Shipfitter Journeyperson N

Job Description

Labor One is hiring Journey‑Level Shipfitters for a project in San Diego, California.

Shipyard experience is required.

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Hours:

8:00 AM–5:00 PM.

This position is responsible for performing, with minimal supervision, steel and aluminum structural work in all stages of repair and modernization of marine vessels including US Naval Vessels, Military Sealift Command, and commercial ships and barges. The position requires a working knowledge of procedures, strong mechanical aptitude, and ability to follow directions. The individual must possess experience in the trade, knowledge of ship terminology, blueprint reading, measurements, and ability to interpret job specifications and drawings.

The qualifications and general capabilities listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability desired by the shipyard.

• Ability to comprehend instructions, drawings, and general correspondence.
• Comprehensive understanding of ship repair terminology and ship compartment location nomenclature.
• Be physically and medically capable of wearing all required personal protective equipment (PPE) required for the job as prescribed under OSHA standards. PPE includes hard hat, safety glasses, steel toe shoes, goggles, respirator, safety harness, safety line, flotation gear, etc.
• Ability to write comprehensive Condition Found Reports (CFR) describing the material condition of the ship as it pertains to the assigned work item, and provide recommended corrective action.
• Ability to effectively confer job related information to the structural supervisor and small groups.
• Ability to read and interpret structural drawings (including weld symbols), sketches, specifications, and Nav Sea standard items and Navy damage control diagrams.
• Experience fabricating templates, squaring plates, scribing in structures, and installing perpendiculars on ships in accordance with drawings, specifications, or sketches.
• Experience using oxy‑acetylene torch for cutting and washing.
• Welding experience: SMAW (S‑11A) (fillet), FCAW (S‑1) (fillet), GMAW (S‑25) (fillet)
• Experience using hand and power tools safely including but not limited to mauls, grinders, circular and reciprocating saws, and hand and magnetic drill.
• Understand the proper use and operation of structural shop fabrication equipment, including shears, punches, and brakes.
• Possess a working understanding of the aluminum 5
  
  XXX process.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers, fractions, and decimals using the US customary measurement system.
• Possess a working knowledge of, and be able to take measurements using the metric system.
• Four (4) years of related experience.

Work Tasks Include:

• Prepare the work area for hot work. Coordinate efforts with the fire watch.
• Measure, lay out, and mark structures to be removed using drawings, specifications,…