Job Description:
Troubleshoots, electrical equipment, and circuits using appropriate test equipment to detect and effect required maintenance, repairs, or replacement requirements. Performs maintenance and repair of generators, switchboards, controllers, circuit breakers, electrical motors, distribution panels, alarm, and lighting circuits. Conducts insulation resistance measurements of electrical cables to determine condition and effects repairs or replacements as required. Supervises and participates in the installation and/or alteration of electrical systems aboard ships. Maintains adequate inventories of electrical spare parts and requisitions replacements as required. Maintains electrical system maintenance histories notating date, and extent of repairs and/or alterations.
Duties, Tasks, 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)
- Also must be familiar with systems removal and installation to include but not limited to:
- HVAC ducting, piping etc
- Cabling (copper and fiber)
- Equipment racks
- Lockers / Furniture
- Fiddle boards
- Connection boxes
- Power panels
- Lighting
- Antennas / Radomes
- Foundations
- Waveguide
- Decking
- Multi pin / Fiber Optic / RF and other type connectors
- Cable tags / Wire markers
- Provide installation assistance during SOVT
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.