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Overview

The Shipfitter 2/C position at Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. involves laying out and fabricating metal structural parts for ships, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and performing various duties as assigned. The company maintains an at-will employment status and emphasizes the importance of flexibility and adaptability in the role.

Responsibilities

  • Lay out and fabricate metal structural parts, such as plates, bulkheads, and frames.
  • Brace parts in position within the hull of ships for riveting or welding.
  • Prepare molds and templates for fabrication of nonstandard parts according to specifications.
  • Assist in aligning parts using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls.
  • Install packing, gaskets, liners, and structural accessories.
  • Tack weld clips and brackets in place prior to permanent welding.
  • Loft parts from a table of offsets.
  • Make quality cuts with torch or plasma.
  • Flag cranes, figure weights, and rig all types of lifts.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED equivalent.
  • One to three years of shipfitting experience desired.
  • Knowledge of materials, methods, and appropriate tools for constructing marine vessels.
  • Ability to cut and burn with a torch or plasma cutter.
  • Ability to 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 read and understand blueprints.
  • Knowledge of 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.

Additional Information

  • Regular attendance at work and ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
  • Must be physically and medically qualified to wear all required personal protective equipment.
  • Employee may be exposed to various hazards found in a heavy industrial shipyard environment.
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