Shipfitter 2/C
On-sitePanama City, Florida, United States
Job Summary
Lay out and fabricate metal structural parts, such as plates, bulkheads, and frames, and brace them in position for riveting or welding. Prepare molds and templates for nonstandard parts, assist in aligning parts using jacks and turnbuckles, and install packing, gaskets, and structural accessories. Tack weld clips and brackets prior to permanent welding, perform quality cuts with torch or plasma, and flag cranes and figure weights. Maintain safety compliance and read blueprints while working in a heavy industrial shipyard environment with potential heights of 50 feet. This role supports Eastern Shipbuilding Group's growth to meet customer needs in marine vessel construction.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- One to three years shipfitting experience
- Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct marine vessels
- Knowledge of ship terminology
- Ability to cut and burn with a torch or plasma cutter
- Tack weld with 7018 6011 stainless rod, mig, and aluminum
- 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
- Multi-tasking
- Ability to work above ground at heights of a minimum of 50 feet aloft
- Ability to work from scaffolding
- Ability to work with man-lifts
- Ability to work in confined spaces
- Ability to withstand extreme heat and cold in an outside climate or confined space
- Ability to be physically and medically qualified to wear all required personal protective equipment
Desired Qualifications
- An equivalent combination of education and experience
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