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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Deckhand (Dual Rate)
Portland, OregonDepartment of the Army
$63K – $96Kposted range
Range as posted by the employer.
Posted 1 month ago · listed on USAJOBS
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- Open
- 34 days
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- 24
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About the role
Summary
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Direct Hire Authority, Section 1109; PL, 116-92, dated 12/23/2023 to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.Duties
- THIS IS AN ENTRY LEVEL POSITION PERFORMING GENERAL MAINTENANCE: WK-06: You will be expected to perform all the duties pertinent to the certificate required by the USCG for this position.
- Perform work involved in the maintenance and repair of the deck equipment and general housekeeping on a dredge.
- Handle and fasten hawsers and mooring ropes to piers; handling lines to secure other craft coming alongside the dredge.
- Monitor ropes and repair or renew to include splicing the rope to maintain safe operations.
- Accomplish light rigging such as determining the weight to be lifted and tying it to the crane hook to be lifted safely aboard a sea going vessel such as a Hopper Dredge.
- Wash the deck, chip away paint and rust, putty holes and crevices, apply primer and finish coats. Paint.
- Act as a Deckhand on a small work boat under the supervision of the Boat Operator.
- This is a 24 hour a day job, that call-outs during the middle of the night for repairs or fog related look-out watches are a possibility.