Electrician A

About the position

The electrician installs and repairs wiring, fixtures, and equipment for all electrical services aboard vessels and in the facility.

Responsibilities

• Follows blueprints, schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Installs conduit to bulkheads with brackets and screws and threads wires through conduit to terminals such as connection boxes, circuit breakers, voltage regulators and switch panels.
• Connects power-supply circuits to radio, radar, sonar, fire control and other electronic equipment.
• Tests electrical characteristics, such as voltage, resistance and phase angle in circuits using meters and indicators.
• May construct and install instrument panels, using hand tools, rulers, dividers and power drills, following specifications.

Requirements

• Prior experience as an electrician is required.
• Experience in an industrial or shipyard environment preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of blueprints and drawings or schematics preferred.