About this role
Overview
QMED/Wiper (TYAFB-2026-25973):
Bowhead Marine Support Services seeks an entry level QMED/Wiper for shipboard positions at Tyndall Air Force Base, Tyndall, FL.
Responsibilities
The QMED/Wiper is the engineering department utility man and performs a variety of tasks including:
- Primarily works at the engine department cleaning, painting, oiling and greasing of machinery equipment and assisting in repair. as well as to keep the vessel clean and conduct general maintenance.
- Oils and grease moving parts of engines and auxiliary equipment. May stand engine room watches and/or lookout watches, scale and chip paint, paint, handle lines in the mooring of the ship, and assists in the actual tying up and letting go of the vessel.
- Assists in handling and operation of all deck gear such as topping cradling and housing of the booms and may assist in carpentry work.
The QMED/Wiper assists the Engineer in the following:
- Scales, buffs, and paints decks and structures.
- Sweeps and washes deck; splices wire and rope.
- Breaks out, rigs, overhauls, and stows cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, and running gear; secures cargo; launches and recovers boats.
- May rig and operate hydrographic and other specialty winches; handle and stow oceanographic explosives; and stage and stow beach support equipment.
- When assigned to watch duty, performs a variety of duties, including looking for obstructions in path of vessel, steering vessel, serving on security patrol, and standing gangway watch.
Qualifications
- Education: High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
- Current Merchant Mariners Document with the Ordinary Seaman/Wiper/Oiler rating and a minimum of one (1) year experience.
- Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) required.
- Must have a valid / current U.S. Passport.
Desired health and safety certifications include:
- Basic First Aid
- Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
SUPPLEMENT SKILLS INCLUDE:
- Communication skills including the ability to provide explanation of very complex or technical matters to people with little or no background experience in the subject matter.
- Writing skills necessary to communicate technical information.
- Strong interpersonal/team skills and the proven ability to often deal with situations where immediate low-level satisfactory resolution of issues must be achieved.
Target salary is $225.98/day commensurate with experience
Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Bowhead considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Physical Demands: The work environment varies and includes, but is not limited to: dock, port, bay, waterways, office space, equipment rooms, warehouse space, construction zones, and outdoor environments. Work hours may fluctuate outside of normal duty hours. While performing the duties of this job, the individual is:
- Regularly required to sit, use hands to handle, move, manipulate or feel objects, talk and/or hear.
- Frequently required to stand and/or walk and routinely required to reach with hands and arms.
- Routinely required to stand, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or squat.
- Frequently lifts and /or moves up to 50 pounds and occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 75 pounds.
- Occasionally lifts and/or moves 75-100 pounds with the assistance of deckhands and/or heavy lifting equipment