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Job Description

Overview

AAA USA is actively hiring experienced Marine Shipfitters to support major marine and shipbuilding projects throughout the Gulf Coast region. This is an excellent opportunity to join long-term shipbuilding and marine construction programs offering competitive pay, overtime opportunities, and career growth within the marine industry.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret blueprints, sketches, and specifications to determine layout, assembly, and installation procedures.
  • Cut, align, fit, and tack structural parts of ships using hand tools, power tools, and welding equipment.
  • Lay out reference points and lines on ship components using measuring instruments.
  • Assemble hulls, bulkheads, frames, and other structural components in proper alignment.
  • Use cutting torches, grinders, and hand tools to prepare metal surfaces and cut material.
  • Ensure quality and accuracy in fitting and fabrication work.
  • Follow all safety protocols and maintain a clean work area.
  • Assist with lifting and positioning large components using cranes, hoists, or rigging.
  • Collaborate with welders, pipefitters, and other trades to complete vessel construction or repair.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED preferred.
  • Minimum 3+ years of ship fitting or related fabrication experience in a shipyard or heavy industrial setting.
  • Ability to read and understand shipyard drawings and blueprints.
  • Skilled in the use of hand tools, power tools, cutting torches, and measuring instruments.
  • Familiarity with shipyard safety regulations and procedures.
  • Ability to work in confined spaces, at heights, and in various environmental conditions.

Benefits

  • Competitive Pay
  • Overtime Opportunities
  • Relocation Assistance Available
  • Referral Programs
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k with Company Match

Additional Information

  • Must be willing to travel/temporarily relocate to Pascagoula, MS, Lockport, LA, and Houma, LA.

Benefits

Competitive Pay
Overtime Opportunities
Relocation Assistance Available
Referral Programs
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k with Company Match
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How this job compares in Madisonville, LA

Pay in context

At roughly $32/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $30/hr median for welding jobs across Louisiana, whose middle half runs $25–$37/hr across 32 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 56% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Madisonville, LA

This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Madisonville, LA, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Louisiana as a whole we're tracking 105 other active welding openings from 65 employers. Browse welding jobs across Louisiana.

The most active employers in Louisiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Worley (8), Savard Group (8), and PALA Interstate (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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