Spill Response Technician

2 weeks ago


Nanaimo, Canada Western Canada Marine Response Corporation Full time

WCMRC is recruiting a **Full Time Spill Response Technician - 500GT Master** to join our **Nanaimo, BC** spill response team.

Our spill response team is comprised of professionals with diverse skills and experience. Their ability to effectively manage and direct spill response procedures within the first few hours after response activation significantly reduces the negative impacts oil can have on the surrounding environment. On a spill site, WCMRC personnel work to ensure that the situation is thoroughly assessed, response strategies are carefully devised, and resultant countermeasures are quickly deployed.

The specific responsibilities for this position include:

- Captain vessels safely and effectively, provide direction to crew members to accomplish all assignments, and maintain records of allocated personnel and resources.
- Ensure that all activities are carried out with due regard to personal safety, the safety of others, and in line with company policies and procedures.
- Provide safe, prompt and efficient support to spill incidents, exercises, training, and preparedness projects.
- Maintain assigned vessel and spill response equipment to ensure all equipment is operational and response ready at all times.
- Lead and supervise small teams.
- Ensure crew is fully trained and successfully executes assigned tasks during exercises, drills and oil spill response operations.
- Participate in exercises and assist with training contractors and WCMRC personnel.
- Ensure completion of monthly work orders, vessel runs, annual equipment refits, vessel dry docking, and assist with regulatory inspections, i.e. Transport Canada Vessel Inspections.
- Provide training to our new hires/ casuals/ contractors.

WCMRC is committed to the health and safety of our employees and the protection of the West Coast. To that end, all employees are required to be fit for duty.

At WCMRC we value open and honest communication that fosters a climate of trust, integrity in all our business practices, success through competency, creativity and teamwork, and being a steward of the environment. We believe that putting our values into practice creates long-term benefits for our employees, shareholders, stakeholders, suppliers and the communities we serve.

Hourly Rate $58.66

**We thank you in advance for your response and regret that only those individuals who are selected for an interview will be contacted.



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