Towing Captain

Wood Resources, L.L.C.; Westwego (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A marine services company based in Louisiana is looking for a Towing Captain responsible for the safe operation and management of vessels and crew. Applicants must possess a valid Captain’s License and other credentials including a Medical Endorsement and TWIC. The role includes ensuring vessel safety, reporting issues, and maintaining records. This position involves physical demands and may expose candidates to varying environmental conditions.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid Captain’s License.
• Medical Endorsement required for health certifications.
• Experience managing towing vessels and barges.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety of the towing vessel and crew.
• Report accidents and maintain operational records.
• Promote a positive relationship with customers.

Skills

Captain’s License

Medical Endorsement

Radar Endorsement

Radio and Telephone Permit

Current Transportation Work Identification Credential (TWIC)

Job description

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For more than 70 years, Wood Resources has continued to provide marine towing, ship mooring, dredging, as well as construction and landscaping materials.

Position Summary:

Captains are responsible for the safe operation of vessels and barges.

Job Responsibilities:

• Total responsibility for the safety of the towing vessel. This includes ensuring that the vessel is adhering to the provisions of the Certificate of Inspection (once the COI has been issued) and follows applicable regulations regarding the towing vessel.
• Determines if an unsafe operation endangers the vessel or the crew.
• Report any accident, incident, illness of the crew, or maintenance problem.
• Preparation, filing and onboard maintenance of all records and documents.
• Ensuring and promoting a positive and proactive relationship with the customer through his or her actions, decisions, abilities, temperament and operational efficiency of the crew and vessel.

Job Requirements:

• Captain’s License
• Medical Endorsement
• Radar Endorsement
• Radio and Telephone Permit
• Current Transportation Work Identification Credential (TWIC) required

Physical Requirements:

Standing and Walking Tasks: Continued and occasionally uninterrupted work on all decks of the vessel, including the engine room with the majority of the work comprised of standing and walking.

Sitting Tasks: Steering the vessel.

Lifting Tasks: The following objects, from less than 10 to occasionally more than 100 pounds, may be stored as low as floor level and lifted by the Captain or Relief Captain. Pumps, sack materials, tow and mooring lines, rigging equipment for barges, steel cable, anchors, stores, supplies and tools.

Crouching / Squatting / Kneeling Tasks: Daily handling of equipment and cleaning.

Pushing and Pulling Tasks: Daily handling of equipment, supplies, cargo, wires, and lines.

Other “On the Job” Demands: Daily crawling, jumping, stepping to board vessel, climbing, twisting.

Potential Work Conditions and Exposures: Hot, cold or sudden changes in temperatures, noise, fumes, cramped quarters, sharp edges, vibrations, effect of seas on vessel, non-stationary work surfaces, working on water, significant distance from shore, moving parts and pressure lines.

Wood Resources, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.