A Class Outside Machinist

Austal USA•Mobile, AL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Overall purpose of this job is to work within a team of Outside Machinists to achieve minimum production time, standards, and quality in keeping with company policies, while maintaining a positive and motivated team environment. The role involves installing, disassembling, fault finding, repairing, and re-assembling shipboard equipment on board vessels. It requires marking and measuring to close tolerances, safely rigging equipment, and inspecting work to identify potential problems and initiate corrective actions. The position also focuses on increasing awareness of Quality procedures, ensuring adherence to correct work procedures, improving communication and flexibility within the team, developing other team members' skills, and building pride of workmanship and quality through on-the-job training. Additionally, the role contributes to innovation and productivity improvements, assists in waste elimination, helps maintain control of department equipment and its maintenance, and works towards the team goal of delivering the vessel on time. The machinist must follow Austal guidelines and procedures, ensure the work area is left clean, and all equipment and tools are stowed away safely and protected against damage. Work must be performed in compliance with NAVSEA STD Items, and the ability to travel to off-site work locations and follow the Austal Off-Site Temporary Assignment Policy is required.

Requirements

Comparable trade experience; comparable trade experience is defined as 5 or more years of experience working in the applicable trade, 2 years of experience in shipbuilding, or education in the trade comparable to apprenticeship or 1 year minimum work experience as a B-class outside machinist at Austal.
Demonstrated knowledge of shaft alignment techniques including laser alignment systems and dial indicator alignment processes.
Demonstrated working knowledge of machining procedures.
Strong mechanical aptitude required.
Knowledge of ship terminology.
Proven ability to interpret engineering drawings.
Demonstrated ability to safely operate all fixed and non-fixed machinery.
Ability set up machinery to meet flatness tolerance requirements.
Demonstrated ability to interpret job specifications.
Ability to perform work on marine vessels.
Must be able to follow directions and work with limited supervision.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and measure using the metric system.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Proven problem solving abilities.
Must be able to travel to off-site work locations.
Must follow Austal Off-Site Temporary Assignment Policy (SUP270).
Must have full set of personal tools.
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.
The ability to obtain and maintain a DBIDS and or any other clearance or access that may be required if deemed necessary in the scope of your position responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Install equipment on board vessels in a safe and productive manner.
Disassemble, fault find, repair and re-assemble shipboard equipment as directed by the supervisor.
Mark and measure to close tolerances using Austal calibrated equipment.
Safely rig equipment following all OSHA requirements.
Inspection of work, identification of potential problems, initiation of corrective actions.
Increase awareness of Quality procedures within department.
Ensure adherence to correct work procedures.
Continuously improve communications and flexibility within the team.
Develop other team member’s skill levels.
Build pride of workmanship and quality through on the job training.
Contribute towards innovation / productivity improvements.
Assist in the control of waste elimination, e.g. materials, consumables etc.
Assist supervisor to maintain control of department equipment and its maintenance.
Work towards the team goal of delivering the vessel on time.
Follow Austal guidelines and procedures.
Ensure work area is left clean, all equipment and tools are stowed away safely and protected against damage.
Performs and executes work in compliance with NAVSEA STD Items.
Must be able to travel to off-site work locations.
Must follow Austal Off-Site Temporary Assignment Policy (SUP270).