Marine Electrician

Job Description

We are currently taking resumes/applications for an experienced Marine Electrician for Port Fourchon and surrounding area. Duties/Responsibilities may or may not be limited to the following:

Job Scope: Installing and repairing wiring, fixtures, and equipment for all electrical services aboard ship and in shipyard facilities, following blueprints and wiring diagrams.

• Position Requirements:
  • MUST pass drug screen
  • MUST have reliable transportation
  • MUST provide own basic hand tools
  • MUST provide PPE (Hard hat, steel toes, safety glasses, & gloves)
• Required Skills:
  • Candidate must have ELECTRICIAN & 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.
• Duties/Responsibilities:
  • 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 solder 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 of 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 noting date, and extent of repairs and/or alterations.
  • Cleaning and preparing a job site
  • Manages 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.
• Compliance Responsibilities:
  • Comply with company policies and legal guidelines, helping to maintain a safe and orderly work environment.
  • Meet quality and performance requirements as outlined by quality assurance and production standards.
  • Report safety hazards, quality, and production issues to management immediately.
• Physical Requirements:
  • 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.
• Documents
  
  Required:
  
  
  • Driver's License/Identification
  • Social Security Card/Birth Certificate
• Pay:
  • $28.00 Per Hour
  • Weekly Pay
  • Pay
    
    Schedule:
    
    Monday - Sunday

Qualified candidates can submit a resume or apply on the attached link: ATS/jb.do?reqGK=&portal

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