Sheetmetal Worker

Hutco Inc • Portsmouth, VA

22h • $27 • Onsite

About The Position

Hutco, Inc. is currently seeking experienced Sheet Metal Workers to join our team in Newport News, Virginia. This role involves the installation of foundations, ventilation, bulkheads, shipboard furniture, and general sheet metal fabrication. Candidates with marine experience are preferred; however, experience in aircraft, industrial, or commercial sheet metal work is also acceptable.

Requirements

• Blueprint Reading: Ability to read and interpret complex ventilation assembly drawings, blueprints, and sketches, including weld symbols, material types, and datum/reference lines.
• Measurement Proficiency: Competency in understanding fractional and decimal dimensions with a ruler.
• Fabrication & Assembly: Skilled in laying out, fabricating, and assembling sheet metal parts per specifications.
• Physical Demand: Experience working in physically demanding environments.
• Tool Proficiency: Familiarity with hand tools (electric drills, grinders, rivet guns) and shop equipment (drill press, press brake, shears).
• OSHA Compliance: Knowledge of OSHA regulations as they apply to the shipbuilding industry.
• Physical Demands: Role requires physical stamina, with potential exposure to temperature and humidity extremes.
• Working Conditions: Compliance with all Newport News PPE standards and safe work practices.

Nice To Haves

• Rigger/Material Handling experience.
• Familiarity with Mobile Equipment (e.g., JLG, Scissor Lift).

Responsibilities

• Interpreting detailed ventilation assembly drawings, blueprints, and sketches for accurate layout and fabrication.
• Using small hand tools and shop equipment to complete fabrication and assembly tasks.
• Following all safety protocols and ensuring PPE compliance.
• Operating in a collaborative environment, maintaining productivity in physically demanding settings.

Benefits

• A limited benefit plan is available to Hutco Inc. employees through Essential Staff Care.
• The hotel is advanced for the first two weeks (loan).
• Medical/Prescription
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Short Term Disability
• Term Life Benefits
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Benefit

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees