Marine Electrician (Entry-Level) - Charleston, SC Jobs

Entry Marine Electrician

Position Description & Qualifications If you love and enjoy engaging in manual projects supporting our U.S Naval Ships, Serco has a great opportunity for you! Serco is hiring an Entry Marine Electrician to be part of a dynamic team supporting our US. Navy. You will be part of a team that works closely with the customer and other Serco team members to deliver quality work performed on-board U.S. Naval Ships located in the beautiful surroundings of Charleston, SC. This position is contingent on the ability to transfer Interim Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain/maintain Secret security clearance. Serco supports our US Naval Ships with successful and safe work for our Navy customer by providing cabling, equipment, and C5ISR system installations for our Navy and the Military. You will join an active team to perform general manual labor to support this critical mission. You will join, fabricate, and assemble various electromechanical and electronic assemblies by applying appropriate safety techniques and the work is performed on-board U.S. Naval Ships and military installations. You will also play a critical role in ensuring that successful and safe work is performed on-board U.S. Naval Ships and our Military installations, which is vital to our Mission to protect and serve our Military. In this role, you will:

• Perform troubleshooting and correct malfunctions.
• Conduct various tests or experiments, which may require minor modifications in test setups or procedures as well as subjective judgments in measurement; selects, sets up, and operates standard test equipment and records test data.
• Performs electrical work on ships, boats, and marine equipment.
• Repair electrical wiring, restoring the electrical connection to power a ship's engine and navigation systems, and securing work areas aboard vessels to avoid electrical shock.
• Gather and maintain specified records of engineering data such as tests, drawings, etc.; performs computations by substituting numbers in specified formulas; plots data and draws simple curves and graphs.
• Perform routine tasks or tests such as tensile or hardness tests; operates and adjusts simple test equipment; records test data.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Active Interim Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain/maintain a DoW Secret clearance.
• This position supports a U.S. Government Contract whose terms require Serco to staff it only with U.S. Citizens, be able to obtain gain access to shipyards.
• A High School Diploma or equivalent.
• A minimum of 1 year direct experience with electrical work on ships, boats, and marine equipment.
• Familiarity with NAVSEA, standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field of electrical repair, fabrication, and installation.
• The ability to work in high heat spaces, climb shipyard dry dock stairs/ladders, work in kneeling position for layout of cable runs under false decking, lift up to 50 pounds with 80% of work requiring carrying, pushing, and/or pulling up to 40 pounds for majority of shift while being in a standing, crouching, or walking position.
• Attention to safety, which is critical.
• Be able to get respirator qualified and wear proper PPE throughout their work shift.
• Candidate must be willing to travel up to 10%.
• The ability to work onsite in Charleston, SC.

If you are interested in supporting and working with our team across the globe on a passionate, talented, and diverse Serco team- then submit your application now for immediate consideration. It only takes a few minutes and could change your career! Military Veterans and Spouses encouraged to apply!