JOB SUMMARY:
The Barge Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing routine maintenance and repairs on Navy barges and related equipment. This includes inspecting, diagnosing, and repairing mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems, as well as performing preventive maintenance to ensure optimal performance and safety of the equipment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Inspect and diagnose mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems on Navy barges.
Perform routine maintenance on equipment, such as changing filters, lubricating parts, and replacing worn or damaged components.
Repair or replace faulty parts, pumps, valves, and basic plumbing.
Troubleshoot and repair electrical systems, including wiring, switches, and circuit breakers.
Weld, braze, or solder metal parts and components as needed.
Maintain records of maintenance and repair work performed, including parts used and time spent on each job.
Perform preventive maintenance tasks to ensure optimal performance and safety of the equipment.
Work with other members of the maintenance team to coordinate maintenance schedules and prioritize repair work.
Adhere to safety procedures and guidelines, and report any safety concerns or incidents to management.
Performs other duties as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from a standard apprenticeship/trade/vocational school.
High school diploma or GED required and 1 or more years of related experience or equivalent of training and experience.
Ability to gain access to military installations
Eligibility to work in the US
Must pass a drug test and background check.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to lift 50 pounds regularly and seek help with weights over 50 pounds.
Ability to sit and/or stand for long periods of time.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs/vertical ladders; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
This is a physically demanding position and may accommodate some physical disabilities. Physical dexterity may be required when performing walk thru and inspection of job sites. In the performance of the walk thru you will be required to transverse steep stairwells, vertical ladders and bending or stooping thru tight spaces. There may be occasional lifting of materials weighing not more than 50 pounds.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
This position works on the jobsite. There is exposure to hostile environments, loud noises, hazardous chemicals/fumes and airborne particles, smoke, extreme temperatures moving mechanical parts: high, precarious places.