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Position: Marine Electrician
Location: Hythe, Southampton
Rate: £23 - £24p/hour - 40 hours a week
Type: Contract
Job ID: 187/60
HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping & Energy and Aerospace sectors. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.
The below job description will outline this position of: Marine Electrician
We are looking for a Marine Electrician for one of our maritime clients.
Typically, this person will be working from electrical schematics as well as investigation and diagnostics of existing of equipment. You will be able to install, fault find and repair electrical installations, including motor starters and equipment control panels to an exacting standard.
HSB Technical’s client is a very established and well-regarded business entity.
Duties and responsibilities of the Marine Electrician:

  • Install cable support systems.
  • Run and dress cabling in an extremely neat fashion.
  • Install control cabinet enclosures.
  • Test your own work to recognised standards (IEE 17th Test and Inspect).
  • Assist other departments with their temporary power requirements taking into account electrical loads and distances involved.
  • Assist the commissioning engineers and take an active role in commissioning equipment
    Qualifications and requirement for the Marine Electrician:
  • Apprentice trained or NVQ Level 3.
  • A proven track record in a marine electrical role.
  • Experience with 3-phase, motors, motor starters, distribution systems.
  • Previous experience of working on new build vessels
  • Extremely neat work
    This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical who have been appointed to act as the recruitment consultancy for this role

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