NOTICE OF POSITION OPENING

JOB TITLE: Port Engineer – Pederson Point

LOCATION: Naknek, AK

Only people that upload or submit their resume will be considered.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Port Engineer is responsible for operating, repairing, and maintaining the facility vehicles (forklifts, cars, and trucks) including engines, motors, pneumatic and conveyor systems, gears, hydraulics, and other machinery. The port engineer is also required to provide maintenance to fishing vessels on site as needed. Supports corporate policies and initiatives. This position reports to the Plant Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain and repair all types of automotive, marine, hydraulic, and industrial equipment.
• Inspect hydraulic, gas, diesel, and electrical systems; repair as needed.
• Perform general maintenance and installations on fishing vessels as requested.
• Examine parts and materials for defects.
• Responsible for maintaining meticulous service records.
• Maintain adequate stock levels of parts, oils, fittings, and fuels.
• Minor welding and fabrication.
• Diagnose mechanical problems both in shop and/or outside as needed.
• Plan with and receive direction from plant manager regarding current and upcoming projects.
• Respond to routine and urgent calls as required by plant manager.
• Operating and maintaining plant power house, generators and switch.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years’ experience working as port engineer or rolling stock mechanic preferred.
• Knowledge of operating, repairing, and maintaining diesel and gas engines.
• Ability to read and understand repair manuals.
• Must have valid driver's license.
• Knowledge of extended boom forklifts and cranes preferred.
• General metal fabrication skills.
• Knowledge of basic hydraulics.
• Experience with Cat Gen Sets.
• Effective oral and written communications.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook).
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability and willingness to work in a remote area of Alaska and work in a seafood processing plant for several months. This includes traveling and working in inclement weather and in a seafood production plant (inherent hazards include moving machinery, ammonia, wet floors, noise, forklift traffic, etc.).
• Ability to work long hours, seven days a week, during the production seasons.
• Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Must be able to work long hours in wet and cold conditions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Transportation, Room and Board

NPSI provides transportation from certain points of travel (generally, Seattle WA and Anchorage, AK) to the worksite and back, as well as room and board, for those employees who work until they are laid off. Employees who leave before the season ends may be responsible for their own transportation, and they will be charged $15 per day for room and board.

No Tolerances
North Pacific Seafoods prohibits the use, sale, or possession of ANY drug not medically authorized. We do not allow the use or possession of marijuana, medical or otherwise, at our plants. Employees may be asked to submit to random, post-accident, or for cause testing at any time, and NPSI reserves the right to search all areas of the plant without advance notice in order to maintain the no tolerance policy.

Important Considerations

This work can be hard, monotonous, and boring. Most cell phones do not work in remote areas of Alaska. Employees have access to pay phones at the plant. GCI cell phones are the most reliable in Naknek. T-Mobile and Verizon occasionally work. NPSI provides free, limited access to a desktop computer to check email. We also have limited WiFi connection.

Payroll Information

$28.00 - $30.00 / regular hour; $42.00 - $45.00 / overtime hour

Pay periods are biweekly. Our workday is defined as the calendar day, and our work week runs from Monday through Sunday. Employees are paid on the Friday following the end of the biweekly pay period. We encourage employees to sign up for direct deposit but you may elect to receive paper checks instead.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is NPSI’s policy to comply with federal, state, and local law prohibiting unlawful discrimination. NPSI does not and will not permit discrimination (including harassment) in recruitment, hiring, or other employment actions and decisions based on an employee or applicant being a member of a protected class, which includes, but is not limited to, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability and genetic information (including family medical history), or other statuses protected by state and local law. It is NPSI’s policy to provide legal and fair treatment to all employees regarding recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wages, hours, benefits, working conditions, training, and availability of advancement opportunities.

At-Will Employment

NPSI is an “at-will” employer, meaning that the employee or NPSI may terminate employment at any time, with or without notice, and with or without cause. No one at NPSI is authorized to guarantee employment for a certain time period or otherwise alter the at-will nature of employment with NPSI. The language that appears in this job posting is not intended to create and does not create, nor is it intended to constitute and does not constitute a contract between NPSI and any employee. No manager, employee, or representative of NPSI, except the President or CEO, has the authority to enter into any contract guaranteeing employment for any specific term, and no such contract shall be deemed binding unless it is in writing and signed by the President or CEO.

Accommodation Requests

NPSI provides reasonable accommodations to applicants during the application process to ensure equal access to all available positions. To request an accommodation, please call NPSI’s Vice President of Human Resources at (206) 726-9900.