Date Posted: February 1, 2018
Job Description: Electrician
Job Category: Shipboard Industrial
Job Title: Electrician
Duties, task, and responsibilities:
- Repair or replace wiring equipment or fixtures, using hand tools or power tools
- Examine electrical system of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures, using testing devices, like ohmmeters, voltmeters, or oscilloscopes, to confirm compatibility and safety of system
- Use different types of tools or equipment, like power construction equipment, measuring devices, power tools, and testing equipment, like oscilloscopes, ammeters, or check lamps
- Work from ladders, scaffolds, or roofs to put in, maintain, or repair electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures
- Diagnose faulty systems, apparatus, or parts, using equipment and hand tools to find the reason for a breakdown and correct the problem
- Inspect electrical systems, equipment, or parts to spot hazards, defects, or the necessity for adjustment or repair, and to confirm compliance with codes
- Prepare sketches or follow blueprints to see the placement of wiring or equipment, and to confirm correspondence to assembling and safety codes
- Place passage pipes, or tubing, within selected partitions, walls, or alternative hidden areas, and pull insulated wires or cables through the passage to finish circuits between boxes
- Work on the installation of ground leads and connect power cables to equipment, like motors
- Construct and fabricate elements, using hand tools and specifications
- Direct or train other employees to put in, maintain, or repair electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures
- Work on installation, maintenance, repair and replacement of marine electrical (AC/DC) and electronic systems for powerboats and sailboats
- Troubleshoot issues for purchasers, give recommendations for drawback resolution; give estimates to client for repair, replacement, and installation per drawback designation and repair/replacement recommendation
- Do customer follow-ups
- Communicate with manufacturers if possible on technical equipments
- Strong client service skills
- Must possess the ability to work in any condition like bending, twisting, and standing to execute normal job duties
- Must have a minimum of five years of recent expertise as a marine skilled worker in a reputable workplace
- Must pass a pre-employment drug check
- Must pass background check (NCIC in order to obtain DBIDs ID
Qualifications:
Qualified applicant must be able to work aboard ships, climbing, bending, and working in confined spaces. Must be a U.S. citizen and be eligible for a government security clearance. Drug testing required before hiring.
Experience:
Three (3) years experience in Auxiliary systems, including; HM&E system repair, installation, modification, and testing of Navy equipment or systems.
Level of Education:
- Graduate of high school, GED, trade school, or industrial school.
- Shipyard apprenticeship program or supplemental vocational training beyond high school in shipboard installation trade.
AIT is an EEO employer and does not discriminate against age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.