Assistant Marine Superintendent Position Available In Hillsborough, Florida

Assistant Marine Superintendent Saltchuk Marine Shared Services United States, Florida, Tampa Jun 17, 2025
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email Our vision is to be the most respected energy transportation company in the Jones Act trade. Central to our vision is providing incident-free transportation services while protecting our crews, vessels, and the environment. We achieve this by staying focused on providing safe, efficient, and reliable transportation to customers; ensuring the highest standards of safety and environmental compliance throughout our organization, with a goal of zero incidents and zero spills or releases to the environment; maximizing long term value for shareholders and stakeholders; and creating a safe and rewarding work environment for our employees. Purpose of the

Position:

Assist Fleet Managers, Deputy Fleet Manager and Superintendents in ensuring the Company Safety, Quality and Environmental policies and procedures are understood and implemented onboard all company vessels. Assist with leading and managing vessel crews to achieve safe and efficient vessel operations.

Core Job Functions:

List the most important, most frequent and most difficult tasks to be performed by this position that best represent its scope. Assist Superintendent in monitoring vessel compliance to OSG Safety, Quality and Environmental (SQE) Policy
Assist in the Supervising of vessel operations to optimize vessel availability while protecting asset value
Contribute to the evaluation of skills of shipboard personnel and make promotional recommendations
Participate in incident response, investigation and corrective action where directed
Clearly communicate to all shipboard personnel that their safety and the protection of the environment are the company’s primary concern and that the prevention of injuries and illness onboard our vessels should be fundamental to all operational decisions
Assist Superintendent with review of the Management System (MS) and make recommendations on changes based on vessel observations, audits and vetting results
Assist with the responses to vessel vetting inspections and follow-up with required corrective actions. Assist in tracking and responding to SQE SDRs.
Participate in the development and/or revision of MS procedures to achieve effective guidelines, as required
Review vessel safety minutes and training records and advise supervisor of any required corrective actions
Participate in chartering/customer inquiries to ensure accuracy of contracts and to achieve customer satisfaction
Monitor vessel Environmental programs for effectiveness
Attends vessel regularly for vessel safety audits and SIRE vetting inspections with internal and external auditors. Assist with the responses to vessel vetting inspections and follow-up with required corrective actions
Perform special projects as assigned by the Fleet Manager related to vessel operations including navigation, cargo ops, bridge management and safety improvement.
Represent OSG in a professional manner to provide efficient and economic service to all customers

Core Competencies:

Provide the essential qualifications and attributes (skills, experience, education, certifications etc.) necessary to perform this job. Bachelor’s degree in maritime field, Maritime Academy graduate preferred, or five years equivalent experience required
Advanced United States Coast Guard license Chief Mate preferred. Seagoing experience required.
Knowledge of ABS / NS5 or similar software helpful
Strong computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office products required, experience with Lotus Notes preferred
Knowledge and understanding of American Bureau of Shipping, United States Coast Guard and international regulations and protocols relating to company vessels required
Must be able to obtain a Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC)

Significant Factors:

Identify important factors relevant to this position such as the ability to work under pressure, managerial and project management skills, ability to communicate effectively, ability to work collaboratively and gain consensus, build high performance teams, exceptional technical skills, budget responsibilities, travel requirements, interpersonal skills, etc. Written and verbal communications at all organizational levels in a clear and concise manner
Strong ability to manage multiple tasks requiring solid planning, control, review and cost projection/variance analysis skills
Highly developed prioritization and organizational skills and attention to detail
High level of analytical skill and process management ability
Ability to drive long distances (up to 5 hours) and/or travel by air to various US ports possibly requiring overnight stays
Ability to board vessels in port (requires using a gangway with a grade of 30-60 degrees)
Ability to climb ladders and navigate over uneven surfaces during vessel visits
Ability to board vessels at anchor (climb a Jacob’s ladder from a water taxi)
Possess good sensory perception (sight, smell, hearing, touch)
Ability to enter and inspect confined spaces
Willingness to remain accessible for communication and consultation on an around the clock basis and work unusual hours, including nights and weekends as required OSG is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin. Twitter
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