We are committed to making a positive difference in your life. Our team members are essential to our success and we treat them as such. At Turn Services, we empower each member of our team to learn, grow, and build meaningful and successful careers.
We reward all of our full-time employees with a generous benefits package that includes:
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Paid Holidays
401K with Company Contribution
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive environment where you feel you belong. We’re dedicated to making a positive difference in your life, as well as the lives of your family, and the community at large.
Our team members are whole people, with families, hobbies, and lives outside of work. We lead by example and understand the importance of putting people first. Every year, we all gather together for a family day at the zoo. We also participate in our community outreach program, One Good Turn. All this culminates in a friendly and productive work environment in which people enjoy coming to work and also enjoy working with each other.
Turn Services is dedicated to helping our team members grow in their careers. Members of the Turn Services team have access to great opportunities for upward mobility and earnings potential. We emphasize the value of building strong, long-term relationships with all of our employees and creating an influential safety culture and work environment.
We are committed to developing our new personnel through measured training programs provided to our shipyard and deck employees. Motivated Deckhands can also earn a spot in the Turn Services Steersman program after satisfying Sea Time and Coast Guard Examination requirements, giving them an opportunity to become the next generation of Licensed Mariners.
We provide our Captains and Pilots with opportunities to build their skill set using real-world scenarios in cutting-edge simulators.
Fleet Maintenance
Turn Services provides barge cleaning, topside barge repair and inspection services at our Company’s fleets and at third-party locations. Our fleet personnel includes barge washers, fiberglass technicians, fitter, welders and crane operators.
Our barge washing teams consist of a hose operator and two helpers. This job entails washing excess cargo out of the hopper utilizing high-pressure hoses and siphons. The best barge washers understand the principles of hydrology and water flow at a very high level. Fiberglass technicians provide fiberglass grinding and repair services to customers’ barges that are in the fleet. Our welders and fitters provide welding processes to repair parts of metal on our customer’s barges. The crane operator is responsible for stacking and spreading barge covers and the operation of bobcats to assist in barge cleaning.
Engineering Maintenance Positions
The Engineering Maintenance Department is primarily responsible for coordinating and overseeing the maintenance, repair, and safe operations of all the assigned vessels and equipment. Our mechanics are responsible for carrying out daily duties such as repairing, maintaining, and troubleshooting the following equipment: marine diesel engines, outboard engines, transmissions, drive train, HVAC, plumbing, pumps holding tanks, and other related electrical equipment.
The team conducts service calls to various harbor locations and/or underway vessels and are on-call for emergencies as needed. The ideal candidate must be able to maintain accurate records, both paper and electronic, for purchasing, work orders, engine hours, and fluid levels and have the capacity to read and decipher blueprints and sketches.
Vessel Positions
The Vessel Department is responsible for operating the company’s vessels in the transportation of commodities on the inland river system, including supervision of the crew, maintaining the boat in a safe and seaworthy condition, navigation of the boat on the forward watch, administration of company policy, and adherence to all applicable laws and regulations.
Our deckhands perform physical labor aboard vessels and barges. Their daily tasks include making and breaking tow, standing watch, and cleaning the interior and exterior of vessels. Deckhands generally perform these tasks outdoors in all types of weather conditions.
Motivated Deckhands can also earn a spot in the Turn Services Steersman Program after satisfying Sea Time and Coast Guard Examination requirements, giving them an opportunity to become the next generation of Licensed Masters on our Inland Waterways and Western Rivers systems.
Our captains are responsible for operating our vessels in the transportation of commodities on the Mississippi River and the GIWW, including the supervision of the crew, maintaining the boat in a safe and seaworthy condition, navigation of the boat, administration of company policy and adherence to all applicable laws and regulations.
Shoreside Positions
Our shoreside team works diligently to support our fleet and vessel divisions. Administrative and professional careers on our shoreside team include HSE, Compliance, Operations Management, Accounting, Procurement, Information Technology, Logistics, Business Development, Human Resources and Marketing.
Our skilled team members are the key to our success. At Turn Services, we empower each individual to learn, grow, and build meaningful and successful careers.
We offer competitive salaries and considerable benefits to every member of the Turn Services family. If you’re interested in the opportunity to work in this exciting field and gain hands-on experience while receiving industry-leading compensation, apply online and join the Turn team.
