Navy · BM

Boatswain’s Mate: civilian jobs and transferable skills

Navy BM Boatswain’s Mate experience builds transferable skills in vessel operations, heavy equipment operation, equipment maintenance, safety, team leadership, and training. CivLaunch currently matches 3 open civilian jobs to this rating, including Production Supervisor, Grinding at Héroux-Devtek, Maintenance Supervisor at Essex Industries, and Welder at Moog.

About the BM rating

Leads deck operations aboard ship. Conducts and supervises ship handling, anchoring, mooring, towing, small boat operations, underway replenishment, amphibious and flight deck operations, crane work, cargo handling, rigging, and lifesaving equipment, and keeps the ship's exterior preserved and painted. Trains crews in seamanship.

Transferable skills

  • Vessel Operations
  • Heavy Equipment Operation
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Safety
  • Team Leadership
  • Training

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3 jobs match BM Boatswain’s Mate

Ranked by how many of your skills each job uses. Strong matches share the most.

  1. Production Supervisor, Grinding

    Héroux-Devtek · Livonia, MI

    Potential Match
    • $85,000 a year
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • 5+ years

    Second-shift production supervisor for the grinding department at Beaver Aerospace & Defense in Livonia, Michigan. Leads machinists doing precision ID/OD, centerless, and thread grinding, schedules the work, reads drawings and sets methods and tooling, fixes grinder problems, checks parts with gauges and CMM, and coaches staff. Needs five years each of grinding and supervision. Pays $85,000 a year.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to equipment maintenance, safety, and team leadership.

    Shares 4 of your 6 skills:

    • Equipment Maintenance
    • Safety
    • Team Leadership
    • Training
    View Job On recruiting.ultipro.ca · Added Sep 29
  2. Maintenance Supervisor

    Essex Industries · St. Louis, MO

    Potential Match
    • Technical Services
    • 2+ years

    Maintenance supervisor for three Essex Industries plants in St. Louis. Leads technicians maintaining production equipment, boilers, HVAC, and buildings, shifts the team toward preventive maintenance, tracks downtime and backlog, keeps equipment records and PM schedules, orders parts, runs the safety committee and investigates accidents. Needs technical college and two to five years of industrial maintenance; CFC certification for HVAC work.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to equipment maintenance, safety, and team leadership.

    Shares 4 of your 6 skills:

    • Equipment Maintenance
    • Safety
    • Team Leadership
    • Training
    • Requires: EPA CFC refrigerant certification (for HVAC work)
    View Job On essexind.rec.pro.ukg.net · Added Sep 29
  3. Welder

    Moog · Buffalo, NY

    Potential Match
    • $38–$47 an hour
    • Aerospace Manufacturing
    • 5+ years

    Senior welder operating electron beam, orbital, and TIG welding equipment on precision space and defense components; sets up and maintains welders, inspects welds under microscope, leads the work cell, and trains technicians.

    Why this matched

    Your experience maps to equipment maintenance, team leadership, and training.

    Shares 3 of your 6 skills:

    • Equipment Maintenance
    • Team Leadership
    • Training
    View Job On moog.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com · Added Sep 24