Experienced Deckhand

Campbell Transportation Company, Inc. is seeking a skilled Deckhand to join our team. As a Deckhand, you will be responsible for ensuring the safety of fellow crew members, the vessel, cargo, and the environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and break tow effectively to ensure safe navigation.
• Inspect and correct any conditions that may affect safety, and notify others as necessary.
• Handle rigging during tow building, locking, and landing work, ensuring proper cable, wire, and line fitting, and using appropriate tools for adjustments.
• Safely secure barges with cables, wires, and lines while being environmentally conscious.
• Perform basic vessel maintenance, including painting, cleaning, and engine room maintenance.
• Communicate clearly on a VHF radio and understand and implement instructions from the vessel Captain.
• Use safety equipment as required by company policies.
• Maintain personal hygiene and ensure the cleanliness and safety of your bunkroom and public spaces.
• Perform assigned firefighting, man overboard, and abandon ship duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Follow all CTC policies and USCG and federal regulations.
• Possess or be able to possess a Transportation Worker's Identification Card (TWIC).
• Pass pre-employment drug test and submit to random DOT testing requirements.
• Pass pre-employment physical.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver's license for company vehicle operation (Gulf Division only).

Preferred Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Prior experience in a similar position within the marine transportation industry.
• Prior experience in a safety-sensitive position.

Physical Requirements:

The unpredictable nature of towboat operations requires crew members to be physically qualified to ensure their own safety and that of the vessel and crew. Specific physical requirements include:

• Traversing boats, barges, and tows up to 2 miles per day in various weather conditions.
• Transporting equipment up to 100 pounds over 1000 feet.
• Ascending and descending 90-degree ladders up to 40 feet.
• Moving and positioning equipment up to 100 pounds.
• Positioning yourself to move through an 18-inch diameter hatch.
• Maintaining constant communication with crew members.
• Recognizing and identifying distant objects and distances between objects.
• Working in outdoor weather conditions.
• Working shifts of at least 12 hours (up to 15 hours).

Applicable to Gulf Division crews only:

• Maintaining ongoing respirator fit clearance and annual fit testing.
• Completing pre-employment Benzene clearance and participating in the annual Benzene Monitoring Program.

Note that nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

AAP/EEO Statement

Campbell Transportation Company, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.