2nd Engineer

Golden Alaska Seafoods, LLC.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Referral program

Vision insurance

Job summary

Golden Alaska Seafoods is seeking an Oiler for the MV Golden Alaska, a 305’ mothership seafood processor operating in the Bering Sea and off the US West Coast. The role supports engineers and requires endurance for long shifts in a demanding, noisy, and cramped working environment aboard the processing vessel.

Qualifications include basic machine knowledge and 4+ years in engine/machinery troubleshooting. Schedule: 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, for 3–5 months.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of machine design, use, maintenance, and repair.
• 4+ years of experience identifying and troubleshooting problems with fishing vessel engines/machinery preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively with Engine Room crewmembers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain or repair engines, electric motors, pumps, winches, or other mechanical or electrical equipment; assist other crew with maintenance or repairs.
• Monitor engine and equipment indicators when underway; report abnormalities to ship staff.
• Maintain records of engineering department activities and machine operations.
• Keep electrical power, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, water and sewerage systems in good order.
• Test and monitor engine operations to identify malfunctions and causes.
• Monitor pollution prevention measures to ensure compliance with international regulations.
• Record gauge readings or data in engineering logs.
• Keep engine rooms clean; perform or participate in emergency drills as required.

Skills

Basic machine knowledge

Engine room troubleshooting

Effective communication

Job description

Golden Alaska Seafoods operates the MV Golden Alaska, a 305’ mothership seafood processor that operates in the Bering Sea pollock fishery and Pacific Whiting fishery off the US West Coast.

The MV Golden Alaska has an open recruitment for a member of the Engine Department in the position of Oiler. Oilers serve as assistants to the 2nd Engineer, 1st Engineer, and Chief Engineer.

For most people, living and working aboard a processing ship is very different from any other situation you will likely encounter and brings challenges on a daily basis. At the height of A Season and B Season it takes the full efforts and resources of over 130 people to keep up with the steady supply of incoming fish and to maintain 24-hour production.

This means demanding, long hours for everyone, constant noise, cramped quarters with little or no privacy, fatigue, physical discomfort and boredom. Don’t come aboard the vessel with adventurous notions of life at sea. In reality, life at sea is often dull and uncomfortable. It certainly is not an experience for everyone.

Skills and Experience Required:

• Must have basic knowledge of machine design, use, maintenance, and repair
• 4+ years of experience in identifying and troubleshooting problems with fishing vessel engines/machinery preferred
• Must be able to communicate effectively with other Engine Room crewmembers

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain or repair engines, electric motors, pumps, winches, or other mechanical or electrical equipment, or assist other crew members with maintenance or repair duties
• Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when the vessel is underway, and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff
• Maintain records of engineering department activities, including machine operations
• Maintain electrical power, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, water, or sewerage systems
• Monitor and test operations of engines or other equipment so that malfunctions and their causes can be identified
• Monitor the availability, use, or condition of pollution preventatives to ensure that international regulations are followed
• Note and record gauge readings or test data, such as revolutions per minute or voltage output, in engineering logs
• Clean engine parts and keep engine rooms clean
• Perform or participate in emergency drills, as required

Physical Ability:

• Must be capable of boarding and exiting a vessel without physical assistance by climbing up and down a gangplank or using a Jacob's ladder
• Must climb or descend one or more set of steep stairs, or vertical ladders inside and outside the vessel in all weather conditions as extreme as 30 degrees below zero
• Ability to pass a pre-employment and random drug tests
• Ability to work at sea for extended periods of time

Work Schedule:

• 12 hours 7 days a week for 3-5 months

Golden Alaska Seafoods has adopted thorough and strenuous safety practices in response to the Covid-19 epidemic in order to ensure the wellbeing of our crew and our ability to complete our seasons.

Golden Alaska Seafoods, LLC. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or age.

Golden Alaska Seafoods is a DRUG FREE company.

Job Type: Full-time

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to work AT SEA for 3-5 months?
• Are you willing to work 12 hours per day every day for 3-5 months?