Shipyard Pipe Spool Fabrication Specialist

Shipyard Pipe Spool Fabrication Specialist Everett Ship Repair (ESR), founded in 2019 in Everett, Washington, is the Pacific Northwest’s premier destination for ship repair. We provide repair, maintenance, and conversion services for an array of commercial vessels, with a special emphasis on commercial workboats and passenger vessels. With significant dry-docking capacity and the U.S. Navy as our neighbor, we are actively expanding our footprint, skillsets, and market presence to win Navy work.

Join a high-caliber crew that continuously improves methods and builds best-in-class reliability.

Your Impact Fabricate, fit, and install metal and nonmetallic piping systems to engineering drawings across all build and rebuild phases—from spooling to installation and sea trials.

Operate in multiple environments: shop fabrication, modular jigs, and aboard finished assemblies.

Lay out, cut, prep, and assemble spools and full piping packages for modules and final assembly.

Measure, cut, thread, and bend to spec using hand/power tools and machinery (cutters, threaders, benders).Use trade tools including pipe/union wrenches, threading machines, and tube/pipe benders.

Read and apply standard and metric blueprints to build complex systems, spools, and foundations.

Perform tack and minor welds using MIG and Arc processes.

Operate metal-forming equipment: shears, band saws, rollers, benders, and presses.

Cut steel, aluminum, and stainless with Oxygen/Propane torches.

Collaborate with teammates—communicate clearly, adapt, interpret conditions, and solve problems.

Model safe shipyard work practices and maintain strong housekeeping.

Foster cooperative relationships with crewmates and supervisors.

Mentor others by sharing trade knowledge, including apprentices.

Support additional shipyard tasks as required.

Systems You’ll Touch Heating and cooling, refrigeration, fuel, engine cooling, exhaust, sewage, bilge and ballast, and fire suppression.

Qualifications5+ years as a Pipefitter with demonstrated proficiency across fit-up, tack, threading, bending, and laterals.

Fluency with torches, cutting torch, band saws, rollers, presses, and shears.

High school diploma/GED or vocational training.

Blueprint reading and interpretation skills.

Basic welding ability (MIG and arc).HVAC piping and condensation (drain) knowledge.

Understanding of materials/methods/tools used in pipe assembly construction and repair.

Clear written and verbal communication.

Basic hydraulics.

Experience with sewage piping systems.

Interest in growing into leadership roles.

Hands-on experience with tubing and bending.

Overtime availability as needed.

Lift/carry up to 50 lbs and work at heights of 60 ft.

Enter confined spaces on a respirator and work at awkward angles in tight spaces.

Pass pre-employment background check, drug test, and physical skills test.

Preferred Experience Aluminum and steel fabrication.

Shipyard experience (new construction or repair).Plasma cutting.

Forklift or manlift operation (certified or experienced).Shipyard Competent Person certification.

Foundational skills in Pipe and Carpentry.

Leadership ambition.

Benefits
401(k) and 401(k) matching

Health insurance

Health savings account

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Group Life Insurance with Optional supplemental life and disability insurance programs

Paid time off9 paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program Culture of Learning with State-Certified Apprenticeship Programs Key Proficienciesbend pipe

Dry DockHVAC Piping Hydro Testingmarinemaritime Mechanical SystemsNAVSEAPipe Alignment Pipe Spool Fabrication Piping Isometric Reading Piping Systems Pressure Testing ship repair tack weld Thread pipe Valve Installation Valve Repair plasma cutter

Machines & Technologies Tube / Pipe Bender Band Saw Legal Disclosures Equal Employment Opportunity:
Everett Ship Repair is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race, political affiliation, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability.

Everett Ship Repair is a drug free workplace, and all applicants are subject to a pre-employment drug screen and a background check.
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