Glacier Fish

Catches and processes wild seafood at sea

Licensed Assistant Engineer - Fishing Vessel

Equipment MaintenanceConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeWashington, USA$120k - $150k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

Must hold an appropriate U.S. Coast Guard Assistant Engineer license for an uninspected fishing vessel: 3,000 horsepower on the Unimak, 3,500 horsepower on the Arica, and 6,600 horsepower on the North Star.
Must work 12 hours per day, 7 days per week, in all weather conditions.
Must repetitively lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
Must understand instructions and safety rules in English.
Must provide two recent positive references from previous employers.
Must be capable of climbing and descending steep stairs and vertical ladders.
Must be able to share crew quarters, dining areas, and bathrooms.
Must understand vessel power generation and distribution, including switchboard management, shaft generators, auxiliary generators, load distribution and prioritizing, and emergency power isolation.
Must understand vessel auxiliary systems and controls, their theory of operation, and practical operation, including purifiers, oily water separators, pumps, sanitation systems, refrigeration plants, deck machinery low-pressure hydraulic systems, water makers, boilers, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
Must have system-specific electrical knowledge for troubleshooting control systems and power generation systems, including common basic electrical control circuits, programmable logic controllers, analog sensors, and input/output structure.
Must understand and implement applicable regulatory documentation, including Environmental Protection Agency logs, U.S. Coast Guard oil record books, sewage discharge records, maintenance logs, and vessel engine room log books.
Must understand DNV class society and manufacturer-recommended scheduled maintenance and inspection requirements for critical engine room equipment and surveyed machinery items.
Must have personnel-management and communication capability to prioritize and designate duties at sea and during shipyard periods.
Must be able to ensure maintenance quality and teach correct procedures to junior engineers when deficiencies are found.
Must be able to recognize and solve potential risks to personnel and vessel safety.
Must understand and implement applicable Safety Management System policies and procedures.
Must have a thorough understanding of vessel lockout/tagout procedures.
Must complete required training in OSHA safety compliance, lockout/tagout, HAZWOPER, shipyard competency, EPA Section 608, and Ammonia Operator 1.

Responsibilities

Manage a 12-hour watch and coordinate engineering staff operating vessel systems, ensuring scheduled routine rounds and readings are taken and verifying normal equipment operations.
Coordinate with vessel department heads to ensure safe, efficient vessel operation at sea and in port.
Recognize situations beyond the role’s responsibility and communicate them up the chain of command.
Enforce and implement effective, respectful communication among engineering staff, officers, and production crew.
Perform and log scheduled leak checks on refrigeration equipment.
Start up and shut down propulsion-related engines and equipment using normal and emergency procedures.
Maintain an overview of required regulatory documentation and ensure relevant information is logged and communicated at watch changes.
Monitor and ensure compliance with scheduled maintenance and inspections for critical engine room equipment and surveyed machinery items.
Prioritize and designate duties at sea and during shipyard periods to implement vessel workload as designated by the Chief Engineer, Captain, office personnel, or self-generated.
Oversee quality control of maintenance work and ensure projects are thorough and detail-oriented.
Maintain engineering spaces and tools in an organized, clean condition and in compliance with environmental regulations.
Ensure compliance with applicable Safety Management System sections and be knowledgeable about applicable policies and procedures.
Implement vessel lockout/tagout procedures.

Desired Qualifications

One year of experience as an Assistant Engineer is preferred.

Salary Range: 120000 to 150000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

North Star Fishing Company is dedicated to producing the highest quality frozen-at-sea groundfish products in the world. We accomplish our mission with a day-in-and-day-out commitment to quality, safety, consistent attention to detail and an on-going concern for the stability and health of the North Pacific fishery resource.

We are one of the largest producers of frozen at sea flatfish, cod, pollock and other groundfish, and distributes seafood throughout the world. We manage three trawl catcher-processor vessels that operate in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and the Gulf of Alaska. Come join us with one of the many exciting job opportunities available!

