Marine Mechanic

This position with NCDOT offers full State Benefits , competitive salaries and many career development opportunities. Â

THIS IS A REPOST - APPLICANTS THAT PREVIOUSLY APPLIED MUST RE-APPLY TO BE CONSIDERED

This is work in the maintenance, repair and rebuilding of marine machinery, propulsion and operating systems in the Department of Transportation, Ferry Division. Assignments are received from a Marine Mechanic Supervisor. Employees perform tasks ranging from general and routine assignments to those of moderate complexity requiring the application of knowledge and ability acquired from on-the-job training dealing with ferry vessels. Guidance and instruction in the principles and techniques involved are provided by a marine mechanic, adjusting the degree of supervision given to employees based on the scope and difficulty of the assignment. Â All other duties as required by the supervisor.

Duties Will Include, But Not Limited To

• Repair and overhaul diesel engines which involve the disassembly, inspection and re-assembly of valves, pistons, rings, connecting rods, crankshaft, camshaft, bearings, timing gears and chains, valve mechanisms, injectors, and pumps.Â
• Repair and adjust reduction gears, clutches and couplings.Â
• Replace propeller shafts and bearings and aligns to the engines.Â
• Repair and overhaul fire pumps, bilge pumps and hydraulic pumps.Â
• Use of bench grinders, belt sanders, bandsaws, and pneumatic tools.
• Operation of horizontal milling machines, lathes, radial arm drill press and hydraulic press.
• Read, understand and utilize blueprints.
• Use of common cutting tools used in machining such as HSS, brazed carbide and carbide inserts.
• Read conversion charts of fraction to decimal and standard to metric units.
• Use measuring instruments such as dial calipers, micrometers, depth gauges, radius gauges, and telescoping gauges.
• Performs related duties as required.
  
  

Offer of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of NCDOT and Ferry Division's drug and Fit-For-Duty tests.

This position works out of the Ferry Division Shipyard at Manns Harbor, NC

Applicants must submit an application that clearly reflects work experience that demonstrates the following

• Working knowledge of the operating principles of diesel and gasoline engines.
• Knowledge of the operating principles of reduction gears and hydraulic systems.
• Knowledge of the operating principles of air and electric control systems.
• Knowledge of the operating principles of vacuum and pressure pumps.
• Demonstrated ability to determine the cause of and procedures to follow in repairing malfunctioning equipment.Â
  
  

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail.

High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and three years of progressive experience in the repair of diesel and gasoline engines, transmissions, hydraulic, air and electric systems, and components, preferably in the ship repair or shipbuilding industry; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

René Basnight, 252-423-5125, srbasnight@ncdot.gov

Applicants must meet both the minimum requirements and all posted Knowledge, Skills and Ability requirements to be considered Qualified for the position. It is important that your application includes all your relevant education and work experience and that you answer all questions associated with the application.Â

NCDOT will not accept "See Attached" or "See Resume" in lieu of education and work experience completed on the application. Â If multiple applications are submitted to an individual posting, only the most recent application received prior to the posting date will be accepted.