Job Description

Wiper (TYAFB-2026-25047):

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 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.

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