QMED/Wiper

Job description

Overview Wiper (TYAFB-2025-23825): ***Position is contingent on contract award*** Bowhead Marine Support Services seeks an entry level Wiper for shipboard positions at Tyndall Air Force Base, Tyndall , FL. Responsibilities: The 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 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 boa...