Plate Fitter 1st Class - Night Shift

Gulf Copper LLC•Galveston, TX

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Night Shift Plate Fitter to join the team. The role involves fitting and fabricating metal structural parts for ships, including plates, bulkheads, frames, and braces, and positioning them in a ship’s hull for riveting or welding. The Plate Fitter works from blueprints, templates, and other technical materials; checks material compatibility with specifications; aligns and temporarily secures parts; and installs structural accessories. The position may also involve preparing molds and templates, shaping heavy metal parts with shop machinery, and tack welding clips and brackets. Candidates should be dependable, team-oriented, safety-conscious, and able to work in a fast-paced production environment, on the night shift, and overtime as needed. Work takes place in open-air and shipboard environments, both onshore and offshore, including confined spaces. Conditions may be noisy, hot, or cold, and work may involve hot or hazardous materials. The role requires use of appropriate PPE, including hearing, eye, and head protection and fall-prevention equipment. Physical activities include climbing, lifting, traversing gangways and scaffolding at varying heights, standing and operating equipment for up to four continuous hours, and working in awkward positions on varied surfaces and angles.

Requirements

Plate Fitter 1st Class: 3–5 years of marine, shipyard, industrial, plate-fitting, or structural-fitting experience; a hands-on test may be required when applicable.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical manuals.
Basic mathematics skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and working with fractions.
Ability to use cutting torches, squares, levels, and hand and power tools.
Ability to operate large machinery such as a metal shear, metal brake, and band saw.
Ability to work the night shift and overtime as needed.
Ability to meet the physical and environmental demands described, including climbing up to 100 feet, lifting up to 50 pounds, traversing scaffolding and gangways with fall-prevention equipment, and working in confined spaces and around hot or hazardous materials.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
High performance, dependability, and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Commitment to the company’s values and safety program.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma and/or a one-year certificate from a college or technical school preferred.

Responsibilities

Verify that materials are compatible with specifications before use.
Interpret blueprints and lay out and fabricate metal structural parts such as plates, bulkheads, frames, and braces.
Lay out part positions on metal using blueprints or templates, a scribe, and hand tools.
Locate and mark reference lines, including center, buttock, and frame lines.
Position parts in a ship’s hull with assistance from a rigger.
Align parts using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls.
Mark locations for holes and install temporary fasteners to hold parts in place for welding or riveting.
Install packing, gaskets, liners, and structural accessories and members such as doors, hatches, brackets, and clips.
Prepare molds and templates for nonstandard parts as needed.
Remove high spots and cut bevels using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
Tack weld clips and brackets before permanent welding as needed.
Roll, bend, flange, cut, and shape plates, beams, and other heavy metal parts using shop machinery.
Safely and efficiently operate hand, power, cutting, and large shop tools and machinery.
Work under deadlines and schedule pressures while following company values and safety practices.