Engine Utilityman

gCaptain; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 83,532 - 102,095; Full time

Job summary

gCaptain is seeking an engineering professional for operational duties aboard vessels, focusing on engine room machinery and various systems. The candidate must have a U.S. citizenship, relevant MMC endorsements, and specific credentials like TWIC.

Responsibilities include monitoring engine performance, conducting regular maintenance, and ensuring operational safety. A competitive salary, including a potential bonus, is offered based on experience.

Qualifications

• Must be a United States citizen of at least 18 years of age.
• U.S. Regular Passport with a minimum of seven months remaining.
• TWIC and/or DOD Common Access Card with ten months remaining.
• USCG Merchant Mariner’s Credential with ten months remaining.
• MMC endorsement(s): FOWT, Junior Engineer, or Deck Engineer Mechanic.
• STCW certificate endorsed as RFPEW Able Seafarer Engine.

Responsibilities

• Assist in operation and maintenance of engine room machinery.
• Perform repairs on portable water and sanitary systems.
• Conduct general housekeeping throughout engineering spaces.
• Monitor engine parameters to ensure safe operation.
• Operate boilers and control fuel-air flow.

Skills

Operation and maintenance of machinery

Repair and maintenance of systems

Monitoring temperatures and pressures

Quality assurance of output

Housekeeping in engineering spaces

Boiler operation

Job description

Average Annual Salary: $92,785 + up to a $16,914 BONUS

This is the average annual salary not the base pay featured in the job opportunity announcement. All calculations include CIVMAR total take-home pay (including overtime, penalty, etc.).

DUTIES

• Assist in operation and maintenance of all engine room machinery.
• Perform repairs and maintenance on portable water, sanitary and drainage systems throughout the ship.
• Conduct general housekeeping (cleaning & painting) throughout engineering spaces.
• Make rounds on engines and auxiliaries, monitoring temperatures, pressures and other parameters to ensure machinery is operated within safe, standard industry practices.
• Monitor evaporator operations ensuring necessary temperatures, pressure and water levels are maintained.
• Ensure quality of evaporator output and feed storage tanks through salinity testing.
• Ensure correct distribution of evaporator output.
• Operate boilers by tending fires, controlling fuel-air flow, cutting fires in and out, maintaining correct water level, operating soot blowers, controlling feed pump, and repairing minor leaks on the boiler front.
• Directly responsible to the First Assistant Engineer.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be a United States citizen of at least 18 years of age.
• U.S. Regular Passport (also referred to as a tourist or blue passport) with a minimum of seven (7) months of expiration date.
• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and/or Department of Defense (DOD) Common Access Card (CAC) with a minimum of ten (10) months remaining of expiration.
• United States Coast Guard (USCG) Merchant Mariner’s Credential (MMC), with a minimum of ten months remaining of expiration date.

Position Specific Requirements:

• MMC endorsement(s): Fireman/Oiler and Watertender (FOWT) or Junior Engineer or Engineman or Deck Engineer Mechanic or any unlicensed rating in the Engine Department.
• STCW certificate endorsed as Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch (RFPEW) Able Seafarer Engine, valid for steam or motor propulsion.