MATE LICENSED - DAILY

Under direction of Master, assisting in directing and overseeing the activities of the vessel senior crew; including deck, engineering, production and safety.  Under direction of Master, shares responsibility for navigation and primary vessel activity which can include fishing, processing or hauling freight.

Essential Functions:

  1. Assists with  pre-season and day to day operations of the vessel.  When Master is off duty, responsible for operating the vessel in accordance with Trident policy and local, state and federal laws and regulations. 
  2. Works with Corporate Manager and Master to lead, manage and direct capital projects (e.g. drydocking, installation and repair projects, major purchases) including the scheduling, budgeting and compliance with license, permit and other applicable codes and regulations.
  3. Assists in overseeing and establishing the performance and operation standards for all vessel deck and navigation systems.  Resolves problems using solutions that involve appropriate techniques, technologies, or concepts.
  4. Assists in directing and overseeing required documentation for  the primary vessel functions.
  5. Analyzes and leverages human resource needs to assist with short- and long-term projects.
  6. Confers with Master to determine feasibility and cost effectiveness of present or future projects.
  7. Assists with thedesign and implementation of training to ensure that all vessel deck and engineering staff are properly trained, qualified and in compliance with regulatory training and/or regulatory certification requirements.
  8. Forecasts operating costs of department and directs preparation of budget requests.
  9. Advises management of new developments which may affect profit, schedule, costs,  and/or inter-departmental relations.
  10. Provides direction and example for interpretation and application of company policies and procedures to the deck  activities.
  11. Analyzes and maintains a working knowledge of new technologies which may improve operations, and develops recommendations accordingly.
  12. Maintains a working knowledge of safety policies and regulations to ensure duties of self and others are performed in a safe manners.

Additional Responsibilities:

  1. Performs other similar or related duties as requested or assigned.

 

Experience:

Factory Trawlers:

  1. 5 years fishing experience in the fishery being applied for.
  2. Good, general engineroom knowledge.
  3. Advanced firefighting.
  4. Basic navigation and communication skills.
  5. Basic fishing knowledge in setting and retrieving fishing gear for the fishery being applied for.
  6. Splicing knowledge for lines and wire.
  7. Intermediate net repair skills.
  8. Ability to identify different species for the fishery being applied for.
  9. Ability to conduct safety drills for crew and guests.

Processing vessels:

  1. 2 years experience as Mate in the fishery being applied for.
  2. Advanced firefighting
  3. Basic navigation and communication skills.
  4. Ability to conduct safety drills for crew and guests.
  5. Familiarity with production needs and willingness to work with vessel manager and Chief Engineer to support production.
  6. Familiarity with state and federal regulations that apply to the vessel being applied for.
  7. Ability to manage the medical/first aid needs of the vessel.
  8. Able to work/communicate the with Corporate Claims and HR departments to monitor crew    needs/issues.

Freighters:

  1. 2 years experience as Mate in the fishery being applied for.
  2. Intermediate firefighting.
  3. Basic navigation and communication skills.
  4. Ability to conduct safety drills for crew and guests.
  5. Familiarity with production needs and willingness to work with vessel manager and Chief Engineer to support production.
  6. Familiarity with state and federal regulations that apply to the vessel being applied for.
  7. Ability to manage the medical/first aid needs of the vessel.
  8. Able to work/communicate the with Corporate Claims and HR departments to monitor crew    needs/issues.

Tenders:

  1. 2 years experience as Mate in the fishery being applied for.
  2. Intermediate firefighting.
  3. Basic navigation and communication skills.
  4. Ability to conduct safety drills for crew and guests.

Education:

Extensive seafood of related industry experience preferred; Four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

  1. Current First Aid and CPR cards.
  2. Appropriate licenses/permits of trade (e.g., CG license of appropriate tonnage. STCW endorsement, etc.) when required.

Special Training/Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.  Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.  To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of email, spreadsheet software, word processing software and presentation software.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision and peripheral vision.

Mental Activities:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to Read, speak, write and understand English and use customer service skills.  The employee is frequently required to utilize interpersonal, teamwork, decision making skills, creativity, independent judgment, discretion, problem analysis, and supervision skills.

Trident Seafoods is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Affirmative Action – Minority, Female, Disability, Veteran