Job Details

HISTORY

Shaver Transportation Company was founded by George W. Shaver in 1880. The Shaver family continues to own and manage the business today. Together with our employees Shaver has grown into a regional tug and barge company with a fleet of 16 tugs and 22 barges. Shaver is the oldest continuously operating family-owned company on the west coast. We focus our efforts on four lines of business: ship assist, bulk commodity transportation, harbor/marine services, and emergency response and rescue.

HIRING PROCESS (Shaver Communicates through email.)

Step 1) Selected applicants are emailed an invitation to complete a virtual interview with WEDGE HR . Please monitor your email for WEDGE HR . Step 2) Selected applicants are invited to participate in an in person panel interview. Step 3) Selected applicants are offered employment conditional on the successful completion of the following.

• Functional Capacity Exam
• Merchant Mariner physical & DOT Drug Test.
• Criminal History Background Check.
• Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC).
• Valid Driver's License.

SCHEDULED HOURS

Each employee at Shaver Transportation is assigned one of the following shifts.

• Dayshift (0700),
• Swing Shift (1400)
• Graveyard Shift (2300)

PAY

The seniority rate of pay for the Deckhand position is currently $43.46 per hour. During an employee's first 1040 hours, pay is 80% of the seniority rate.

ADVANCEMENT

Deckhands that meet Coast Guard time lines for license upgrades and pass all Coast Guard required tests typically work for Shaver approximately five years before being qualified to apply for the wheelhouse training program.