DECKHAND

FULL BENEFIT PACKAGE AVAILABLE AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN UP TO 10% OF YOUR WAGES WITH OUR YEAR-END BONUS PROGRAM

PLUS

A $2,500.00 HIRING BONUS

MUST BE HIRED BEFORE AUGUST 1 TO BE ELIGIBLE

Starting Daily Rate: $252.00

Upper River Services DOES NOT have live aboard vessels.

Working Schedule & Conditions:

• Seasonal (early spring - late fall)
• Twelve (12) hour shifts; commitment to shift completion is required except for emergency situations
• Potential to work seven (7) consecutive days
• Day shift and night shift availability required
• Must work outside in varying temperatures, weather conditions, and daylight or darkness

Essential Functions:

• Handle lines, shore wires, and rigging to moor vessels to docks, lock walls, other vessels, or the river bank
• Build and break tow using rigging and lines
• Maintain the safety of the towboat and all barges in tow
• Remove excess water in cargo and tank compartments of vessels
• Place running lights about the tow as required for safe navigation
• Examine and repair lines and wires used to lash and moor vessels
• Maintain a lookout on the head of a tow
• Clean the vessel; this includes but is not limited to the following: floor areas, emptying trash cans, stove, freezer, refrigerators, shower stalls, sinks, and toilets, polishing brass, dusting furniture and shelving, cleaning walls, ceilings, and windows
• Remove old paint and repaint decks and superstructures of vessels

Physical Demands:

• Climbing ladders and stairs
• Entering confined spaces
• Repetitive bending and stooping
• Lifting heavy equipment
• Walking on steel decks for extended periods of time
• Lifting and carrying objects ranging from less than ten (10lbs) pounds to weights in excess of one hundred (100 lbs) pounds

Personal Protection Equipment (PPE):

The use of PPE is required. Required PPE is provided by the Company.

Must be able to wear:

• Personal flotation devices
• Gloves
• Steel-toed boots
• Hard hats
• Ear and eye protection
• Weather dictated clothing
• Equipment designed to prevent inhaling of foreign substances