LEAD SHIPFITTER (CARPENTRY, FABRICATION) - MUST BE WILLING TO WORK WITH LEAD

Huntington Ingalls • Newport News, VA

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About The Position

Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is offering competitive pay, weekly paychecks, paid time off, paid holidays, medical benefits including an on-site health center, 401K company match, employee discounts, and more. Fitters are often called the "carpenters" of shipbuilding or "Artists of Steel" because they need to read and interpret blueprints or plans to place, maneuver, or fabricate steel structures or hulls of ships. Fitters use a variety of tools to measure, cut, grind, fit, align and tack weld parts as small as a fingernail to the large sub-assemblies and super lifts that form the structural body of a ship. Fitters also build in-place all interior structures, hatches, doors, bulkheads, etc., to complete all the steel work in the ship. Fitters at NNS attend and become qualified through the shipyard’s state of the art welding school. Fitters are expected to climb and work in high areas, crawl and work in cramped, confined spaces, and perform tasks in all kinds of weather conditions. A fitter will apply their skills in various locations across the shipyard, including the shops, platens or concrete and metal structures, dry-docks, and onboard ships in support of new construction, ship repair, and ship overhauls. This position will require working with lead. $3000.00 sign-on bonus. Only serious applicants will be considered.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older and legally eligible to work in the U.S.
• Ability to climb ladders and work at extreme heights.
• Ability to work in small, tight, or confined spaces.
• Ability to kneel, squat, crawl, bend, stoop, and climb on a daily basis.
• Ability to lift heavy objects weighing 40 lbs. or more.
• Ability to work while repeatedly reaching overhead.
• Ability to work indoors or outdoors year-round in all weather conditions.
• Ability to work in areas with radiation.
• Must take and pass a respirator fit test.
• Must take and pass a Physical Agility Test.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in construction work (e.g., erecting structures, reading blueprints, framing houses).
• Experience in carpentry (e.g., framing, cutting metal, using angles).
• Experience in auto mechanic or autobody work.
• Experience in structural iron work (e.g., welding, building structural frameworks, understanding of metals).

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret blueprints or plans to place, maneuver, or fabricate steel structures or hulls of ships.
• Use a variety of tools to measure, cut, grind, fit, align and tack weld parts.
• Build in-place all interior structures, hatches, doors, bulkheads, etc.
• Attend and become qualified through the shipyard’s welding school.
• Climb and work in high areas, crawl and work in cramped, confined spaces.
• Perform tasks in all kinds of weather conditions.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Weekly paychecks
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Medical benefits including an on-site health center
• 401K company match
• Employee discounts
• $3000.00 sign-on bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees