Fleet Maintenance Manager

About Us

Matson has been the leading ocean shipping and logistics provider throughout the Pacific since 1882. We are the supply chain lifeline for Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, and islands of the South Pacific. We also offer the top two ocean shipping services in the world’s largest trade lane - Asia to the U.S. West Coast. With our subsidiaries Matson Terminals and Matson Logistics, our business focus is exceeding customer expectations with quality, reliability, and integrity.

We strive to operate in an environmentally sustainable manner and promote land-based environmental programs in Hawaii, Guam, and Alaska. We help improve the communities in which we work and live through our community giving program that annually supports hundreds of local organizations. 

Matson is a great place to work, and everyone who works with us becomes part of the Matson ohana or family. Join our team and help us move freight better than anyone.

Learn more at matson.com.

About the Role

The Fleet Maintenance Manager will provide leadership and direction to the engineering staff, operating to the highest standards, in achieving vessel on-time arrival. This includes achieving efficient and thorough execution of fleet maintenance and repairs, strict adherence to company safety policies, full compliance with regulatory and class rules, effective cost control, and effective personnel management.

What you’ll do:

The Fleet Maintenance Manager reports to the Director of Engineering. The position is responsible for the management and oversight of all aspects of vessel maintenance and repair (M&R) of the vessels, including safety, financial, accounting, engineering, and personnel management, including the following:

Operational Management

• Supervise a team of Port Engineers.
• Work within the confines of shipboard and shoreside collective bargaining agreements.
• Resolve engineering Nonconformity Reports (NCR).
• Complete Annual Performance Reviews for assigned Chief Engineers.
• Participate in the Matson Safety Committee and the Engine Officer Selection Committee.

Financial Management

• Prepare and report on all financial and accounting elements including annual budget preparation and implementation.
• Manage vendor contracts.
• Submit properly drafted Capital Expense Requests (CER) for vessel modifications and upgrades.

Vessel Maintenance and Compliance

• Collect and prepare dry dock specifications in preparation for regulatory dry dockings.
• Develop, refine, and implement policy and procedures for the company’s Safety Management System (SMS).
• Demonstrate good environmental stewardship in all aspects of vessel operations.

Reporting and Communication

• Provide daily, weekly, and monthly reports on activities.

You have these skills:

The incumbent is expected to have specific knowledge, training, and experience in all aspects of marine maintenance and repair including shipyard experience.

• USCG Licensed Chief Engineer, Unlimited Motor
• Qualified in reading engineering and ship structural drawings.
• Project Management competency
• Writing and critical thinking skills
• Excel and pivot table experience
• MS Office Suite skills with PowerPoint and Outlook and SharePoint skills
• Good presentation skills before large and small groups.

And these qualifications:

• Licensed US Coast Guard Chief Engineer, Unlimited Motor with seagoing experience in senior officer positions.
• Containership Technical manager experience.
• Specific knowledge, training, and experience in all aspects of marine maintenance and repair; understanding of planned maintenance routines; operation of slow and medium-speed diesel engines; operation of diesel power plant auxiliaries; operation of high-pressure boilers, steam turbines, steam plant auxiliaries; and operation of reefer, diesel load management systems, electrical, and automated systems.
• May be required to commit to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals and/or deadlines, including work on the weekends and holidays to meet deadlines.

Extra credit if you have:

• State or Federal Maritime Academy graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering preferred.
• Licensed US Coast Guard engine license, Stea