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Overview

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is seeking a Shipfitter 1/C to lay out and fabricate metal structural parts for ships. This position requires a strong understanding of shipfitting, safety regulations, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

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.
  • Regular attendance at work and ability to work flexible hours, including overtime, weekends, and holidays.
  • Comply with safety, ethics, and environmental rules while performing duties.
  • Layout position of parts on metal from blueprints or templates using scribe and hand tools.
  • Locate and mark reference lines such as center, buttock, and frame lines.
  • Align parts in relation to each other using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls.
  • Mark the location of holes to be drilled and install temporary fasteners for welding or riveting.
  • Install packing, gaskets, liners, and structural accessories such as doors and hatches.
  • Tack weld clips and brackets in place prior to permanent welding.
  • Accountable for completion of daily work assignments.
  • Flag cranes and pull angle iron as required.
  • Work with minimal supervision.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED equivalent.
  • Three to five years of shipfitting experience desired.
  • Knowledge of materials, methods, and tools to construct 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 perform basic arithmetic operations.
  • Ability to read a tape measure.
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How this job compares in Port St Joe, FL

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, shipyard welder jobs across Florida currently run a median of $32/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $32–$32/hr across 9 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Port St Joe, FL

Port St Joe, FL is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 236 other active welding openings from 142 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Florida.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group currently has 5 other openings live in Florida, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (14), Welding Shop in Miami, FL (14), and Welding Shop in Orlando, FL (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Florida, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Jacksonville at $32/hr, Fort Myers at $27/hr, and Tampa at $25/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work.

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