Boat Coxswain/ Diesel Mechanic
Peraton
- Panama City Beach, FL
- $66,000-106,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Perform duties as a boat coxswain for an 11 Meter RHIB and CRRC.
- Perform preventive and corrective maintenance of the vessel(s) diesel engine, water jet propulsion unit, and boat mechanical systems.
- Work toward obtaining qualifications in various other watch positions.
- Deploy with operational package aboard US and UK vessels of opportunity.
- Maintain and repair onboard hydraulic systems.
- Maintain and repair ancillary equipment including generators, forklifts, and trucks.
- Troubleshoot mechanical problems to determine route cause of issue and recommend a corrective action.
- Perform corrective and preventative maintenance on 11m RHIB and associated marine equipment to include engines, cooling systems, hydraulic systems, and marine HVAC systems.
- Fill out daily reports and logs.
- Launch and recovery of the vessels.
- Navigation and communications aboard the craft.
- Overall safe operations of the vessels
- Testing and maintenance to ensure equipment is in operating condition.
- Work 50+ hours weekly.
- A High School diploma and 6+ years of directly related experience, an associate degree and 4 years of experience, a bachelor's degree and 2 years of experience, or a MS/MA and 0 years of experience. Military and technical
- Experience as a coxswain with boat coxswain/captain qualifications obtained through military or civilian sources.
- Active Secret clearance
- Willing to work a minimum of one year in Bahrain (travel and lodging provided by company within flats in Manama).
- In depth knowledge of COLREGS.
- Heavy equipment maintenance and repair experience.
- Hydraulic system troubleshooting and repair experience.
- In depth knowledge of automotive/marine and shore-based HVAC systems.
- Outboard engine repair and maintenance.