Electrician for Offshore Vessels

Job Description

Position Summary
The electrician installs and repairs wiring, fixtures, and all equipment for electrical services on board ships, vessels, in shipyard facilities, or at remote locations to perform work that is related to shipyard operations.
Essential Job Functions
Performs work according to blueprints, lay-out drawings, wiring diagrams, or by oral instruction.
Installs conduit to walls or bulkheads with brackets and screws using hand tools. May tack weld brackets using welding equipment. May cut metal with cutting torch for the purpose of installing brackets or wiring.
Threads wires through conduit or hangers to terminals such as connection boxes, circuit breakers, voltage regulators, and switch panels.
Strips insulation from wire ends and connects ends using screw-type connectors or solders ends to terminals using hand tools and soldering iron.
Connects power-supply circuits to radio, radar, sonar, fire control, mechanical power systems, and other electronic equipment.
Tests electrical characteristics such as voltage, resistance, and phase angle in circuits using voltmeters, ohmmeters, and phase-rotation indicators.
May construct instrument panels using hand tools, rulers, and power tools.
Performs other incidental tasks such as transporting tools, materials, and supplies. May use overhead cranes. May also operate company vehicle