US Shipyards: Always on the Job Hunt
seeking skilled and talented personnel looking for a long-term career opportunity. We’re looking for electricians, welders, fitters, mechanics, quality technicians, project engineers and managers, and a controller,” said Joe Starck, president of the Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard.While the pandemic’s business effects have made commercial repair jobs hard to come by for the company’s Cleveland shipyard, Starck said the stream of government repair work has been steady and is expected to remain solid through the winter. The yard is also busy building the sixth
Great Lakes Group Announces New Management Hires
of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering and a USCG 3rd Assistant Engineers license. He has gained a variety of marine engineering and vessel operations experience during his work as a 3rd Assistant Engineering Officer for The Interlake Steamship Company and as a Project Engineer Intern with Great Lakes Shipyard
Great Lakes Towing, Shipyard to Hire 100
The Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard have announced plans to hire 100 employees before the end of January 2018 to support continued growth driven by client demand. The company said it is seeking candidates to fill a wide range of positions, including shipyard welders, shipfitters and more. “At The Towing Company, we’re looking for great people to join our team,” said Joe Starck, the company’s president. “We are committed to hiring a diverse team of people – providing employees with a unique opportunity to learn and develop
Great Lakes Shipyard Hires Skeeter as GM
The Great Lakes Towing Company announces the addition of Nikita Skeeter, a maritime professional with over 25 years of experience in shipbuilding and production management, as General Manager of Great Lakes Shipyard. Skeeter’s management experience includes multiple, simultaneous shipyard projects with budgets up to $1 billion, as well as responsibilities for more than 400 maritime professionals and production tradesmen including: Design, engineering, welding and pipefitting, electrical, painting, carpentry and more. The breadth of Skeeter’s management experience ranges from
Great Lakes Group in 2016 Hiring Push
Facing continued growth driven by client demand, the Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard have together added 20 new employees in Q1 2016 and are looking to hire an additional 50+ employees before the end of Q4 2016. “We’re looking out for the future,” said the company’s president, Joe Starck. “We’re strategically focusing our efforts on finding, developing and training a team of professionals for a growing workforce to successfully accomplish the contracts we have now, and the potential contracts we are working on. This starts with hiring world-clas
Great Lakes Towing, Shipyard Announces Hiring Push
is now seeking candidates to fill a range of positions including naval architects, shipyard welders and pipe fitters, project managers and more. The Great Lakes Towing Company, owner and operator of a fleet of shipdocking tugboats on the U.S. Great Lakes-Saint Lawrence River Seaway, and Great Lakes Shipyard, a full-service ship repairs and construction operation on the Great Lakes, announced plans to hire 50 employees before the end of the first quarter of 2016 to support continued growth driven by client demand. "At The Towing Company, we’re looking for great people to join
Great Lakes Towing Company Creates ‘Workforce Pipeline’
will continue the program and train students in welding and diesel engine mechanics – skills needed for the shipyard. After attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, August 31, 2015 for the new $48 million school, Joe Starck, President, The Great Lakes Towing Company & Great Lakes Shipyard, stated that, “Our business has grown significantly over the past four quarters, and this growth is expected to continue for the next five years – we will need a dedicated and skilled workforce. With great educational institutions as partners, we look forward to creating a workforce
Great Lakes Towing Hosts Networking Event
The Great Lakes Towing Company hosted a WIRE-Net networking event at Great Lakes Shipyard in order to celebrate manufacturing and innovation in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. More than 100 attendees gathered on the banks of the Cuyahoga River to connect with other manufacturing professionals, forge new relationships and continue to grow and strengthen the local manufacturing community. In addition to a cocktail reception, attendees received tours of the shipyard and detailed explanations of some of the new services/tools that Great Lakes Shipyard has added to their business offering. This included
