Electrical Helper

Job Summary:

The Electrical Helper is responsible for assisting Electricians with installation, wiring, expediting material, cleaning, and maintaining the workspace and surrounding shop in an orderly fashion. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Gathers tools and supplies to be used at work sites. 
• Measures, cuts, and bends wire and conduit. 
• Drill holes for wiring and pulls or pushes wiring through opening. 
• Assists in lifting, positioning, and fastening objects such as wiring and conduit. 
• Performs minor repairs such as replacing fuses and switches. 
• Maintains tools and equipment and keeps supplies and parts readily available. 
• Cleans work area, machines, tools, and equipment. 
• Performs other routine duties as needed. 

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

Job Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Basic reading, writing and arithmetic skills are required
• Familiarity with blueprints and drawings helpful. 
• Ability to read and interpret documents and instructions
• Ability to take directions and follow instructions
• Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly
• Ability to work a variety of assignments and locations on a daily or hourly basis
• Strong ability to be reliable, dependable, and work as a team

Language Ability:

Ability to communicate effectively in English 

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule

Physical Requirements: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job are medium/heavy in nature. 

• Frequent standing, balancing, walking, climbing ladders or equipment, reaching above shoulder or out in front, manual dexterity, pushing, pulling, kneeling, bending, seeing, hearing and occasionally lowering self into confined spaces, crawling through small openings and working in reclined positions, as needed. 
• Physical ability to lift, push, pull and carry 50+ lbs., bend, stoop and climb scaffold and work on elevated work surfaces, beams, ladders, and confined spaces.  
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, talk or hear. 
• The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Works in all areas of the shipyard and on-board ships.
• Hearing warning signals and reading and comprehending safety instructions. 
• Must be able to maintain general safety awareness and avoid hazards commonly present in employee’s work area.