Marine Cargo Specialist ; Oahu

Marine Cargo Specialist I

Responsible for the day-to-day activities of coordinating, controlling, and assuring the expeditious and safe movement, handling, and stowage of incoming and outgoing cargo and coordinating traffic movement at terminal areas to prevent undue congestion and delay within assigned harbor areas and perform other related duties as assigned.

Applicants must be available to work rotating shifts, including evenings, weekends and holidays.

• Basic
  
  Experience:
  
  One (1) year of work experience demonstrating ability to read, comprehend, and apply oral and written directions, and perform basic arithmetic computations. Graduation from high school or equivalent may be substituted for the experience.
• General
  
  Experience:
  
  Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in waterfront cargo handling or waterfront cargo layout and planning operations. Experience must demonstrate knowledge of cargo loading/unloading aboard ships and familiarity with marine terminal activities. Positions that qualify include ship checker, dock checker, lead stevedore, vessel timekeeper, boatswain, or junior deck officer.
• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  Two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in one or more of the following activities:
  • A. Preparation of preliminary marine cargo stowage plans.
  • B. Overseeing marine loading, stowage, and discharge operations to ensure conformity to preliminary plans.
  Experience must include work involving vessels of not less than 5,000 dead weight tons and demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of marine rules and regulations pertaining to cargo movement, problem‑solving, recommendations, and report writing.
• Substitutions:
  Relevant substitutions as described in the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements.
• Driver’s License:
  Valid State Hawaii Driver’s License, Class 3.
• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Clearance and federal criminal history records check as required. Final employees must obtain TWIC clearance and pass the criminal history check. The cost of the record check will be the applicant’s responsibility; upon hire, the employee will be reimbursed upon submission of receipt.

The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State to be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States. The State of Hawaiʻi complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity; MERIT Civil Service System;
Citizenship and other requirements;
Reasonable Accommodation;
Veterans Preference;
Examination Requirements; and DOT Personnel Office's Levels of Review.