ferryboat deckhand

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Confined spaces
• Hot
• In/on water
• Noisy
• Non-smoking
• Outdoors
• Wet/damp

Work setting

• Room and board provided
• Staff accommodation provided

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Clean, chip and paint deck surfaces
• Handle mooring lines, and splice and repair ropes, wire cables and cordage

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Transport Canada Bridge Watchman Certificate
• Transport Canada passenger safety management (PSM) course
• Marine Emergency Duties Certificate
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Additional information

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation
• Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Hand-eye co-ordination

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Benefits

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Other benefits