Marine Electrician

We have an exciting opportunity for Marine Electricians in Portsmouth, Virginia for with one of our Clients in the Ship Repair Industry.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Must hold active security clearance
• Must have at least six years of experience as an electrician in the maritime industry.
• Perform work requiring a thorough knowledge of electrical theory and principles, statutory codes, properties of materials and principles of operation of electrical equipment under direction of supervisor.
• Ensure compliance of OSHA, USCG, ABS, U.S. Navy and company safety requirements concerning work assignments
• Prepare and install equipment or system alterations in accordance with the technical specifications.
• Maintain and repair electrical and electro-mechanical systems of ferries, dredges, and all other marine vessels.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics and blueprints, planning, laying-out and installing equipment and cabling.
• Place conduit, pipes or tubing, inside designated partitions, walls, or other concealed areas, and pull insulated wires or cables through the conduit to complete circuits between boxes.
• Repair/Replace cables and connectors.
• Install, maintain, and repair AC and DC generators, switchboards, distribution panels, lighting and alarm circuits, electronic equipment and cables.
• Disconnect and reconnect motors and electrical equipment.
• Adjust/align or replace components of motors, generators, and alternators such as bearings, centrifugal switches, brushes, diodes, etc.
• Install conduit to bulkheads with brackets and screws, using hand tools, and threads wires through conduit to terminals, such as connection boxes, circuit breakers, voltage regulators, and switch panels.
• Perform maintenance and repair of generators, switchboards, controllers, circuit breakers, electrical motors, distribution panels, alarm and lighting circuits.
• Identify various cables by cable types, number of conductors and wire size.
• Remove and install cables found overhead (ceiling), along a bulkhead (wall) or underneath deck (floor)- cable runs may range from a few feet to more than a thousand feet. Assistance during the cable runs varies according to the cable size, length of the run, and physical difficulty.
• Test electrical characteristics such as voltage construct instrument panels, using hand tools, rulers, dividers, and power drills, following specification.
• Board ships via stairs, ladders, and gangways with tool bags and needed equipment.

HOURS:

• May work 8,10 or 12 hours shifts.

PAY:

• Pay starts at $30/hour

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