Marine Electrician (Mastertradesperson 3)- 30911
About The Position
HII’s Mission Technologies Division is hiring a Marine Electrician for its Elevator Support Unit. This full-time position is located in Chesapeake, Virginia, and supports contracted skilled-trades work on weapon and aircraft elevators and related systems aboard U.S. Navy ships. Travel within and outside the continental United States may be required, and the role may involve riding ships at sea for extended periods. The Marine Electrician performs maintenance and technical support on elevators, elevator doors, equipment, integrated systems, subsystems, and software at customer and field locations. The role analyzes elevator operations and performance; troubleshoots, maintains, repairs, installs, upgrades, and removes electrical systems and associated equipment; and supports engineering field changes. The position also involves customer and subcontractor interaction, providing work direction, preparing and using technical documentation, and scheduling, reporting, and briefing customers and senior management.
Requirements
- High school education, trade school education, or equivalent, and four years of related experience.
- Provide own hand tools as designated for the trades specialty.
- Working knowledge and experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems and associated equipment.
- Proficient in reading drawings and schematics.
- Able to follow and enforce safety procedures to ensure a safe and secure work environment.
- Able to obtain and maintain a DoD Confidential security clearance.
- Able to obtain base access credentials within 60 days of the start date and maintain them throughout employment.
- Able to lift, carry, and transport heavy equipment and boxes; the minimum stated weight is 30 pounds.
- Able to work on and climb ladders and work in extreme temperatures, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions, and in confined spaces.
- Able to perform duties that may involve high heat, humidity, noise, dirty conditions, working aloft, or working over vessel sides.
- May be required to wear a respirator.
Nice To Haves
- Experience maintaining and repairing Navy and/or Military Sealift Command shipboard cargo and weapons elevators, ordnance handling equipment, and vertical package conveyors.
- Current, active DoD Confidential security clearance or higher.
- Previous experience working with PLC controllers.
- Ability to read and understand the use of precision measuring tools.
- Ability to identify system and component locations based on ship structure.
- Previous experience and ability to use meters and test equipment.
- Technical or professional certifications.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and provide technical support for elevators, elevator doors, equipment, integrated systems, subsystems, and software at customer and field locations.
- Analyze and evaluate elevator operations and related performance.
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair electrical systems and associated equipment to resolve problems promptly.
- Install, upgrade, and remove electrical systems on elevators and elevator-door components, including coordinated engineering field changes.
- Apply knowledge of production and processes to complete assignments.
- Interface with customers, manage subcontractors, and provide work direction to others.
- Develop and use technical documents, including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports, and task or trip reports.
- Schedule work and report and brief customers and senior management.
- Perform duties outside the specialty as needed to complete installations or work assignments.
Benefits
- Medical insurance plan choices
- Dental insurance plan choices
- Vision insurance plan choices
- Wellness resources
- Employee assistance programs
- 401(k) savings plan options
- Financial planning tools
- Life insurance
- Employee discounts
- Paid holidays
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships
- Competitive benefits
- Educational and training programs for career growth
- Possible bonus or other non-recurrent compensation for qualified positions, if applicable
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
