Job Description
CANAL BARGE COMPANY, INC
JOB DESCRIPTION
PORT ENGINEER - GREATER NEW ORLEANS
I. BASIC FUNCTION
The Port Engineer oversees the maintenance, repair, and regulatory compliance of inland river tow boats. This role involves managing maintenance schedules, supporting shipyard projects, and ensuring vessels remain operational and compliant. The Port Engineer manages daily operations of vessel engineers, fosters a resilience-based safety culture, and implements proactive, condition-based maintenance strategies.
II. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
The Port Engineer has the authority to carry out all assigned responsibilities.
1. Maintenance & Repairs: Manage preventive and condition-based maintenance to minimize downtime, ensuring vessel readiness and regulatory compliance. Conduct regular inspections and resolve technical issues promptly.
2. Project Support: Provide technical input and support for shipyard projects, ensuring timely, budget-compliant completion.
3. Vendor & Contractor Management: Manage vendors to ensure quality service, resolve issues, and foster cost-effective, compliant maintenance.
4. Regulatory Compliance: Ensure vessels comply with all maritime regulations, assisting with inspections, certifications, and audits. Keep accurate records of compliance activities.
5. Technical Support & Mentorship: Provide technical guidance to engineers and crew, resolving issues and offering hands-on support.
6. Budgeting & Cost Control: Support the planning and finance team in preparing maintenance budgets and cost estimates. Help optimize resources to balance costs with operational needs.
7. Performance Improvement: Observe vessel engineers' performance to identify areas for improvement. Work with the training and development team to create performance improvement plans or targeted training. Ensure engineers follow these plans and apply the training effectively to enhance performance.
III. RELATIONSHIP
The Port Engineer reports directly to the Sr. Port Engineer. The Port Engineer manages the daily operations of Vessel Engineers.
IV. CRITICAL QUALITIES
1. Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of marine systems and troubleshooting.
2. Proactive Problem-Solving: Use condition-monitoring to predict and prevent issues.
3. Resilience-Focused Leadership: Foster a culture of adaptability and continuous improvement.
4. Collaborative: Effectively work across teams to align goals and drive results.
V. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Physical requirements of the job include climbing ladders and stairs
2. Repetitive bending and squatting
3. Lifting equipment from 10-50 pounds.
VI MEASURES OF SUCCESS
1. Operational Uptime: Maximize vessel availability with proactive maintenance.
2. Cost Efficiency: Deliver high value while managing costs.
3. Regulatory Compliance: Maintain full compliance with all regulations.
4. Team Development: Elevate engineers' skills in proactive maintenance, problem solving, and resilience.
5. Timely Project Completion: Provide support to Project Managers to ensure shipyard projects finish on time and within budget. Directly oversee quick repair projects.
Canal Barge Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
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What We Do
Founded in 1933, Canal Barge Company, Inc. is a family-owned, independent marine transportation company headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. The name “Canal Barge” dates back to our early years when we operated one barge exclusively along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
Today we are one of the most diverse marine transportation companies in the country, moving highly valuable cargo to virtually every part of the world. Our greatest strength is in providing dedicated logistics in moving along the waterway between the Gulf Coast and Mid-America. Additionally, using our oceangoing deck barge fleet, we have made port calls on all coasts of the U.S. and foreign port calls in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and even across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
Dedicated to long-term partnerships and tailor-made customer service, Canal Barge enjoys relationships with several Fortune 500 chemical and oil companies, as well as refineries, construction companies, fabricators, public utilities, engineering companies, and the United States Government. Canal Barge is in full compliance with the American Waterways Operators’ Responsible Carrier Program
