Marine Mechanic

Base Pay Range

$60,000.00/yr - $75,000.00/yr

Requisition Number: 26503
Required Travel: 26 - 50%

Employment Type:

Full Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $60,000.00 - $75,000.00
Security Clearance:
Ability to Obtain
Level of

Experience:

Mid

Join HII as we keep the world's most powerful Navy afloat! Join our Elevator Support Unit (ESU) as a Marine Mechanic! This position will support contracted skilled trades work on Weapon Elevators and Aircraft Elevators and their systems on U.S. Navy ships. Travel within and outside of the continental United States may be required. This is a full‑time position, located in San Diego, CA.

• Installs, operates, maintains, repairs and modifies shipboard elevator mechanical and hydraulic equipment.
• Performs a variety of maintenance and technical support on elevators and elevator doors such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations.
• Analyzes and evaluates elevator operations and related performance.
• Troubleshoots, diagnoses malfunctions, and grooms elevators to eliminate problems in minimum time. Installs, upgrades and removes elevator and elevator door components ensuring coordinative engineering field change.
• Applies comprehensive understanding of production and processes toward completion of assignments.
• Responsible for interfacing with customers, managing subcontractors and providing work direction to others.
• Develops and uses technical documents including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports and task or trip reports.
• Schedules, reports and briefs customers and senior management. Performs duties outside of specialty to complete installation or work assignment.

• High School education, or Trade School or equivalent, and 6 years of related experience.
• Must provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty.
• Must have experience performing troubleshooting, preventative maintenance and testing of mechanical systems.
• Must be able to read drawings and schematics.
• Must be able to conduct on-site installation of equipment while following established safety, qualified control & testing procedures.
• Must be able to calibrate and make minor repairs on tools/equipment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain base access credentials.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.

• Experience related to maintenance and repair of shipboard aircraft elevator and/or ordnance handling equipment and vertical package conveyors.
• Experience in the operation, repair and maintenance of marine electro‑mechanical and/or hydraulic systems.
• Prior shipboard experience.
• Candidates who hold a current or active DoD secret clearance or higher.
• Candidate with related technical training, degrees and/or certifications.

Must be able to lift, carry and transport heavy equipment and boxes. The exact weight requirements will be determined by the specific job, but no less than 30 lbs. Able to work on and climb ladders, work in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions and in confined spaces. Able to perform other duties as required which may involve high heat, humidity, noise and dirty conditions, working aloft or over the sides of vessels.

May ride ships at sea for extended periods. May require wearing a respirator. Travel may be required within and outside of the continental United States.

We offer competitive benefits such as best‑in‑class medical, dental and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs;
Savings Plan Options (401(k)); financial planning tools, life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; as well as early childhood and post‑secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non‑recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

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