Shipboard Electrician

Location: Lewes, DE

Salary: $35-38 per hour

Total Compensation: $72-80K + Bonus + Full Benefits

Job Description

The Shipboard Electrician is responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and installing electrical equipment and systems on board vessels, shore-tie installations, and other shore side facilities. This position follows established safety practices to prevent personal injury and property damage. It is a bargaining unit position represented by the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association.

Responsibilities

• Design, install, diagnose problems, and service electrical system components
• Diagnose and repair electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic devices or systems
• Repair and overhaul electric motors and controllers
• Take periodic measurements of electrical devices for ABS and Coast Guard
• Install or maintain shipboard sound powered phone systems
• Repair and maintain power distribution switchboards, electrical generators, and all other shipboard power distribution components
• Maintain a clean and safe work area
• Assist other skilled employees in their craft

Equipment Used

• All types of mechanical and pneumatic hand tools
• Drill presses, electric drills and grinders, hydraulic hole punches
• Electric wire and cable strippers and crimpers, wire and cable bundling tools, arbor press
• Motor vehicles including trucks and fork lift
• Two-way radios, computers, soldering equipment, irons and torches
• Assortment of electrical and electronic measuring devices necessary to make diagnosis and effect repairs

Skills and Abilities

• Familiarity with all types of hand tools and measuring devices
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics and blueprints
• Ability to create technical documents and briefings
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to repair and troubleshoot control circuits
• Knowledge of marine electrical requirements of the USCG and ABS for the Delaware Bay and vessels
• Ability to install marine cable and wiring in an approved, neat, and safe manner
• Knowledge of safety precautions in the field
• Knowledge of relevant electrical and electronics conventions and codes

Education and Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Experience working with shipboard electrical systems
• Experience working on vessels certificated by the USCG under Title 46 CFR Subchapters H or I preferred

Licenses, Registrations, and/or Certificates

• Valid driver’s license
• Must apply for and receive Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) and Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) within 90 days of employment
• Must obtain F.C.C. General Radio Telephone License with Radar Endorsement
• Must complete Sperry Gyro, Radar, and Antenna training

Special Requirements

• Subject to background investigation and pre-employment physical including drug test
• Direct deposit or enrollment in payroll card program required for biweekly pay
• Availability for duty at various hours and willingness to sail on vessels as needed
• Ability to lift, carry, and transport heavy equipment and boxes (less than 20 lbs.)
• Ability to work on high ladders, aloft, or over the side of vessels
• Ability to work in extreme temperatures and humidity, and in confined spaces with a respirator if necessary

Ideal Candidate

• Must be a U.S. Citizen (requirement of US Coast Guard for mariner credentials)
• Possess a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
• Demonstrated experience working on vessels certificated by the USCG under Title 46 CFR Subchapters H or I
• F.C.C. General Radio Telephone License with Radar Endorsement
• Demonstrated experience working on Sperry Gyro, Radar, and Antennas