AFC Welder-Fitter/Fabricator
Location
North Kingstown, RI
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on September 9, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Join a team that builds the outer hull of Virginia and Columbia Class Nuclear Powered Submarines, utilizing both manual and mechanized welding processes along with shipfitting and metal fabrication functions.
Responsibilities
- Fabricate and weld frames and cylinders for pressure hulls using hydraulic fixtures.
- Follow work packages, fixture setup sheets, drawings, ER's, and SSP's to produce quality products.
- Read and interpret blueprints, welding symbols, and fabrication drawings.
- Prepare steel surfaces per drawing specifications for fabrication and welding.
- Pass a semi-automatic and mechanized spray and pulse arc test to remain in the position after training.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent or a minimum of 2 years related technical experience.
- On-the-job welding experience or formal welding training or EB welding qualifications.
- Ability to read and interpret welding and shipyard procedures, structural drawings, technical manuals, test documents, and diagrams.
- Available to work all shifts.
- Ability to work at heights, confined spaces, and extreme temperature conditions as required.
- Pass a destructive bend weld test, a semi-automatic and mechanized spray and pulse test, and meet minimum visual acceptance requirements.
- Possess basic hand tools.
- Some lifting and overhead welding will be required.
- Ability to operate impact guns and high torque machinery.
- Basic math skills.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
- 401k
Additional Information
- This position is located at the Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, RI.
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
How this job compares in North Kingstown, RI
The local market in North Kingstown, RI
North Kingstown, RI currently has 4 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 3 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Rhode Island as a whole we're tracking 9 other active welding openings from 7 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in North Kingstown, or widen the search to Rhode Island.
General Dynamics Electric Boat currently has 2 other openings live in Rhode Island, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.
The most active employers in Rhode Island at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Ultimate Staffing (2) and General Dynamics Electric Boat (2). 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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