Shipfitter - Pensacola Shipyard
About The Position
Skilled tradesmen who performs the work of developing and laying out, fitting, bolting up, assembling and erecting plate, shapes, and pipe when used to form a part of a structural assembly in connection with ship construction, alteration, and repair specified by blueprints, work orders, or instructions from supervisor or management. The shipfitter is responsible for building and/or repairing the complete hull of a metal ship. The fitter has the primary responsibility for maintaining its watertight integrity. The shipfitter also manufactures and installs interior and exterior weldments such as: Bulwarks, Coamings, Doors, Foundations, Gratings, Hawse Pipes, Ladders, Mast, Bulkheads, King Post, Racks, Railing, Sea Chest, Stanchions, Stowages, Tanks, Trunks, Yardarms, and Hull Zincs. The shipfitter repairs and/or removes damage ship structures and fittings, prepares surfaces for welding, burning, riveting and lays out holes for drilling. This work is accomplished using miscellaneous hand and power tools. The shipfitter may also be required to perform as a roll operator, punch operator, shear operator, track burner, drill and saw operator. The shipfitter may also have to arrange for staging, crane service, ventilation, lighting, and support services (air, electricity, and water). The above description is general in nature. A fitter may be required to perform additional duties not specifically described.
Requirements
- Shipfitters with 2+ years of experience in ship fitting, REQUIRED
- 5 Panel Drug Test
- Non-DOT Physical
- Physical Agility Test
- OSHA Respirator Questionnaire
- Basic Background Check
- All Workers Are Required To Wear Safety Equipment Including: Hard Hat, Safety Glasses, Ear Plugs, and Safety Toed Shoes. Respirators And Fall Protection is to be worn when working in areas that require additional protection.
Responsibilities
- Determines the position of structural components, working from blueprints or templates.
- Locate specific components (precut & labeled structural members) and may use a scribe to mark reference lines, such as center, and frame lines.
- Fitters are responsible for locating parts as specified by blueprints.
- Fitters are required to fit various metal parts into the vessel or module to precise specifications and measurements.
- Align part specifications so that a Tacker can tack the parts into place.
- Visually inspect all tools
- Take Appropriate Safety Measures
- Employees are often required to perform other jobs beyond the essential functions of their primary job.
- Assisting other employees in the cleaning and picking up of debris from other areas were work is preformed
- Partnering with employees to complete work with more stringent deadlines.
- Filling in temporarily for an absent employee.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
