Shipfitter (US Navy Submarine)

General Dynamics•Portsmouth, VA

61d•$40 - $54•Onsite

About The Position

Make meaningful contributions that fuel critical outcomes for some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join GDIT as a Shipfitter (US Navy Submarine) for a career where your growth is just as important as the mission you support. The SUB AIT program supports the In-Service Attack Submarines Program Office (PMS 392) under Program Executive Office Attack Submarines (PEO SSN) to achieve optimal submarine operational readiness by providing /production support, component repairs and technical support to accomplish repair, maintenance, removal/installation, troubleshooting and associated testing for Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) submarine maintenance availabilities. The efforts associated with this program will help restore and maintain the material condition and modernization of the fast attack submarines of the United State Navy.

Requirements

2+ years' experience performing repair work on nuclear submarines within the trade they are being assigned.
HS/GED
Must be US Citizen.
Confidential Security Clearance or higher level required.
At least 2 years naval or commercial ship repair experience, or equivalent experience in a heavy industrial environment performing the Typical Trade Task identified.
Trained and qualified to wear respiratory protection devices IAW 29 CFR 1910.134 (Subpart I).
Proficient at removing, altering, repairing, and installing ship's structure.
Knowledgeable and proficient in the following skills: manufacture templates, layout and fabricate structures and fittings including bulkheads, equipment foundations, hangers, ladders, and stanchions; fit-up and make ready for welding, including chipping, beveling, hand-grinding and cleaning of surfaces to be welded.
Proficient at performing post-weld clean-up of ship's structural repair areas and removal/reinstall of tank access covers in support of other work.
Trained and qualified to wear respiratory protection devices IAW 29 CFR 1910.134 (Subpart I).
Blueprint Reading
Layout Procedures
Drilling and Tapping
Removal and Installation of Shipboard Foundations
Set up and Use of Hot Work Containments
Selecting and Wearing Respirators
Identifying, Selecting and Wearing Fall Protection

Responsibilities

Rip-out, alter, repair, and install ship's structure (frame structure, metal deck plating and grating, hull fittings such as davits and fairleads, chocks, scuttles, sockets and deck rails.
Template, layout and fabricate structures and fittings including bulkheads, equipment foundations, hangers, ladders, stanchions, brows, accommodation ladders, and guards.
Remove and install corrosion-prevention plates (Zinc)
Perform the following operations: punch, drill, ream, tap, and template cutting.
Fit-up and make ready for welding, including chipping, nibbling, beveling, hand-grinding and cleaning of surfaces to be welded.
Perform excavation of pits or defects in ship's structure, including pressure hull and frames.
Perform post weld cleaning of ship's structural repair areas.
Remove and reinstall tank access covers in support of other work.

Benefits

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire.
The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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