Longline Chief Engineer

Starting wage: Crewshare or Daily Status: Non-Exempt Semi-Annual 401k and Health Benefits upon eligibility 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 pass a post-offer background, 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.

Physical Demands: Must meet U.S. Coast Guard licensing standards regarding physical condition, hearing, and eyesight minimums. Ability to pass pre-employment and unannounced random drug tests. Must be capable of boarding and exiting a vessel without physical assistance by climbing up and down a gang lank or using a Jacob's ladder. Must climb or descend one or more set of steep stairs, or vertical ladders inside and outside the vessel in all weather conditions as extreme as 30 degrees below zero. Ability to work in confined spaces. Must possess proper license and necessary endorsement as required by the U.S. Coast GuardCrew 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 occasional. Applicant must also be able to occasionally sit, and frequently stand, bend, crouch, squat and kneel. 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 on an occasional basis lift 50 pounds in the same manner. Applicants must be able to occasionally push, pull and carry 11-20 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 1-1000. 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.