Electrical Fitter 3/C

Eastern Shipbuilding Group • Panama City, FL

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision and with assistance as needed, the Electrical Fitter installs, repairs, maintains, and services electrical equipment and fittings in accordance with regulations and specifications. The role is based in a heavy industrial shipyard environment and requires rigorous compliance with safety procedures, policies, and personal protective equipment requirements. Duties may change, and employees may be assigned other duties as needed.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalence, plus one or more years of previous electrical fitter experience in a shipyard desired; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Ability to read and comprehend written, verbal, and diagram-form plans and instructions.
• Ability to read and understand simple electrical specifications, wiring and circuit diagrams, and building plans.
• Knowledge of safe operation and use of hand and power tools.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to read a tape measure.
• Demonstrate integrity, ethics, flexibility and adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety consciousness, and ability to multitask.
• Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.
• Be physically and medically qualified to wear required personal protective equipment.
• Be able to work at heights of at least 50 feet, on scaffolding or man-lifts, in confined spaces, and in extreme heat and cold.

Nice To Haves

• Experience tack welding with 7018, 6011, and stainless rods, as well as MIG and aluminum welding.
• Knowledge of lock-out/tag-out procedures.

Responsibilities

• Attend work regularly and work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
• Comply with company, federal, state, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations, and policies.
• Assist with installing electrical equipment such as motor starters, controllers, switchgears, switchboards, busbars, transformers, and control panels.
• Assist with installing meters, instruments, relays, and protection equipment.
• Install brackets and mechanical fittings and perform assembly work in accordance with specifications.
• Assist in rigging and setting equipment and foundations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED