What are the responsibilities and job description for the Marine Mechanic position at The Hinckley Company?
Description
Hinckley Yachts has been building and servicing America’s finest yachts since 1928. With ten YachtCare Centers spanning from Maine to Florida, we offer comprehensive service, refits, transportation, and storage, providing our customers with pinnacle ownership experience. Hinckley offers competitive wages, training, and full benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k with an employer match, and paid time off. Our expanding network of service yards allows the opportunity of upward mobility and a clear career path to achieve personal success.
The Hinckley Company, known for building and servicing strong, seaworthy and beautiful yachts, is seeking a Mechanic for our boat yard in Portsmouth, RI. The Mechanic performs mechanical, hydraulic, and plumbing tasks for boat repairs, utilizing various power and hand-tools.
Essential Duties:
- Learns how to perform installation and repair of fixtures and equipment for mechanical service, plumbing and plumbing fixtures, and engines and jets.
- Has the ability to read and interpret blueprints, wiring diagrams and schematics.
- Light maintenance of mechanical boat systems.
- Runs fluid hoses, seacocks, fills and empties propane tanks.
- May assist in the installation of intake and discharge fittings to provide water for plumbing and engine cooling. Places and secures plumbing fixtures/hoses (head, sinks) and refrigeration (ice box) and applies sealant.
- Cuts holes for valves, outlets, and drives. Inserts valve and outlet fittings through hole to provide watertight fit.
- Assists in the installation of other machinery such as motors, pumps, ventilating systems, and auxiliary systems.
- Develops basic material lists and learns billing/charge process.
Requirements
- Vocational technical school degree/certification or High School Diploma or General Equivalency Degree (GED).
- Two (2) to four (4) years experience in marine or automotive maintenance field.
- Basic reading, writing, and math (metric) skills
- Knowledge and operation of portable drill; vacuum; wrenches, pliers, tape, testers, voltmeters, pressure gauge. Basic mechanic tool set and metric SAE standard mechanic tool set.
