Deckhand
Terral RiverService
- Tunica, MS
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Securing barges together (laying rigging)
- Securing boat to barges (facing boat up)
- Line handling
- General boat cleaning
- Minor engine room work (oil changes, greasing, etc.)
- Painting
- Cooking
- Keeping maintenance logs, grocery orders, safety drills, etc
- YOU MUST BE COACHABLE!!!
- At least eighteen (18) years of age.
- Must be a high school graduate or equivalent.
- Must pass 3 day deckhand orientation class
- Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a TWIC
- Must have and maintain a valid/current Drivers license.
- Must have dependable transportation to designated TRS locations, no exceptions
- Must be able to work various hours/holidays/weekends.
- Must meet "fit for duty" requirements upon job offer (pre-employment physical, drug test, and MRI)
- The employee must meet physical requirements including but not limited to, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing up/down ladders and stairs, negotiating uneven and moving surfaces
- Must be able to work in difficult conditions with exposure to all weather conditions (rain, ice, snow, wind, heat, etc.)
- Must be comfortable working aboard boats and barges
- Ability to lift up to 75 pounds and work at protected heights up to 40 feet
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus