Job opening: Deckhand

Salary: $26 - 30 per hour

Published at: Aug 31 2023

Company: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Employment Type: Full-time

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will NOT be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants should review the "How to Apply" section of this flyer for more information on how to be considered. This flyer will be used as positions become available. This position is located in the St. Paul District. The position is temporary not-to-exceed 8 months. The duty station is the Dredge Goetz, wherever it is located.

Duties

Handles rope lines and steel towing cables while making up or breaking a tow for fastening barges together when not in use and for securing floating plant. Cares for, renews, and splices rope and cable, prepares light rigging, makes rope fenders. Connects, disconnects, repairs and replaces pipelines. Assists in breaking up and making up tow. Disconnects shore pipe and secures on scows for removal to new location. Removes obstructions from the cutterhead pump and pipelines. Assists in running cable from cutterhead to swing anchor as required during operations. Cleans and lubricates deck machinery, working as helper to higher grade crew members in repair and overhaul of plant by dismantling and assembling equipment as directed. Repairs handrails, walkways, and other areas of vessel as assigned using tools such as wrenches, hammers, and saws. Chips rust from deck, removes old paint by means of paint remover, putties holes and crevices. Applies prime and finish coats on exterior of boat including hull, superstructure and deck equipment, interior walls, doors, and furniture. Washes deck with water hose and performs general housekeeping work in quarters. Loads and stores supplies on vessel.

Requirements

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
This position meets the criteria for random drug and alcohol testing under the Department of Army Drug-Free Workplace Program.
This position requires successful completion of a pre-employment physical examination and annual physical examinations thereafter.
This position contains a heavy lifting requirement of up to 50 lbs.
This position requires scheduled and/or unscheduled overtime requirements.
This position requires rotating shifts.

Qualifications

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the Direct Hire Authorities for Certain Personnel of the Department of Defense, 5 U.S.C, Section 9905. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Minimum Qualifications: Ability to do the work of Deckhand ~ without more than normal supervision. Ability to perform common duties such as making minor repairs to equipment and performs preventive maintenance such as checking all oils and fluids, air filters, batteries, monitoring gauges, and monitoring track condition and tension. Maintenance and repair tasks utilizing mechanical or electrical equipment. Physical effort is required in the handling of heavy equipment, and machinery. May lift up to 50 pounds or more. Work may involve long periods of standing, lifting, climbing, and walking. Work is performed inside and outside with the preponderance of time exposed to heat, cold, rain and snow. There is exposure to paint fumes, to eye injuries while chipping paint and rust, to physical injury while lifting heavy objects or slipping on decks and other surfaces, overhead loads, or falling overboard and drowning.