Requirements

Must hold an appropriate U.S. Coast Guard Assistant Engineer license of an uninspected fishing vessel: 3000 HP on the Unimak, 3500 HP on the Arica and 6600 HP on the North Star.
1 year experience as an Assistant Engineer preferred
Work 12 hrs/day for 7 days/week in all weather conditions
Repetitively lift and carry up to 50 lbs
Self-motivated team-player
Understand instructions and safety rules in English
Must be able to provide 2 recent positive references from previous employers
Capable of climbing and descending steep stairs and vertical ladders
Share spaces with others including crew quarters, dining areas, and bathrooms

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Responsible for managing 12 hour watch and coordinating activity of the engineering staff engaged in operation of vessel systems, ensuring all scheduled routine rounds and readings are taken and verifying normal operations of all equipment.
Effectively coordinates with all vessel department heads to ensure safe, efficient operation of the vessel both at sea and in port.
Ability to quickly and effectively recognize situations expanding outside realm of responsibility and communicate up chain of command.
Enforce and implement effective & respectful communication among all Engineering staff, officers and production crew.
Technical and operational understanding of vessel power generation and distribution, including but not limited to: Switchboard management, shaft generators, auxiliary generators, load distribution and prioritizing, emergency power isolation.
Technical and operation understanding of all vessel auxiliary systems and their controls, theory of operation as well as practical Operation, including but not limited to: Purifiers, OWS, pumps, Sanitation system, Refrigeration plants, deck machinery LP hydraulic system, water makers, boilers, HVAC
Performing and logging scheduled leak checks on all refrigeration equipment.
Startup & shut down of all propulsion related engines & equipment; both normal & Emergency procedures.
System specific electrical knowledge for trouble shooting of control systems and power generation systems. Knowledge of common basic electrical control circuits, PLCs, analog sensors and IO structure.
Overview and implementation of correct regulatory documentation, including but not limited to: EPA logs, USCG oil record book, sewage discharge, maintenance logs and Vessel Engine Room log books, ensuring all relevant information is logged and communicated at watch changes.
Monitor and ensure compliance of DNV class society and manufacturer recommended scheduled maintenance and inspection per operational hours or timed intervals on critical engine room equipment and surveyed machinery items.
Effective Personnel management and communication; able to prioritize and designate duties at sea and while in shipyard periods for implementation of vessel work load as designated by Chief Engineer, Captain, Office personnel, or self-generated.
Overview of Quality Control of all maintenance performed, ensuring thoroughness & attention to detail of all projects. Ability to teach correct procedures to junior engineers if deficiencies are found.
Ability to recognize and solve potential risks to personnel and vessel safety, both in the Engineering and elsewhere on the ship.
Ensures engineering spaces and tools are maintained in an organized and clean fashion in compliance with environmental regulations.
Ensures compliance with applicable sections of the Safety Management System. Is knowledgeable and conversant on applicable policies and procedures contained in the SMS.
Thorough understanding and implementation of Vessel Lock out/Tags Plus procedures

Benefits

Company travel policy agreement: successful completion of scheduled trips grants eligibility for airfare expenses between vessel and hometown to be paid by the company
401(k) and 401(k) matching
Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
Employee assistance program
Compensation has daily guarantee

Training Required

OSHA Safety Compliance
Lock Out/Tag Out
Hazwoper
Shipyard Competent
EPA Section 608
Ammonia Operator 1

North Star Fishing Company are Equal Opportunity Employers - Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.

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About the Company

Glacier Fish

Catches and processes wild seafood at sea

Glacier Fish catches and processes wild seafood for customers around the world, using factory vessels that turn their catch into frozen products at sea. Its fleet works in Alaska and along the Pacific Northwest coast, harvesting fish and handling processing, packing and freezing aboard the same vessel. The business earns revenue from selling its seafood, combining fishing crews with onboard factory, engineering and galley teams to keep production running offshore. It also holds an ownership interest in North Star Fishing Company and manages that operator's vessels alongside its own commercial fishing business. Founded in 1982, Glacier Fish is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Seattle, WA
Founded: 1982

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