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Overview

Moran Towing Corporation has an opportunity available for an Able-Body Seaman (AB) for Moran Transportation. This is a full-time position reporting to the Captain.

Responsibilities

  • Carry out all lawful orders.
  • Report unsafe situations or opportunities for improvement.
  • Perform duties safely and efficiently.
  • Act as lookout as required.
  • Work on deck as required.
  • Conduct engine room rounds as required.
  • Be thoroughly familiar with the vessel’s equipment.
  • Carry out vessel and equipment cleaning and maintenance duties.
  • Perform ballast water operations and assist with barge operations as needed.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Captain or his designee.

Requirements

  • Able Body Seaman.
  • STCW endorsement for Rating Forming Part of Navigation Watch, Lifeboatmen or Survival Craft, GMDSS, VPDSD.
  • Current Medical Certificate.
  • Valid TWIC.
  • 1-2 years of experience aboard towing vessel or graduate of a maritime college.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a maritime or related field (preferred).
  • Mate, Steam or Motor of not more than 1600 GRT/ 3000 ITC Near Coastal (preferred).
  • Mate, Towing Vessels Near Coastal (preferred).
  • Valid passport (preferred).
  • Tankerman Person in Charge (PIC) (preferred).
  • Excellent communications skills (preferred).

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Ability to work safely and navigate in a marine setting.
  • Travel a minimum of 50% of the year.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Staten Island, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $46/hr, this posting sits about 42% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across New York — toward the top of a $27–$40/hr middle band drawn from 139 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 84% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Staten Island, NY

Staten Island, NY currently has 9 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 6 employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 219 other active welding openings from 146 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Staten Island, or widen the search to New York.

Moran Towing Corporation currently has 1 other opening live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (17), Randstad USA (6), and Philips (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $45/hr, Brooklyn at $30/hr, and Latham at $24/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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