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Driven by technological innovation as “One Company”, our 30,000 people from over 130 nationalities in more than 50 countries work every day to enable the energy transition toward Net Zero. At Saipem, your expertise helps shape the future globally for environmental sustainability.\nJob Title: Winch Operator\nLocation: Offshore (Azerbaijan)\nJob Description:\nWe are looking for experienced offshore personnel with proven expertise in winch and anchor handling operations. Candidates should have a minimum of three (3) years of offshore experience as Winch Operator onboard moored S-Lay Barges or Semi-Submersible Pipelay Vessels with hands-on experience operating winches during marine, pipelay, mooring, and anchor handling activities. Applicants must hold valid offshore certifications and demonstrate a strong commitment to HSE standards, safe working practices, and effective teamwork in a multicultural offshore environment. Candidates should be capable of operating anchor winch systems, supporting vessel positioning activities, and coordinating offshore deck operations.\nMission:\nServe on the bridge assuring the pipelaying operations\nOperate on the control of the anchors in accordance to the tracks determined\nCarry out deck marine activities on deck\nTasks:\nReport to Chief Mate on duty\nAbility and capability to manage winches operations\nCarry out deck marine activities on deck\nSkills:\nCapability to perform general maintenance, repair of the vessel such scraping, cleaning priming and painting.\nKnowledge of the main risks during the operation activities and safe working and environmental protection procedures/practices & rules to be applied. Knowledge of adequate Personal Protective Equipment - purpose, use and maintenance. Knowledge and the correct use of Permit to Work system.\nCapability to manage and understand the risks of anchor handling tug activities and mooring/unmooring operations including mooring analysis, anchor pattern, drawings, calculation of anchor wires catenary using designed software and possible MOC. Knowledge of anchor handling operations limitation and anchor-handling equipment, including anchor handlers and anchor winches as well as types of anchors used in relation to seabed conformity. Knowledge of correct installation and removal of mid line buoy and yokohamas to/from anchor wire. Capability to manage the anchor handling tug activities, deployment of anchors, buoys, chaser pennants and piggy bank anchors, processing anchor planning deployments an relative method to abandon the anchors, capability to monitor communications and anchor movements. Knowledge of different methods of anchors recovering modes in case of pennant buoy/buoy failure (chaser hook).\nCapability to manage the Anchor winch control room and to coordinate operations connected with the anchor winches in order to perform pipelay, pipe recovering and lay down pipes or stop and keep the vessel in the position as required by the operations.\nMandatory Requirements: Minimum (3) years' sea experience as Winch Operator onboard moored S-Lay Barges or Semi-Submersible Pipelay Vessels. Experience with multi-point spread mooring systems (specifically 8, 10, or 12-point configurations) and coordinating all 10+ winches simultaneously..\nLanguages: English Language skills required (minimum B1).\nWhat can we offer to you:\nCorporate Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance.\nOur One Saipem Way soft skills model leverages on skills development, career growth, opportunities to innovate through complex challenges by promoting communication and collaboration to achieve common goals.\nAdditional Information\nWe embrace diversity! At Saipem, we believe that innovation thrives through diversity. Our culture is built on mutual respect, collaboration, inclusion and the belief that our differences drive our progress.\nSafety and Sustainability matter to us! 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