Shipfitter

Base Pay Range

$30.00/hr - $35.00/hr

This range is provided by Insight Global. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

• Rip-out, alter, repair, and install ship’s structure (frame structure, metal deck plating and grating, hull fittings such as davits and fairleads, chocks, scuttles, sockets and deck rails).
• Template, layout and fabricate structures and fittings including bulkheads, equipment foundations, hangers, ladders, stanchions, brows, accommodation ladders, and guards.
• Remove and install corrosion prevention plates (Zinc).
• Perform the following operations: punch, drill, ream, tap, and template cutting.
• Fit-up and make ready for welding, including chipping, nibbling, beveling, hand-grinding and cleaning of surfaces to be welded.
• Perform excavation of pits or defects in ship’s structure, including pressure hull and frames.
• Perform post weld cleaning of ship’s structural repair areas.
• Remove and reinstall tank access covers in support of other work.

• At least 2 years naval or commercial ship repair experience, or equivalent experience in a heavy industrial environment performing the Typical Trade Task identified.
• Holds an Active Secret Clearance.
• Trained and qualified to wear respiratory protection devices IAW 29 CFR .
• Proficient at removing, altering, repairing, and installing ship’s structure.
• Knowledgeable and proficient in the following skills: manufacture templates, layout and fabricate structures and fittings including bulkheads, equipment foundations, hangers, ladders, and stanchions; fit‑up and make ready for welding, including chipping, beveling, hand‑grinding and cleaning of surfaces to be welded.
• Proficient at performing post‑weld clean‑up of ship’s structural repair areas and removal/reinstall of tank access covers in support of other work.
• Trained and qualified to wear safety harnesses and work from scaffolds/platforms where drop off will be greater than 5 feet IAW 29 CFR 1915.

• 29 CFR 
• Respiratory Protection
• 29 CFR 1915

• Layout Procedures
• Drilling and Tapping
• Removal and Installation of Shipboard Foundations
• Set up and Use of Hot Work Containments
• Selecting and Wearing Respirators
• Identifying, Selecting and Wearing Fall Protection

Kings Bay, GA

Associate

Contract

Production and Manufacturing

Shipbuilding and Specialty Trade Contractors

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)

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