Tug & Barge Mate

Company Overview

Founded in 1988 along Michigan’s Western shoreline, Andrie LLC has grown from a small family business to the Midwest’s premiere marine transportation company. Andrie LLC provides services to a diverse set of customers involved in growing and sustaining the infrastructure of the Midwest and throughout the country. We operate vessels in all five Great Lakes and into the Illinois River and operate in both the United States and Canada.

Andrie LLC has built its success with a strong focus on employee wellbeing, customer service, and environmental stewardship as we deliver our customers’ cargoes throughout the region. We build that success by making key investments in our organization. We invest in our people by providing licensing and upgrade assistance because we believe in growing our team from within. We invest in our equipment by completing Annual Maintenance Periods that promote safe and reliable vessel operations. And we invest in our environmental stewardship by focusing on risk assessments, pre-job planning, and completing quality checks aboard the vessels.

We believe in building a legacy of success, with the safety of our employees, reputation with our customers, and knowledge of the industry as its foundation. If that sounds like something you want to be a part of, we look forward to meeting you.

Andrie offers competitive compensation, robust benefits package, tuition reimbursement, referral bonus, career growth and development opportunities, and travel subsidy for crew members.

Role and Responsibilities

Role Specific Responsibilities

• Navigates vessel as directed by Master in a safe and efficient manner
• Performs in a professional manner all aspects of vessel navigation, loading, unloading, vessel safety and compliance, and any associated paperwork
• Compliance with the Safety Management System and regulations applicable to the vessel; report nonconformities to Master
• Organizes and manages deck crew in the performance of vessel maintenance and operation
• Completes tasks with minimal supervision
• Serves as person-in-charge during loading and unloading, accomplishes this in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with Andrie policy
• Trains other employees to load and unload vessels according to policy
• Trains deck crew in the safe and efficient manner in which to operate deck machinery and to perform deck operations
• Responsible for the efficient and timely notification to the Master of any supplies that are requested and need to be ordered
• Responsible for the safe use and stowage of all deck tools and supplies
• Assists Master as directed
• Performs additional duties as assigned

Position Requirements

Qualifications

Licensing Requirements

• Possess, at minimum, a current U.S. Coast Guard License as Mate of Motor and Steam Vessels of not more than 1600 gross tons
• Possess a Mate of Towing Endorsement or a Towing Officer Assessment Record (TOAR)
• PIC endorsement preferred
• Possess a current Passport
• Possess a current TWIC

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