Marine Mechanic​/Welder

Marine Mechanic/Welder

Join HII's Mission Technologies division as a Marine Welder/Mechanic to serve on our SEMAT Hawaii team located in Pearl Harbor, HI. This Marine Welder/Mechanic will be responsible for performing welding and mechanical maintenance and training to assist shipboard personnel in the operation, maintenance, and repair of specific items of engineering systems/equipment onboard USN Surface Ships.

What You Will Do:

• Perform welding and mechanical maintenance and training to assist shipboard personnel in the operation, maintenance, and repair of specific items of engineering systems/equipment onboard USN Surface Ships.
• Master understanding of production and processes.
• Responsible for interfacing with customers, managing subcontractors, and ability to provide work direction to others.
• May manage one or more multiple jobs.
• Completes comprehension of specialty trades functions and tools.
• Performs a variety of complicated and non-routine tasks.
• Develop and use technical documents including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports, and task or trip reports.
• Schedules, reports and briefs customers and senior management.
• May perform quality inspections on finished products.
• Performs duties outside of specialty to completion installation or work assignments.

What You Must Have:

• High School education, or Trade School or equivalent, and 8 years of related experience, to include specific systems expertise.
• Must have experience as a Shipboard Marine Welder (MIG and Brazing) and mechanical trades specialty with 8 or more years of shipboard maintenance and repair experience.
• Must be able to read and interpret equipment and systems, ship drawings and ship technical documents and manuals.
• Must be competent in the use of mechanical equipment and tools in corrective repairs efforts to accomplish ship repairs.
• Must provide own hand tools as designated per trades specialty.
• Must be physically able to climb and work on ships in an industrial environment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DOD Confidential security clearance.

Preferred Requirements:

• MIG, TIG, ARC Welder and Brazing Certifications.
• Recent Marine Welder/Mechanic shipboard experience on USN ships.
• A current, valid DOD Confidential security clearance or higher.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to lift, carry and transport heavy equipment and boxes. The exact weight requirements will be determined by the specific job, but no less than 30 lbs.
• Able to work on and climb ladders, work in extreme temperature environments, aboard ships, in shipyards, under industrial conditions and in confined spaces.
• Able to perform other duties as required which may involve high heat, humidity, noise and dirty conditions, working aloft or over the sides of vessels.
• May ride ships at sea for extended periods.
• May require wearing a respirator.
• Travel may be required within and outside of the continental United States.

The listed salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, HII's Mission Technologies division takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function and a candidate's education or training, work experience, and key skills.