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Chief Electrician

Job Description - Chief Electrician

Description

  • Allocate tasks to crew members and supervise activities to ensure that safe operating procedures are followed

  • Analyze and remedy issues/faults that are beyond the scope of Chief Electrician subordinates

  • Keep track of inventory and liaise with superiors for the procurement of required spare parts, without undue overstocking

  • Ensure that work areas are kept clean and safe working practices are employed

  • Maintain appropriate records of work done and consumables used

  • Prepare scope of maintenance/repair works required for dry-dock / non-commissioned vessels, equipment and installations and work in close coordination with superiors to monitor subcontracted work

  • Compliance in accordance with section/Company policies & procedures, Policy of Integrity & Code of Conduct and HSE standards

  • Implement maintenance programs

  • Review detailed daily, weekly and monthly work plans, allocate duties and monitor performance to ensure deadlines are met and that completed work meets set standards

  • Train and mentor junior colleagues in job methodology to enable them to gain an understanding how work is to be undertaken and to improve their effectiveness



Responsibilities

  • Must be familiar with functioning & maintenance works of A/C systems, refrigeration plant (Chillers, package units, split units, freezers, etc) and physical plant components.

  • Good experience in supervising and planning preventive maintenance of Power management systems, UPS systems, transformers, power distribution boards, capacitor banks, ACBs, VCBs, etc

  • Good experience in supervising & planning repair, maintenance & troubleshooting of Fixed firefighting and detection equipment & Gas Detection systems for both addressable & conventional types.

  • Good experience in installation, repair, maintenance & troubleshooting of different marine industrial electrical equipment (Derrick/Pedestal Cranes, Huisman/SAS/Remacut/ Westech HMD pipe tensioner and pipe handling equipment, Automatic Welding systems, mooring winch system, Ballasting tank level monitoring systems, variable frequency drives, etc..)

  • Ability to read/interpret drawings/line diagrams

  • Must be able to work as part of a team in remote locations 

  • Good written and spoken English language skills

  • Good communication skills



Qualifications

  • Three-Year Diploma in Engineering in a related discipline, or equivalent

  • Minimum 08 years of relevant experience in similar industries, of which at least 04 years as an Assistant Chief Electrician



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