Advanced Shipfitters (Tack & Burn)

Riley Power Group•Goose Creek, SC

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Riley Power Group (RPG) is seeking Advanced Shipfitters (Tack & Burn) for long-term positions at NNS Charleston. The role involves shipfitting and structural assembly work, including interpreting complex drawings and work packages, laying off and assembling parts, and erecting and setting complex ship structures. Candidates must pass a multi-pass tack welder qualification test using the SMAW process in the vertical-up (3F) and overhead (4F) positions. Pre-employment screening includes a respirator physical and medical qualifications, a hair-follicle drug screen, and a seven-year background check. RPG offers benefits, per diem, and a highly competitive salary.

Requirements

Four years of commercial or naval experience as a first-class Shipfitter.
Experience working in a physically demanding environment, such as shipbuilding or steel fabrication.
Familiarity with OSHA regulations related to the shipbuilding industry.
Ability to comprehend structural assembly drawings, blueprints, sketches, weld symbols, material types, datum and reference lines, and fractional dimensions.
Ability to lay off, fabricate, and assemble structural piece parts to specifications.
Ability to use work packages, drawings, molded lines, and ship reference lines to plan and execute work.
Ability to perform the listed ship structure erection, setting, assembly, installation, and replacement tasks.
Must pass pre-employment screenings, including a respirator physical and all medical qualifications, a hair-follicle drug screen, and a seven-year background check.
Must pass a multi-pass tack welder qualification test using the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process, MIL-10718-M (A-5A) filler metal of MIL-E-22200/1, in vertical-up (3F) and overhead (4F) positions.

Nice To Haves

Rigger or material handling experience.
Optical instrument experience, such as using a level or transit.
Shipwright or erect-and-set experience.
Tank testing experience.
Mobile equipment operation experience, including JLG or scissor lifts.

Responsibilities

Perform multi-pass tack welding.
Use oxygen/propane burning torches and heating torches.
Interpret complex structural assembly drawings, blueprints, sketches, weld symbols, material types, datum lines, and reference lines.
Interpret fractional dimensions using a ruler.
Lay off piece parts for fabrication and assembly.
Assemble structural piece parts to specifications and quality standards.
Use vibratory tools, including grinders and needle guns.
Perform air carbon arc gouging.
Use work packages and drawings to plan and execute work.
Use molded lines and ship reference lines to execute required work.
Erect, set, and make up complex-shaped shell plates.
Erect, set, and make up decks, bulkheads, longitudinals, trunks, and related structures.
Install and replace hull inserts and penetrations.
Install miscellaneous and complex foundations.
Pass the multi-pass tack welder qualification test.