Job Description
The Vessel Operator role involves supporting port operations through vessel handling, loading, and safety procedures, as well as managing port receiving, quality control, housekeeping, and general operational tasks in a renewable energy company focused on sustainable wood bioenergy solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure safe docking, undocking, and mooring of vessels
- Handle lines during docking and undocking processes
- Operate control room systems to manage vessel loading and gate control
- Operate heavy equipment on vessels, including loaders and cranes
- Complete man overboard training and vessel shifting requirements
- Load barges and set up systems for limestone transfer
- Receive and record pellet shipments at port for accurate billing
- Maintain safety and cleanliness of port areas and equipment
- Operate shuttle wagons as directed
- Collect samples, test finished goods, and maintain QA/QC records
- Analyze equipment performance and make adjustments to ensure quality and throughput
- Perform housekeeping tasks to keep work areas tidy and dust-free
- Complete safety certifications and adhere to safety procedures
- Communicate operational information and escalate issues as needed
- Enter maintenance work requests and serve as a backup resource
Requirements
- High school diploma or able to complete GED requirements with six months of hire
- Must demonstrate mechanical aptitude
- Ability to understand and follow written and verbal job instructions
- Proficient in mathematics and measurement
- Team player demonstrated with past work experience or activities
- Ability to work multiple shift schedules to support 24x7 operations
- Must be able to work in outdoor environments and occasionally in temperatures above 100 degrees and below 32 degrees
- Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, cold and noisy industrial environment
- Willing and able to maintain strict adherence to safety rules and regulations, including wearing safety equipment
- Willing and able to perform tasks such as lifting, walking, climbing, stooping, standing, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day
- Willing and able to work around moving equipment and machinery
- Willing and able to pull and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range: Not specified
Work schedule: Support for multiple shift schedules to support 24x7 operations
Work environment perks: Ability to work in outdoor environments, including hot, humid, cold, and noisy industrial conditions
Additional benefits: Safety training and certification, opportunity to work with heavy equipment, adherence to safety rules and regulations, equal employment opportunity policies
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