Wheelhouse - Liquid Division

Parker Towing Company; Mobile (AL); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Ride-over pay

Flexible Schedules: 28/28, 20/10, 28/4

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401k with Company Match

Life Insurance

Short/Long Term Disability

Bi-annual bonuses

Quarterly safety bonuses

Résumé du poste

Parker Towing Company in Mobile, AL seeks experienced wheelhouse personnel to safely navigate inland towing vessels and transport liquid cargoes on U.S. waterways.

Role requires strict adherence to safety, regulations, and company policies. You will communicate with management, perform routine maintenance, and ensure timely reports and logs while maintaining vessel readiness.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record.
• Valid TWIC.
• MOTV or Mate Pilot with towing endorsements (Western Rivers and Inland Waters).
• Radar Endorsement and FCC license.

Responsabilités

• Safely operating inland towing vessels and tank barges on U.S. waterways.
• Ensure crew safety and welfare on board.
• Communicate vessel performance, ETA, weather, and route information to management.
• Maintain compliance with laws, Parker policies, and procedures.
• Perform routine maintenance on engines, navigation, and safety equipment.
• Provide clear, professional communication and timely reports/logs.

Connaissances

Driver's license

TWIC

MOTV/Mate Pilot

Radar Endorsement

FCC license

Safe navigation

Description du poste

Parker Towing Company, a family-owned company, is one of the largest barge lines in the United States, operating a fleet of towboats and over 400 open and covered hopper barges as well as a growing fleet of 30,000 BBL tank barges. Commodities transported include coal, steel, and steel-related products, aggregates, forest products, grain products, cement, asphalt, and other petroleum products. We pride ourselves in our corporate responsibility, reliability, operating efficiencies, cost competitiveness, and protection of the environment. In addition to our barging operations, Parker Towing Company also operates terminals for loading and unloading barges at several locations in Alabama and Tennessee. These terminals handle a broad range of dry cargo commodities and provide an intermodal link between barges, trucks, and rail. We also operate the Parker Mobile fleet and machine shops in the Mobile, Alabama area. Parker Towing Company has progressed a long way over the last 80 years and looks to build upon that success into the future.

Employment Incentives

• Ride-over pay
• Flexible Schedules: 28/28, 20/10, 28/14
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401k with Company Match
• Life Insurance
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Bi-annual bonuses
• Quarterly safety bonuses

Description

Wheelhouse personnel is responsible for safely and efficiently navigating inland towing vessels, and transporting liquid cargoes on various inland and coastal waterways of the United States.

• Safely and efficiently operating and navigating inland towing vessels and tank barges on the inland and coastal waterways of the United States
• Ensuring the safety of crew members
• Accurately and continuously communicating with management and office personnel relative to vessel performance, locations, ETAs, weather conditions, and other information specific to the vessel, route, and crew
• Maintaining compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and Parker Towing policies, and procedures
• Performing and maintaining routine maintenance of his or her assigned vessel and barge(s), which may include maintenance to engines, generators, winches, navigation systems, and safety equipment
• Communicating in a clear, effective, and professional manner
• Timely completion of all required reports and logs

Qualifications

• A valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record is required
• A valid Transportation Workers Identification Credential (T.W.I.C.) is required
• A valid Master of Towing Vessels (MOTV) or Mate Pilot of Towing Vessels license with towing endorsements to include Western Rivers and Inland Waters is required
• A valid Radar Endorsement and FCC license are required
• Experience operating 600 feet of tow or wheelhouse experience on tank barge tows is preferred
• Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) Tankerman- PIC (Barge) is preferred (not required)
• Must be capable of safely navigating up to two 30,000 BBL barges on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Mississippi River
• Must complete a pre-employment USCG physical exam and DOT Drug and Alcohol screen