Shipfitter 1/C

Eastern Shipbuilding Group•Panama City, FL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not intended to be an employment contract. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. maintains its status as an at-will employer. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, waive or reduce these minimal standards. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements described be interpreted as all-inclusive. All employees of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. are expected to perform the duties as assigned by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. To perform this job successfully, an individual is expected to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability expected. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which imposes undue hardship on Eastern Shipbuilding. POSITION SUMMARY Lay out and fabricate metal structural parts, such as plates, bulkheads, and frames. Brace them in position within the hull of ships for riveting or welding. May prepare molds and templates for fabrication of nonstandard parts according to specifications.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent, plus three to five years of shipfitting experience desired.
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct marine vessels is required.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Must be able to cut and burn with a torch or plasma cutter.
Tack weld with 7018 6011 stainless rod, mig, and aluminum.
Requires knowledge of ship terminology, safety, and OSHA regulations.
Ability to read and comprehend written, oral, or diagram forms.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to read and understand blueprints.
Knowledge of the safe operation and use of hand and power tools.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure.
Ability to read a tape measure.
Integrity, ethics, flexibility/ adaptability, initiative, interpersonal skills, attention to detail, safety-conscious, and multitasking.
Maintain the confidential integrity of details pertaining to Eastern Shipbuilding Group.

Responsibilities

Regular attendance at work and the ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
Comply with company, Federal, State, and local safety, ethics, and environmental rules, regulations, and policies while performing duties.
Layout position of parts on metal, working from blueprints or templates and using scribe and hand tools.
Locate and mark reference lines, such as center, buttock, and frame lines.
Align parts in relation to each other, using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls.
Mark the location of holes to be drilled and install temporary fasteners to hold the part in place for welding or riveting.
Prepare molds and templates for fabrication of nonstandard parts.
Install packing, gaskets, liners, and structural accessories and members, such as doors, hatches, brackets, and clips.
Tack weld clips and brackets in place prior to permanent welding.
Accountable for completion of daily work assignments
Flag cranes and pull angle iron as required.
Work with minimal supervision.
Perform other duties as assigned.