Shipboard Electrician - Norfolk VA

Job Description

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Shipboard Electrician

Position Summary:

As Shipboard Motor and Motor Controller Support Electrician, you will provide maintenance and technical support of shipboard electrical systems and components as a member of a maintenance team at Newport News Shipbuilding.

Clearance Required:
Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain/maintain a DoD Secret security clearance (DBIDS required)
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Provide technical guidance and instruction to ships' force to enhance their self-sustainability to diagnose problems
Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on shipboard electrical systems and equipment.
Conduct ship-checks to assist in determining scope of work required in accordance with applicable NAVSEA drawings and other technical reference documents.
Assess, troubleshoot, and assist ships' force in the performance of minor repairs, adjustments, and testing on shipboard motor and motor controllers.
Use the following equipment in the shop and shipboard to accomplish requirements: multi-meters, clamp meters, electrical circuit tracers, electrical meggers, gauge manifolds, hydrostatic test rig, and electrical, pneumatic, and hand tools.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

Required Education, Skills, and Experience:
At least 5 years' experience as a shipboard electrician, preferably in the US Navy
Experience with Joint Fleet Maintenance Manual (JFMM), Naval Ships Technical Manual (NSTM)'s Military standards, Test memos, Test Standards, Drawings and Technical Manuals
Maritime Industry (OSHA Code of Federal Regulations 29 CFR 1915) Course 7615
Physical Demands and Expectations:
Ability to speak, read, hear and write, with or without assistance
Ability to use phone and computer systems, copier, fax and other office equipment
Requires walking, reaching, sitting and concentration in the presence of occasional noise
Ability to move in narrow and restricted passageways, up/down steep and narrow ladders or stairways onboard ship
Ability to lift, carry and move objects up to 50 lbs. in weight
Ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
Noise conditions range from very quiet to loud noise