Job Description
Description Position at Matson Navigation Company, Inc
About Us Matson has been the leading ocean shipping and logistics provider throughout the Pacific since 1882. We are the supply chain lifeline for Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, and islands of the South Pacific. We also offer the top two ocean shipping services in the world's largest trade lane - Asia to the U.S. West Coast. With our subsidiaries Matson Terminals and Matson Logistics, our business focus is exceeding customer expectations with quality, reliability, and integrity.
We strive to operate in an environmentally sustainable manner and promote land-based environmental programs in Hawaii, Guam, and Alaska. We help improve the communities in which we work and live through our community giving program that annually supports hundreds of local organizations. And we work to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in our company, communities and industry through an active social equity program.
Matson is a great place to work, and everyone who works with us becomes part of the Matson ohana or family. Join our team and help us move freight better than anyone.
Learn more at matson.com.
About the Role The
Fleet Maintenance Manager will provide leadership and direction to the engineering staff, operating to the highest standards, in achieving vessel on-time arrival. This includes achieving efficient and thorough execution of fleet maintenance and repairs, strict adherence to company safety policies, full compliance with regulatory and class rules, effective cost control, and effective personnel management.
What you'll do: The Fleet Maintenance Manager reports to the Director of Engineering. The position is responsible for the management and oversight of all aspects of vessel maintenance and repair (M&R) of the vessels, including safety, financial, accounting, engineering, and personnel management, including the following:
Operational Management
- Supervise a team of Port Engineers.
- Work within the confines of shipboard and shoreside collective bargaining agreements.
- Resolve engineering Nonconformity Reports (NCR).
- Complete Annual Performance Reviews for assigned Chief Engineers.
- Participate in the Matson Safety Committee and the Engine Officer Selection Committee.
Financial Management
- Prepare and report on all financial and accounting elements including annual budget preparation and implementation.
- Manage vendor contracts.
- Submit properly drafted Capital Expense Requests (CER) for vessel modifications and upgrades.
Vessel Maintenance and Compliance
- Collect and prepare dry dock specifications in preparation for regulatory dry dockings.
- Develop, refine, and implement policy and procedures for the company's Safety Management System (SMS).
- Demonstrate good environmental stewardship in all aspects of vessel operations.
Reporting and Communication
- Provide daily, weekly, and monthly reports on activities.
You have these skills: The incumbent is expected to have specific knowledge, training, and experience in all aspects of marine maintenance and repair including shipyard experience.
- USCG Licensed Chief Engineer, Unlimited Motor
- Qualified in reading engineering and ship structural drawings.
- Project Management competency
- Writing and critical thinking skills
- Excel and pivot table experience
- MS Office Suite skills with PowerPoint and Outlook and SharePoint skills
- Good presentation skills before large and small groups.
And these qualifications: - Licensed US Coast Guard Chief Engineer, Unlimited Motor with seagoing experience in senior officer positions.
- Containership Technical manager experience.
- Specific knowledge, training, and experience in all aspects of marine maintenance and repair; understanding of planned maintenance routines; operation of slow and medium-speed diesel engines; operation of diesel power plant auxiliaries; operation of high-pressure boilers, steam turbines, steam plant auxiliaries; and operation of reefer, diesel load management systems, electrical, and automated systems.
- May be required to commit to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals and/or deadlines, including work on the weekends and holidays to meet deadlines.
Extra credit if you have: - State or Federal Maritime Academy graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering preferred.
- Licensed US Coast Guard engine license, Steam & Diesel with sailing experience under this license. First Assistant or Chief Engineer license preferred.
- Ability to travel as required.
Physical Requirements: - Sitting 60 minutes per hour
- Walking 60 minutes per hour
- Standing 60 minutes per hour
- Lifting 10 lbs.
- Climb stairs and shipboard ladders, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, taste or smell.
- Lift or move up to 10 pounds; the employee is required to ask for assistance from co-workers or the supervisor/manager when lifting and or moving any object, regardless of weight, where personal injury may occur.
- Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
The annual salary range for this position in California and Washington is $122,200 -$177,160. The salary offered will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations. Remote candidates will be considered.
Matson offers medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits as well as a wide variety of other benefits to employees and their families. These benefits options include life insurance, supplemental life insurance, paid leaves of absence, and long-term disability insurance, as well as more specialized benefits such as emergency childcare, death, and dismemberment insurance, prepaid legal services, and adoption assistance. Matson offers a 401k with employer matching, cash balance plan and profit sharing, along with ten paid holidays, sick days, and a tiered PTO plan. More information on our benefits can be found
here At Matson, we're looking for people to build a unified team to maintain our values of trust, integrity, and reliability. We welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and thoughtfully challenge assumptions.
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Matson is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, AIDS/HIV status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including, but not limited to, the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.
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