Aerial Tram Tender jobs in Seattle, WA

Description

Coastal Villages Bristol Management, a subsidiary of Coastal Villages Region Fund, is currently seeking applications for a Deckhand to work onboard our managed vessels that will be operating through the summer in Alaska. The primary job responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, working on-board vessels that tender raw fish to a contracted processing plant Deckhands are also responsible for operating equipment onboard, such as cranes, winches, hooks, slings, and other lifting devices. Crew members will assist in loading and stowing vessel supplies and will be trained to stand watch while underway and at anchor.

Specific Duties Include:

• Segregate product on conveyor belt or table according to species, size, and place product in hold or on designated conveyors.
• Discard cull (inferior or defective) items and foreign matter.
• Pack product in boxes, totes or crates for storage or shipment.
• Operate machine(s) to move live or packed seafood from place to place
• Review workspace for cleanliness and safety.
• Participates in drills, required safety training, and any other company required courses.
• Other duties as assigned.

- This position reports directly to the captain

- Seasonal Crew Contract; Status: Non-Exempt – Seasonal

- 401K Eligible (over age 21)

- Coastal Villages Region Fund has a zero tolerance Drug and Alcohol Policy and participates in the E-Verify Program.

Selected applicants will be required to successfully have criminal cases pending, and pass a drug test and reference check. Applicants must be willing and able to be away from home for extended periods of time and must be willing to live and work in a cramped environment, and work as a team member at all times. In addition, good communication skills, self-motivation, and a positive attitude are important to ensure a high-quality product and the safety of all crew members.

 -  This is a safety sensitive position and impairment by any amount of drugs or alcohol may result in undue harm to self or others.  

Requirements

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Crew member must be capable of working consecutive, long and variable work shifts for extended periods of time. Shifts typically range from 12 to 16 hours per day with periodic breaks depending on work demands, production requirements, availability of fish, and travel schedules.
• The work is strenuous and sometimes hazardous due to exposure to operating machinery, mechanical parts, fumes, chemicals, pressurized fluids, vibration and with the vessel operating under all types of weather conditions including extreme cold. This means standing, walking and maintaining balance in rough seas or other types of weather.
• Both hands must be capable of grabbing, holding or gripping rope, rails, equipment and vessel structures for frequent periods of time. Forceful grasping along with repetitive finger and hand use is constant.
• Applicant must also be able to constantly stand, and frequently bend and crouch. Applicants must be able to climb up and down, safely ascend and descend ladders, work in small and confined spaces, and pass all safety test requirements.
• Applicants must be able to frequently lift 11-20 pounds from the floor to the waist and above the shoulders and occasionally lift 50-100 pounds in the same manner.
• Applicants must be able to occasionally push, pull and carry 20-50 pounds and on a limited basis 50-100 pounds in the same manner.
• Specific vision requirements for this position are that the applicant needs to have peripheral, distance and depth perception abilities. Candidate also needs the ability to determine shades, colors and shadows.
• Applicants will be required to gain medical clearance for use of a tight fitting respirator.

BASIC MENTAL FUNCTIONS:

• Applicants must be able to perform intermediate math; add, subtract, multiply, divide, handle fractions and decimals; all on numbers between 1-100. Applicant must also be able to understand, read, speak and write in English.
• Applicant must possess the ability to apply these basic functions to American currency, weight, distance and volumes.
• Applicant needs the ability to perform these basic functions in stressful, noisy environments and in the adverse weather conditions as mentioned above.

Upon receiving a conditional offer, selected applicants may be required to have physical examinations. The results of those tests may require a licensed healthcare provider and selected applicant to determine whether reasonable accommodations can be structured to allow for safe performance of the job described above while in a remote and hazardous location.