A Class Structural Fitter

Austal•Mobile, AL

11d•$40 - $40•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Class Structural Fitter who is technically proficient in tasks, work processes, and equipment operation. The fitter is accountable for the completion of daily work assignments, including ensuring work completion and quality. They are responsible for creating a working environment compliant with quality, safety, environmental, and health regulations and policies. This includes rigging plates and equipment safely, understanding directions, following instructions, and maintaining cleanliness and organization on assigned job sites. The position requires the safe and effective use of various craft-related tools and equipment. The fitter will perform basic layout of plates, materials, and weldments using engineering sketches, drawings, and diagrams with minimal supervision. They will also perform shipfitting functions such as fit-up of structure, cutting, sniping, sanding, grinding, arc gouging, back gouging, prepping, tacking, and fitting up plates with limited supervision. Monitoring the working environment for compliance with regulations, and monitoring steel preheat, inner pass temps, heat input, heat distortion, and heat shrinkage are also key responsibilities. The role involves training lower-skilled workers and may require working any shift or additional tasks as assigned. Compliance with the Company’s “Equal Opportunity and Anti-Harassment Policy” is expected.

Requirements

Minimum 1 year as a B-Class Fitter at Austal or 2 years in a related industry required.
Pass approved A-Class Fitter Test for Aluminum and/or steel.
Must demonstrate an acceptable proficiency and competency to Austal Supervision for an A-Class Fitters position.
Must demonstrate ability to interpret and work from construction drawings, job specifications, instruction manuals, manufacturer’s handbooks, change order, and contract specifications.
Thorough knowledge of equipment, work processes and techniques used in measuring, and fitting of aluminum and/or steel components, modules and vessels.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and measure using the metric system.
Knowledge of shipyard terminology such as general ship structure and vessel layout.
Knowledge of edge preparation and weld joint details.
Advanced working knowledge of engineering drawings and sketches.
Ability to work any shift or overtime as required by management, schedule must be flexible.
18 years of age or older at time of application
Able to provide proof of US Person Status
No felony convictions of Theft/Deception or Violent crimes within seven years from disposition date
No felony convictions of Drug crimes within three years from disposition date
Willing to submit to a drug screen
Willing to submit to a background check
Must be able to tour all vessels and work sites.
Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
Occasionally required to sit.
Must have the ability to bend, squat, stoop, crawl, and kneel.
Perform prolonged standing.
Ability to turn head from side to side and about the vertical axis.
Ability to turn body at the waist from side to side and about the vertical axis.
Lift/push/pull 50lbs to 75lbs on an occasional basis.
Lift/push/pull up to 20lbs on a frequent basis.
Must have the ability to climb in a safe manner (climbing as a minimum includes stairs, scaffolding, ladders, and ramps).
Ability to work at heights above 12’ while working from ladders, scaffolding and/or man lifts.
Able to work at a variety of levels (ex. waist, eye, overhead).
Demonstrate the ability to safely and appropriately use required tools and equipment.
Demonstrate good balance while working on uneven surfaces and maneuvering obstacles.
Possess sufficient handgrip and coordination to carry and operate tools and equipment.
Ability to utilize personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toes shoes, goggles, respirator, safety harness, safety line, flotation gear, etc.) safely per OSHA standards.
Ability to withstand cold and hot temperatures.
Ability to enter 18” x 36” openings and work in confined spaces for prolonged periods of time.
Able to respond to verbal and audible sounds/commands.
Able to utilize adequate visual skills.
Ability to fully extend the arm while reaching overhead, reaching out, reaching to the side and reaching down.
Ability to perceive attributes of an object/material such as size, shape, temperature and texture by means of receptors in the hands and fingers.
Must comply with company, federal, state, and local safety and environmental rules and regulations while performing daily job tasks.

Nice To Haves

As directed by Supervisor

Responsibilities

Technically proficient in tasks, work processes, and equipment operation.
Accountable for completion of daily work assignments including the completion and signatures for work completion and quality.
Creates a working environment compliant with quality, safety, environmental, and health regulations and policies.
Rigs plates and equipment safely.
Understands directions and follow instructions.
Maintains cleanliness and organization on assigned job sites.
Performs safe and effective use of craft related tools and equipment, including but not limited to: milling discs, sanders, grinders, burr motors, band saws, skill saws, saws all, cutting torches, arc gougers, plate magnets, general fitting aids, come along and chain falls etc.
Obtain GMAW ABS ‘B’ Class Weld Certification for aluminum applications and/or FCAW/GMAW B class weld certification for steel applications.
Performs basic layout of plates, materials and weldments using basic engineering sketches, drawings, and diagrams with minimal supervision.
Performs shipfitting functions such as but not limited to fit up of structure, cutting, sniping, sanding, grinding, arc gouging and back gouging of steel welds through mechanical, flame, and ARC gouging processes, prepping, (Including paint removal in way of any weld), tacking and the fit up of plates with minimum supervision.
Performs fitting operations with limited supervision using standard shipfitting equipment to accomplish fabrication and ship repair duties.
Monitors working environment for compliance with quality, safety, environmental and health regulations.
Monitor steel preheat, inner pass temps, heat input, and ensure that all are within the parameters of the applicable steel welding procedure.
Monitor steel heat distortion and apply appropriate changes to counteract.
Monitor heat shrinkage during the fit and weld process and apply appropriate changes to control the shrinkage.
Willing to work with and train lower-skilled workers.
May be assigned to work any shift.
May be assigned additional tasks including outside the craft as required.
Must comply with the Company’s “Equal Opportunity and Anti-Harassment Policy” which expects that all relationships among persons in the workplace will be professional and free of bias, prejudice, and harassment.