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American Steamship Company Marine Superintendent in Ashtabula, Ohio
The American Steamship Company operates a fleet of twenty-two U.S. and Canadian Flag commercial self-unloading free flowing bulk vessels in the Great Lakes region during the navigation season (March to January). This position has four major functional responsibilities:
- Manage shore-side support for all assigned vessel maintenance and repair activities during the sailing season and winter maintenance periods;
- Maintain close contact with assigned vessels senior officers and an awareness of vessel mechanical and structural condition status;
- Assist with the maintenance of vessel condition and machinery status records and the preparation of winter maintenance and capital improvement budgets;
- Participate in vessel efficiency improvement an operating cost reduction studies and investigations as directed.
*Key Activities: * 1. Coordinates and manages shore-side support services for all aspects of vessel maintenance and repair, both during the regular sailing season and during the winter maintenance period for three or four assigned vessels. This includes arranging for regulatory and classification society surveys; hiring and coordinating contractors activities; and reviewing and approving invoices for services to assure and support safe and efficient vessel operations as well as necessary control of maintenance and operating costs. The value of this supervised work is approximately $3MM per vessel, per year. Provides technical and resource support to vessel Captains and Chief Engineers for ship system and equipment operational and maintenance needs as necessary.
2. Maintains close and regular contact with assigned vessel captains and chief engineers so as to maintain a familiarity with all matters of potential concern regarding vessel structural and mechanical condition. Assists with maintaining detailed records of major vessel equipment condition status as well as ships structural condition status. This accountability includes regular telephone communication with assigned vessels as well as periodic personal in-port visits and underway visits when possible.
3. Assists with the detailed preparation of winter maintenance and repair budgets. Provides technical assistance to the Purchasing Department including the review and approval of requested supplies and services during the operating season responsible for the accurate and timely maintenance of financial records within ASC's NS5 Maintenance and Purchasing system so as to assist in accurately reflecting financial status through close familiarity with assigned vessel condition, this accountability includes assisting with both short and long-term forecasts for structural and mechanical capital improvement needs.
4. Actively participates in or leads studies and investigations as assigned into means by which to improve vessel operational efficiency and to reduce vessel operating costs.
Scope of Work: Briefly describe the level/type of contacts that will interact with the position; impact of the position on the business, level/type of authority, independence, complexity, analysis, judgement and decisions; and number of people reporting to the position and their titles.
This position is one of several in the company assigned with the task of closely guiding, supervising and monitoring all operational, structural and mechanical aspects of a group of assigned vessels. This work includes technical assistance to vessel officers, the arranging for and conducting of surveys; the arrangement and management of seasonal and winter maintenance activities, and the assisting with the preparation of vessel repair budgets. In addition, this position is charged with leading or supporting the pursuit of operating cost reduction and efficiency improvement activities as assigne