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Vulcan Materials · Norfolk, VA

# Tug Mate -Linehaul

Norfolk, VA, United States On-site Full-time $650.00 - $750.00 Supply Chain & Logistics 

Listed on Vulcan Materials’s official careers site. Posted October 29, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Vulcan Materials’s careers site →](https://vmcfa-prod-iccgjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/careers/job/1485)

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## Job description

$1500.00 Sign-on Bonus

### Job Summary

A Linehaul Tug Mate assists the captain in the safe and efficient operation of a tugboat engaged in linehaul towing, which involves transporting barges over long distances. This role includes assisting with navigation, overseeing deck operations, and ensuring adherence to safety protocols. It's a physically demanding job that requires teamwork, adaptability, and strong leadership skills.

### Essential Functions
- Helping the Captain with navigation, including using navigation equipment and maintaining the vessel's course.
- Making and breaking tow lines, handling rigging during tow building, locking, and docking activities
- Overseeing and participating in deck operations, including line handling, mooring, and general maintenance of the deck equipment.
- Ensuring the safety of the crew, vessel, and towing operations. This includes conducting safety drills, inspections, and maintaining logs and reports.
- Performing scheduled preventative maintenance, such as cleaning, scraping, painting, and changing fluids and filters on the vessel.
- Maintaining clear and effective communication with the Captain, crew, and shore personnel.
- Build tows using cables and lines to assist others on the vessel in preparing barges for the loading, transporting, and discharging aggregate barges.
- Assist coworkers with handling and assembling deck lines, rigging during tow building, and locking and docking activities.
- Perform scheduled preventative maintenance, including cleaning, scraping, painting, and changing all oil and filters throughout the vessel.

### Critical Competencies
- Health, Safety and Environmental Management
- Implements and uphold policies and practices that ensure workplace safety, promote employee well-being, and minimize environmental impact. This includes regulatory compliance, risk assessment & mitigation, workplace safety culture, incident response & prevention, sustainability & environmental stewardship and training & engagement.
- Decision Making
- Makes informed, effective, and timely decisions by evaluating available information, considering potential outcomes, and choosing the best course of action; analyzes options, weighs risks and benefits, and uses sound judgment to reach decisions that align with organizational goals and values.
- Employee Engagement
- Ability to cultivate a positive work environment where employees feel valued, motivated, and actively contribute to the organization, essentially encompassing behaviors that foster a sense of purpose, autonomy, growth, impact, and connection within the workforce.
- Communicates Effectively
- Communicates in ways that provide clarity of message, projects a credible and confident image to a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders and audiences and maximizes impact.
- Conflict Resolution
- Ability to effectively address, manage, and resolve conflicts within a team or organization; identifies the source of the conflict, understands the perspectives of all parties involved, and facilitates a solution that is fair, constructive, and aligned with organizational goals; maintains a positive working environment, prevents disputes from escalating, and promotes collaboration among team members.

## Responsibilities

### Education
- Must possess necessary maritime licenses and certifications, such as those required by the STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping) and GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System).
- A valid Merchant Mariner Credential is required.

### Experience
- Typically requires several years of experience in maritime operations, with a significant portion spent as a mate or in a similar leadership role.
- Must have previous experience of the successful completion of Vulcan’s training program. Training aboard the inner harbor tugs is preferred. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong understanding of navigation, seamanship, vessel safety protocols, and maintenance procedures.
- Must have knowledge of general principles and practices regarding marine safety and operations.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills are essential, along with the ability to adapt to challenging situations and work effectively in a team.
- Act in full compliance with company rules and policies as well as U.S.C.G mandates.
- Must demonstrate the ability to solve problems regarding mechanical, crew, and weather issues.
- Must have the ability to manage the vessel and crew in regard to upkeep and safety.

### Other Requirements
- Travel on vessel over long periods of time.
- Adjusting to changing assignments, weather conditions, and operational demands.
- Oversee all crew member responsibilities and training. Manage and schedule deckhand daily and weekly duties. Coordinate vessel maintenance to be performed on board by the crew.
- Perform daily inspections and maintenance of the vessel's interior and exterior to ensure safe working conditions. Salary Range. The daily rate for this role is between $650.00 - $750.00 daily.

This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidate’s compensation, we consider a number of factors, including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data. Pay will be bi-weekly and this position will be subject to a 14-day hitch with 12 hours on and 12 hours off rotation. JD Disclaimer Vulcan Materials Company is an equal opportunity employer.

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 29, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Nov 1, 2026
- Last checked: Nov 1, 2026
- Listed for: 3 days
- Location: Norfolk, VA, United States
- Work arrangement: On-site
- Employment type: Full-time
- Pay: $650.00 - $750.00[Apply on Vulcan Materials’s careers site →](https://vmcfa-prod-iccgjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/careers/job/1485)

## Hiring at Vulcan Materials
- Open jobs: 360
- New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections
- Tracked since: Jul 12, 2026

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