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Tug Logistics Coordinator - Night Shift

McAllister Towing of New York is seeking a Full-Time Tug Logistics Coordinator (Night Shift) to join our operations team. This position requires a local candidate with exceptional customer service skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced maritime environment.

Candidates must be available to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, and occasional mid-shifts as operational needs require. Hours will vary based on vessel movements and customer demands. Flexibility, reliability, and the ability to manage multiple priorities are essential for success in this role.

About McAllister:

McAllister Towing has provided superior tugboat service to New York Harbor since 1864, when Captain James McAllister, great-grandfather to current president Brian Buckley McAllister, bought his first sail lighter to carry cargo from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Today, McAllister's tugs provide a wide variety of services to the busy ports of New York and New Jersey, serving the most concentrated and affluent consumer market in the world and handling a significant part of the 16 million tons of cargo that passes through the port every year. In addition to ship docking services and general harbor assist work, New York based tugs are regularly employed in offshore towing along the entire East Coast. 

McAllister is proud of its long history in New York Harbor and continues to provide its clients and customers with the highest quality service.

McAllister Towing proudly supports veterans and transitioning service members. Military experience in navigation, engineering, logistics, vessel operations, maintenance, leadership, and safety management is highly valued. Veterans and military spouses are encouraged to apply.

Location: 3165 Richmond Terrace Staten Island, NY 10303

Salary: Base salary $80,000/yr plus overtime

Hours: 1800 - 0600

Description of Duties:

• Operates electronic communication systems and equipment including two-way radios, telephone systems, fax machines, various computers and software programs, and cellular telephones. 

• Communicates and interfaces with management, shipping agents, and reporting agencies to gather information and schedules for shipping activity. Works with Personnel Department to coordinate crew activities.

• Maintaining communications with agents, ships, pilots, terminals and all boat crews necessary to complete ship movements, barge loading and discharging. Ensures pilots are informed about their ships and schedules.

• Organize and dispatch proper tugs and pilots needed for each job. Evaluate available equipment and crews in light of job requirements and assign tugs and crews accordingly. 

• Acts as company representative and receives and processes communications and orders from the U.S. Coast Guard relating to holds, boarding activity, vessel searches, oil spills and accidents.

• Oversee services performed by tug/barge crews and take appropriate measures to ensure that the work was performed in an efficient and professional manner.

• Update and monitor database system with shipping and pilot activity.

• Organizes and documents activities by completing forms, reports, logs, and records; will also complete all materials used for billing purposes and sales information.

• Keeps systems and equipment functioning properly by following operations instructions, troubleshooting breakdowns, maintaining supplies, performing preventive maintenance, and calling for repairs.

• Project a positive image to peers and subordinates; to the customers we serve; to the industry in which we participate; and the community in which we live by producing a cost-efficient, quality service in a safe environment.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Radio operator's license preferred.

• Ability to obtain an MMC and TWIC card.

• Must have organization, problem solving and scheduling skills.

• Superior customer service and communication skills

• Excellent analytical skills and have the ability to formulate and communicate directions.

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook with the ability to learn new software programs quickly.

• Must have the ability to operate radios on correct frequencies.

• Must have a good, clear voice and be fluent and articulate in English. 

Physical Requirements: 

• Must be able to work 12-hour shifts.

• The ability to operate a computer terminal.

• The ability to operate telephones and standard office equipment

Preferred Experience:

• Have thorough working knowledge of the local waterways, channels, and associated terminals, piers, tides and currents.

• Maritime Industry Experience

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 

*This position description does not promise or imply that the functions listed are the only duties to be performed or that the position may not change or be eliminated. Employees are always expected to follow their supervisor's instructions and to perform the tasks requested by their supervisors.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") Employer.

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of McAllister Towing not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.

This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.