Marine Electrician (Mastertradesperson 3)- 30911

HII•Chesapeake, VA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

HII’s Mission Technologies Division is hiring a Marine Electrician for its Elevator Support Unit (ESU). The role supports contracted skilled-trades work on weapon and aircraft elevators and their systems aboard U.S. Navy ships. It is a full-time, hourly, non-exempt position located in Chesapeake, Virginia, with travel within and outside the continental United States potentially required. The Marine Electrician performs maintenance and technical support for elevators, elevator doors, equipment, integrated systems, subsystems, and software at customer or field locations. The role evaluates elevator operations and performance; troubleshoots, maintains, and repairs electrical systems and associated equipment; and installs, upgrades, or removes electrical systems and elevator-door components in coordination with engineering field changes. The position also involves customer and subcontractor coordination, directing work, creating and using technical documentation, and providing schedules, reports, and briefings to customers and senior management. The employee may perform work outside their specialty to complete an installation or assignment. Candidates must have a high school education, trade school education, or equivalent, plus four years of related experience. They must provide designated hand tools, have experience troubleshooting and repairing electrical systems, read drawings and schematics, follow and enforce safety procedures, and be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Confidential security clearance and base-access credentials. The work may involve physically demanding conditions aboard ships and in shipyards, including confined spaces, extreme temperatures, and extended periods at sea.

Requirements

High school education, trade school education, or equivalent, and four years of related experience.
Provide own hand tools as designated for the trade specialty.
Working knowledge and experience troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing electrical systems and associated equipment.
Proficiency in reading drawings and schematics.
Ability to follow and enforce safety procedures.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Confidential security clearance.
Ability to obtain base-access credentials within 60 days of the start date and maintain them throughout employment.
Ability to lift, carry, and transport heavy equipment and boxes, with a minimum weight requirement of 30 pounds.
Ability to work on and climb ladders and work in extreme temperatures, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions, and in confined spaces.
Ability to perform duties that may involve high heat, humidity, noise, dirty conditions, working aloft, or working over the sides of vessels.
Ability to ride ships at sea for extended periods and wear a respirator if required.
Ability to travel within and outside the continental United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience maintaining and repairing Navy or MSC 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 using meters and test equipment.
Technical or professional certifications.

Responsibilities

Perform maintenance and technical support on elevators, elevator doors, equipment, integrated systems, subsystems, and software at customer or field locations.
Analyze and evaluate elevator operations and related performance.
Troubleshoot, maintain, and repair electrical systems and associated equipment to resolve problems efficiently.
Install, upgrade, and remove electrical systems on elevators and elevator-door components while coordinating 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 controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports, and task or trip reports.
Schedule, report, and brief customers and senior management.
Perform duties outside the specialty as needed to complete installations or work assignments.
Follow and enforce safety procedures to maintain a safe and secure work environment.