Under general supervision, the Electrician mounts and hooks up light fixtures and receptacles and repairs electrical cords. The employee installs and hooks up basic electrical equipment in accordance with applicable rules and codes, learns to use electrical cable pull lists and identify shipyard cable types, pulls shipboard cable, secures cable in trays, and packs and seals electrical penetrations in bulkheads. The employee works with other craftsmen, learns to read blueprints and schematics, and performs other duties as assigned. Regular attendance is required. The role may require flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays. Employees must comply with company, federal, state, and local safety, ethics, and environmental requirements. This position has no supervisory responsibilities. Work takes place in a heavy industrial shipyard environment. Employees may encounter electrical shock hazards, moving machinery, vibration, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and continual loud noise. Rigorous compliance with safety procedures and personal protective equipment requirements is mandatory. The role involves active physical work, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing, and frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds. Employees must be able to work at heights of at least 50 feet, on scaffolding or man-lifts, in confined spaces, and in extreme heat or cold. Physical and medical qualification to wear required personal protective equipment is required.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED