Electrician

Fincantieri Marine Group has a hiring need for Electricians at our modern shipyard in Marinette, WI with 550,000 square feet of manufacturing, warehouse and receiving space. This is a 1st shift role, Monday - Thursday 5AM - 3:00PM.

Fincantieri Marine Group is a main subsidiary of Fincantieri, a global organization with 20 shipyards across the world, a workforce of twenty thousand people and a mission to be world leaders in all segments that demand the very best in marine solutions. We strive to be the shipbuilder of choice in safety, quality, value and dependability by offering innovative and competitive maritime solutions tailored to our customers' needs.

Life at FMG

Fincantieri Marine Group offers rewarding careers across our Wisconsin shipyards in Marinette, Sturgeon Bay, and Green Bay, as well as our Washington, D.C. headquarters. We provide competitive pay, excellent benefits, advancement opportunities, and long-term job security through a strong project backlog.

We believe real change comes from passionate, dedicated people who shape our company's future--and their own--within a legacy of over 230 years of shipbuilding excellence.

Position Summary

The Electrician is responsible for installing and repairing wiring, fixtures, and equipment for all electrical services aboard ship and in shipyard facilities, following blueprints and wiring diagrams. The individual must have working knowledge of electrical theory and procedures and the ability to troubleshoot, repair, and install shipboard electrical systems and equipment (600 V and less) in accordance with specifications and drawings.

Essential Skills and Functions

• Installs conduit to bulkheads with brackets and screws, using hand tools, and threads wires through conduit to terminals, such as connection boxes, circuit breakers, voltage regulators, and switch panels.
• Strip insulation from wire ends and solders ends to terminals, using stripping pliers and soldering iron.
• Runs cables, lines and leads, terminations/connector fabrication, packing of cable transits and harnessing cables.
• Connects power-supply circuits to radio, radar, sonar, fire control, and other electronic equipment. Tests electrical characteristics, such as voltage, resistance, and phase angle, in circuits, using voltmeters, ohmmeters, and phase rotation indicators. May construct instrument panels, using hand tools, rulers, dividers, and power drills, following specifications.
• Test internal circuits of major units or electrical equipment for continuity, short circuits, and grounds and measure electrical quantities and compare with established values.
• Must be physically and medically capable to wear all required personal protective equipment (PPE) required for the job as prescribed under OSHA standards. PPE includes hard hat, safety glasses, steel toe boots, goggles, respirator, safety harness, safety line, flotation gear, etc.