Marine Electrician

Experienced Marine Electricians

We are currently taking resumes/applications for an experienced Marine Electricians for Houma, LA and surrounding area. Duties/Responsibilities may/may not be limited to the following:

Installing and repairs wiring, fixtures, and equipment for all electrical services aboard ship and in shipyard facilities, following blueprints and wiring diagrams.

• MUST be able to pass drug screen
• MUST have reliable transportation.
• MUST be able to provide own basic hand tools
• MUST be able to provide PPE (Hard hat, steel toes, safety glasses, & gloves)

• Candidate must have ELECTRIC AN & conduit experience
• Knowledge of electrical systems, hand tools, and industrial equipment.
• Awareness of national, state, and local electrical codes and regulations.
• Motivated self-starter who can manage projects and make decisions.
• Ability to read schematics, blueprints, and other technical documents.
• Requires extensive knowledge of electrical components as well as electrical safety codes and regulations.
• Must also be able to understand and make decisions based on technical documents, such as blueprints, schematics, or instructions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Installs conduit to bulkheads with brackets and screws, using hand tools, and threads wires through conduit to terminals, for example connection boxes, circuit breakers, voltage regulators, and switch panels.
• Strips insulation from wire ends and solders ends to terminals, using stripping pliers and soldering iron. Connects power-supply circuits to radio, radar, sonar, fire control, and other electronic equipment.
• Tests electrical characteristics, for example, voltage, resistance, and phase angle, in circuits, using voltmeters, ohmmeters, and phase rotation indicators.
• May also construct instrument panels, using hand tools, rulers, dividers, and power drills, following specifications.
• 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 to 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.
• Cleaning and preparing a job site
• Manage housekeeping activities when requested.
• Maintain the work area clean, safe, and organized.
• Assist in waste disposal and recycling activities.
• Execute daily work instructions received from Supervisor in a timely manner.
• Work effectively to meet or exceed productivity goals while maintaining high quality standards.
• Understand safety precautions associated with working in trenches and trench boxes.

• Must be able to lift up to 55 lbs
• Must have good endurance
• Must be able to stand, bend, stoop, squat, or kneel regularly, as well as climb stairs and ladders to complete tasks.
• Ability to work outdoors in harsh weather conditions
• Ability to work in varying hot and cold environments
• Ability to work in an environment with exposures to dust, dirt and various other debris, metal and paint fumes, gases
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to high, precarious places and outside weather conditions
• The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and risk of electrical shock

• Driver's License/Identification
• Social Security Card/Birth Certificate

• DOE
• Weekly Pay
• Pay
  
  Schedule:
  
  Monday - Sunday