winches; handle and stow oceanographic explosives; and stage and stow beach support equipment.
• When assigned to watch duty, performs a variety of duties, including looking for obstructions in path of vessel, steering vessel, serving on security patrol, and standing gangway watch.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED