Port Captain

Job Description

McAllister Towing has provided superior tugboat service to New York Harbor since 1864, when Captain James McAllister, great-grandfather to current president Brian Buckley McAllister, bought his first sail lighter to carry cargo from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Today, McAllister's tugs provide a wide variety of services to the busy ports of New York and New Jersey, serving the most concentrated and affluent consumer market in the world and handling a significant part of the 16 million tons of cargo that passes through the port every year. In addition to ship docking services and general harbor assist work, New York based tugs are regularly employed in offshore towing along the entire East Coast.

McAllister is proud of its long history in New York Harbor and continues to provide its clients and customers with the highest quality service.

McAllister Towing is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Port Captain. Duties and responsibilities are outlined below.

Port Captain

Reports to:

The Port Captain is responsible and accountable to the General Manager.

Supervises:

Tug Captains.

Description of Duties:

The Port Captain Manages day-to-day marine operations including vessel traffic, licensed and unlicensed deck personnel, and facilities to assure port operations reliability and efficiency.

Manage local fleet operations, and schedule maintenance and repairs, in support of local quality safety and environmental goals, monitor progress towards those goals and take corrective and preventive action to ensure that these goals are achieved.

Set standards for safety of crew in accordance with all applicable safety rules, regulation, industry standards, and best practices

First point of contact for issues relating to the deck department

Prepare budgets and supervise expenditures related to the deck department.

Oversee all operational functions including, but not limited to, certification and evaluation of marine personnel.

Ensure that all tugs and operations comply with all local and federal laws and regulations

Interact with regulatory agencies and civil authorities to keep vessels and personnel in compliance with all known regulations

Utilize Microsoft Word, Excel and email programs.

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

A High School Diploma or equivalent is required.

Current USCG Master of Towing Vessels license, 1600 GT license preferred.

Current USCG Merchant Mariner’s Credential.

Current Transportation Worker’s Identification Card.

Must possess a wide range of operating knowledge of all the towing services.

Must have the ability to motivate shipboard and shore side personnel with an emphasis on regulatory agency compliance.

Previous experience as Port Captain or shore-based experience helpful.

Towing And Ship Assist Experience Is Required.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to work in a sedentary office environment operating computers, telephones, radios and standard office equipment.

Capable of climbing ladders and safely embarking / disembarking moored vessels.

FLSA Status:

Administrative Exempt

• This position description does not promise or imply that the functions listed are the only duties to be performed or that the position may not change or be eliminated. Employees are always expected to follow their supervisor’s instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their supervisors.
  
  

Salary:

Annual - $165,000.00

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer.

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of McAllister Towing not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.

This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.