POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for Preventative and Corrective Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance. Will troubleshoot and make repairs on production equipment such as conveyors, dust collectors, motors, gear reducers, variable frequency drivers, and programmable logic controllers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: Because Eastern Shipbuilding is continually growing to meet the needs of our customers, the essential duties and responsibilities may be different than described.

• Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.

• Read schematics for electric, hydraulic, and pneumatic and make repairs and installations off those.
• Fill out reports on work performed and keep track of production down times as well as repair times.
• Troubleshoot and repair Ethernet and DeviceNet systems.
• Repair overhead cranes and hoists.
• Repair tools and ancillary production equipment such as presses, band saws, pumps, spray guns, and sanders.
• Repair CNC Plasma equipment as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

REQUIREMENTS

Education/ Experience/ Knowledge: High school diploma or GED equivalence and three to five years of mechanical and electrical maintenance experience desired. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Working knowledge and experience of operating overhead cranes and welding experience desired. Requires knowledge of ship terminology, safety, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.

Skills: Ability to demonstrate effective troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Requires basic to intermediate level Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook experience. Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, supervisors, and employees. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to read and understand blueprints. Knowledge of the safe operation and use of hand and power tools. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure. Ability to read a tape measure.

Behavioral Attributes: Integrity, ethics, flexibility/ adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety-conscious, and multitasking. Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing throughout the workday. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must be physically and medically qualified to wear all required personal protective equipment, as prescribed under Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. The employee must be able to work above ground at heights of a minimum of 50 feet aloft and/or working from scaffolding and/ or man-lifts while working with machinery; in confined spaces and withstanding extreme heat and cold in an outside climate or confined space.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee may be exposed to the risk of electrical shock, moving mechanical parts, vibration, fumes, airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, continual loud noise, and other hazards found in a heavy industrial shipyard environment. Rigorous compliance with safety procedures, policies, and personal safety equipment requirements is therefore mandatory.