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Marine Electrician

Job Summary:

Willis Custom Yachts Marine Electricians are responsible for installing, inspecting, repairing and replacing electrical components and wiring. They will also be responsible for the repair and maintenance of electrical systems and equipment on board vessels.

Responsibilities:

• Repair or replace wiring equipment or fixtures, using hand tools or power tools
• Examine electrical system of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures, using testing devices, like ohmmeters, voltmeters, or oscilloscopes, to confirm compatibility and safety of system
• Use different types of tools or equipment, like power construction equipment, measuring devices, power tools, and testing equipment, like oscilloscopes, ammeters, or check lamps
• Work from ladders and scaffolds to put in, maintain, or repair electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures
• Diagnose faulty systems, apparatus, or parts, using equipment and hand tools to find the reason for a breakdown and correct the problem
• Inspect electrical systems, equipment, or parts to spot hazards, defects, or the necessity for adjustment or repair, and to confirm compliance with codes
• Follow blueprints to see the placement of wiring or equipment, and to confirm correspondence to assembling and safety codes
• Place passage pipes, or tubing, within selected partitions, walls, or alternative hidden areas, and pull insulated wires or cables through the passage to finish circuits between boxes
• Perform physically difficult tasks, like excavation trenches to put passage or moving or lifting serious metal objects
• Work on the installation of ground leads and connect power cables to equipment, like motors
• Construct and fabricate elements, using hand tools and specifications
• Provide preliminary sketches or value estimates for materials or services
• Work on installation, maintenance, repair and replacement of marine electrical (AC/DC) and electronic systems for powerboats and sailboats