James Steele
Orange,TX
Summary
My background includes 17 years of experience in the maritime industry working on barge and boat vessels. My skills include
Tankerman/PIC of loading/offloading petro chemical barges which include chemicals, heater, acid, poison, food grade, and many others.
PIC assist in ship side operations of delivering lube oil with 18 wheelers.
Help maintaining boats to keep them in the best shape possible.
Training others to become tankerman or training new hired tankerman in company policies.
Supervising and keeping up with rotational issues.
Random audits 24/7 and inspections.
Visiting and building business relations with customers to bring in work and maintaining relations.
Hiring and orientations.
Assisting in safety meetings.
I have been a shore tankerman for 7 years with supervising in the field for 5 of those years. I started shore tanking in the river areas in 2017. 2019 my company relocated me to Houston to supervise in that area for 4 years. In 2023 my company needed me to relocated again to supervise in the Port Arthur/ Lake Charles triangle area to supervise which is where I’m currently located. Before Petro-Chem Services I worked with Golding Barge Line for 10 years and started as a deckhand and moved up to a tankerman/mate. I helped with the duties of maintaining the boats and loading/offloading tank barges.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Control Supervisor
Petro-Chem Services
Walker, LA
03.2019 - Current
- My duties include random audits on all employees in the Texas/ Lake Charles areas.
- I conduct interviews and orientations.
- I conduct evaluations of all kinds.
- I assist in all safety meetings to make sure they run smooth.
- Ensure all employees understand the equipment needed for the job and keep guys equipped.
- I’m on call 24/7 for 11 days and handle rotation issues and assist customer service in making sure we book the right amount of jobs for the manpower available.
- Start and finish jobs as needed.
- I assist in talking with customers and visiting with them to try and bring in more work.
- Responding to emergency situations and help assist with mitigating damages.
Tankerman Leader/trainer
Petro-Chem Services
Walker, LA
09.2017 - 03.2019
- On call 24/7 in going to load/unload chemicals from barges to refineries and vice versa.
- Hooking up/disconnecting hoses to barges.
- Training new tankerman hired on with the company to make sure they are up to par on all policies with our company and other vendors.
- Making sure barges are tied off properly and make sure everything is going as it should in a timely manner.
Tankerman/mate
Golding Barge Line
Vicksburg, MS
08.2007 - 07.2017
- On duty for 28 days in assisting with delivering barges from one refinery to another.
- Loading and unloading chemical barges at different refineries.
- Spotting and tying off barges at different refineries.
- Running all deck crew and making sure all things on the boat and barges are working smooth.
- Keeping the boat organized and making sure if something needs to be fixed to report it or fix it.
- Train deckands to become tankerman.
Helper
Turner Industries
Hodge, LA
06.2004 - 03.2007
- Helped assist with different jobs including
- Welders helper
- Pipe fitting
- Keeping work areas clean
- Retrieving tools
- Fire watch and hole watch
- Cutting and fabrication
Education
High School Diploma -
Calvin High School, Calvin, LA
Calvin, Louisiana05-2004
Some College (No Degree) - Wildlife And Wildlands Management
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LASkills
- Auditing barges and vessels
- Finding things to help make the maritime industry safer
- Reporting findings and recommending how to correct said findings
- Being reliable to do the duties that are required and always looking for ways to help with building a company up and helping it grow
- Growing within the company to help build my skills so I can make the best of not only myself, but also help with making the company I work for the best in its field along with my fellow employees
Timeline
Quality Control Supervisor
Petro-Chem Services
03.2019 - Current
Tankerman Leader/trainer
Petro-Chem Services
09.2017 - 03.2019
Tankerman/mate
Golding Barge Line
08.2007 - 07.2017
Helper
Turner Industries
06.2004 - 03.2007
High School Diploma -
Calvin High School, Calvin, LA
Some College (No Degree) - Wildlife And Wildlands Management
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
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