Overview

Looking for someone who can weld as a shipyard welder/fitter and also work as a shipyard hand. Starting pay is *$18.00 per hour. *subject to change with experience

Please see Yard Hand Job Description Below

  • Monday – Friday *8:00am-5:00pm
  • Saturday- Sunday *Tentatively

* Daily hours will vary as needed

* Your shift may require you to work on holidays

Basic Job Duties:

  • Welding/ Cutting/ Grinding
  • Painting
  • Deckhand Duties
  • Loading and/or Unloading Operations
  • Driving
  • General Maintenance on Equipment, Machinery, Vessels, Barges, Etc.

Physical Demands:

  • Standard deckhand duties include making tow, transferring rigging, laying rigging, handling lines, dropping or picking up barges, checking the tow, moving and operating portable pumps, assisting in making locks or bridges, assisting in mid-stream transfers, routine housekeeping duties, and general maintenance. In addition, deckhands may be required to catch a line on deck fittings; work lines at locks, cast lines free when getting underway, and assist in the navigation of the boat ( not from the wheelhouse). Deckhands may also receive designation as a PIC (Person in Charge) of Fuel Oil Transfers from the Captain of their vessel. Specific duties may be posted aboard the vessel. These duties will be performed all types of weather, night and day, and while the vessel is underway.
  • Yard Crew are required to use hand tools, power tools, painting equipment, and PPE. Power tools may be heavy and/or awkward and generate dust and loud noise.
  • Yard Crew are frequently required to move equipment that is heavy and/or awkward, sometimes from one level to another. Moving this equipment may require more than one person in order to move or lift the item safely. No employee should lift more than he/she can safely handle. It is the responsibility of the individual to request assistance from other members of the crew when they feel it necessary.
  • When aboard a vessel or barge, yard crew members must be able to communicate with wheelhouse personnel and other crew members. Communication may be made via VHF radio, orally, by sound signals or by hand signals. All yard crew must have hearing that allows them to communicate effectively in the conditions that might be encountered aboard a towboat.
  • Yard crew must have vision that allows them to safely maneuver aboard the vessel in situations that are likely to occur when a boat is in navigation night and day, year round. Their depth perception must be adequate for assisting the wheelhouse personnel in navigating in close quarters.
  • Yard crew must be capable of stooping, bending, ascending, and descending stairs or ladders safely, sometimes while transporting tools or objects.
  • Yard crew members may be required to reach into small, poorly accessible areas of machinery, work on equipment that has pressurized or hot components, troubleshoot equipment that is difficult to reach, work in areas that have high noise levels, work below decks in an area that may experience periods of darkness in unusual situations, work in confined and restricted spaces.
  • Yard crew must know how and when to use the emergency equipment located on the vessel.
  • It is the responsibility of every Pinnacle Transport employee to report to the yard in a timely manner, fit and ready for duty.
  • Yard crew members designated to drive company vehicles are subjected to a MVR (Motor Vehicle Record) provided by the company. Designated company vehicle drivers must hold a valid driver license and notify the office each time the information on a driver license has changed or if the driver license has been renewed. If an employee’s driver license is suspended, they must notify the office immediately. The designated driver must not have any current DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) offenses. Company vehicles are to be used strictly for company business. Personal usage of company vehicles is not permitted and will not be tolerated.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Dickinson, TX 77539: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

  • Driver’s License (Required)

Work Location: One location