A Class Electrician - SDCA (Night Shift)

Authorities / Responsibilities

• Certified in marine electrical installation.
• Experienced with good quality level of termination skills.
• Experienced with good level of commissioned skills.
• Able to work from detailed Electrical and Mechanical drawings and instructions.
• Works with a sense of urgency, efficiency, and productive output.
• Assists in the provision of on-the-job training in conjunction with Supervisors.
• Maintains safe work practices and adheres to safety policies and procedures.
• Able to meet goals.
• Enhances and encourages skill development of all staff.
• Able to work with minimal supervision and be responsible for assuring the quality of the employee’s own work.
• Keeps impeccable time keeping and absentee records.
• Provides constructive feedback to appropriate Supervisor/Foreman/manager.
• Plans and sets time frames on jobs with accuracy.
• Actively plans and implements production improvements.
• Safeguards correct construction procedures in compliance with Austal standards.
• Performs and executes work in compliance with NAVSEA STD Items.
• Able to travel to off-site work locations.
• Follows Austal Off-Site Temporary Assignment Policy (SUP270).
• Able to work under pressure.
• Able to work overtime as required.

Qualifications / Knowledge / Experience

• Three (3) years of experience in AC/DC installations required.
• Proficient with electrical systems including but not limited to machinery shutdown / navigational communications / internal communications / PLC Systems.
• Experienced level of termination skills of AC/DC and control systems.
• Sound knowledge in the installation of cabling systems to meet marine class society, Navy and Coast Guard regulations.
• Interpretations of electrical schematics and documentation.
• Formal Electrical training through an apprenticeship or comparable program is preferred.
• Shipbuilding experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of commissioning AC/DC and control systems is preferred.
• High School Diploma/GED equivalent required or two years maritime experience.
• Able to travel to off-site work locations.
• Follows Off-Site Temporary Assignment Policy (SUP270).

Tools

• Demonstrates a high level of competency in the use of all trade related power tools, testing equipment.
• Able to train workforce on safe use of all power and hand tools and testing equipment.
• Supplies own trade tools to maintain productive output and perform 1st class electrical duties.

Direction

• Exercises direction in conjunction with the Supervisor to assist in training, assistants, and Apprentices on own crew.
• Exercises discretion by adhering to schedule and meeting goals as set by Supervisor while maintaining productive output.
• Liaises with Supervisors, Foremen, Production Manager, PDSS Leadership, Safety personnel.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to tour all vessels and work sites.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• Specific Physical Requirements Include The Following:
• Must have the ability to bend, squat, stoop, crawl, and kneel.
• Perform prolonged standing.
• Able to turn head from side to side and about the vertical axis.
• Able to turn body at the waist from side to side and about the vertical axis.
• Lift/push/pull 50lbs to 75lbs on an occasional basis.
• Lift/push/pull up to 20lbs on a frequent basis.
• Must have the ability to climb in a safe manner (climbing as a minimum includes stairs, scaffolding, ladders, and ramps).
• Able to work at heights above 12’ while working from ladders, scaffolding and/or man lifts.
• Able to work at a variety of levels (ex. waist, eye, overhead).
• Demonstrate the ability to safely and appropriately use required tools and equipment.
• Demonstrate good balance while working on uneven surfaces and maneuvering obstacles.
• Possess sufficient handgrip and coordination to carry and operate tools and equipment.
• Able to utilize personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toes shoes, goggles, respirator, safety harness, safety line, flotation gear, etc.) safely per OSHA standards.
• Able to withstand cold and hot temperatures.
• Able to enter 18” x 36” openings and work in confined spaces for prolonged periods of time.
• Able to respond to verbal and audible sounds/commands.
• Able to utilize adequate visual skills.
• Able to fully extend the arm while reaching overhead, reaching out, reaching to the side and reaching down.
• Able to perceive attributes of an object/material such as size, shape, temperature and texture by means of receptors in the hands and fingers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters whole performing the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat.
• The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes and/or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and heat and cold.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.

Safety

• Must comply with company, federal, state, and local safety and environmental rules and regulations while performing daily job tasks.

Compensation

Pay rate: $42.75 per hour

Equal Employment Commitment

Austal’s commitment to equal employment opportunity applies at all levels of employment, in all job titles, including the executive level, and to all employment actions, including but not limited to decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, training, and promotion. If you need reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the application process, please contact us at the following phone number: 251-445-1932.