Marine Technician

Location: R/V Lake Guardian, 600 E Greenfield Ave. Milwaukee, WI

Pay: $336.72 per day, plus significant PTO pay-out 

Classification: Non-Exempt

Travel: Yes

Cardinal Point Captains, Inc. (CPC) is seeking a qualified, professional candidate to support the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 180-foot Research Vessel, (R/V) Lake Guardian. The ship sails extensively throughout the Great Lakes from April through October and is homeported in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. R/V Lake Guardian is the largest vessel in the U.S. EPA fleet and is used to sample water, aquatic life, sediments, and air to assess the overall health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. 

Tasks

• Providing input and logistical support for survey planning (route planning, equipment purchasing, sampling gear design and fabrication).
• Operating scientific equipment in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and monitoring the data feeds from these devices to the sensor application’s workstations used for data acquisitions. 
• Utilizing databases and spreadsheet applications for data input, storage, retrieval, and backup. Enter applicable data into the Great Lakes Environmental Database (GLENDA) application and/or other onboard database systems and applications, including web-based applications.
• Scheduling and performing maintenance and calibration, as needed, of all scientific instruments/sampling equipment in accordance with the manufactures’ specifications and recommendations; inspecting all scientific instruments/equipment to ensure they function properly prior to the surveys.
• Cleaning of equipment at the completion of each sampling survey, and when traversing from one lake to another, to prevent transport of invasive species or waterborne pathogens.