Now Hiring Shipfitters
On-site · Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Shipfitter – 1st Class in a Florida shipyard. Performs steel structural work in all stages of marine vessel construction with minimal supervision. Reads blueprints, interprets ship construction drawings and nomenclature, fabricates templates, squaring plates, and scribing in structures. Requires experience reading structural drawings (including weld symbols), and using oxy-acetylene/plasma cutting, along with a range of hand/power tools. Must comply with OSHA standards and shipyard safety practices; able to communicate job-related information to supervisors and teams. Long-term project with housing assistance, overtime, and per-diem available; standard schedule is Mon-Thu with 10-hour days, Fri 8 hours, plus some weekends. Fluency in Spanish/Se habla español; contact Clara for details.
Required Qualifications
- Three (3) years of related experience
- Ability to read blueprints and ship construction terminology
- Ability to interpret structural drawings (including weld symbols)
- Experience fabricating templates, squaring plates, scribing in structures
- Experience using oxy-acetylene torch and Plasma for cutting
- Experience using hand and power tools safely
- Understanding PPE and OSHA standards; able to wear PPE
- Ability to measure with US customary and metric units
- Comprehension of job drawings and nomenclature
- Must comply with OSHA standards and shipyard safety practices
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