B Class Outside Machinist Submarines

Job Overview

Overall purpose of job:
To work within a team of Outside Machinists to achieve minimum production time, standards and quality in keeping with company policies, while maintaining a positive and motivated team environment.

REPORTS TO:

Machinist Supervisor

• Install equipment on board vessels in a safe and productive manner.
• Disassemble, repair and re-assemble shipboard equipment as directed by the supervisor.
• Mark and measure to close tolerances using Austal calibrated equipment.
• Safely rig equipment following all OSHA requirements.
• Inspection of work, identification of potential problems, initiation of corrective actions.
• Increase awareness of Quality procedures within department.
• Ensure adherence to correct work procedures.
• Perform as a productive working team member that meets daily goals set by the supervisor.
• Continuously improve communications and flexibility within the team.
• Help build the team environment.
• Build pride of workmanship and quality through on the job training.
• Contribute towards innovation / productivity improvements.
• Assist in the control of waste elimination, e.g. materials, consumables etc.
• Assist supervisor to maintain control of department equipment and its maintenance.
• Work towards the team goal of delivering the vessel on time.
• Follow Austal guidelines and procedures.
• Ensure work area is left clean, all equipment and tools are stowed away safely and protected against damage.
• Comply with Austal’s employee handbook general guidelines, company policies.
• Must have full set of personal tools.
• Liaise with Supervisors, Foremen.

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• 1 year minimum work experience at Austal as a Trade Assistant OR 1 year experience in a machine shop environment.
• Working knowledge of machining procedures, good mechanical aptitude and the ability to follow directions.
• Must possess knowledge of ship terminology.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings.
• Ability to safely operate fixed and non-fixed machinery.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret job specifications and perform work on marine vessels.
• Must be able to work with limited supervision.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and measure using the metric system.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Proven problem solving abilities.

• Must be able to tour all vessels and work sites.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to sit.
• Must have the ability to bend, squat, stoop, crawl, and kneel.
• Perform prolonged standing.
• Ability to turn head from side to side and about the vertical axis.
• Ability to turn body at the waist from side to side and about the vertical axis.
• Lift/push/pull 50lbs to 75lbs on an occasional basis.
• Lift/push/pull up to 20lbs on a frequent basis.
• Must have the ability to climb in a safe manner (minimum includes stairs, scaffolding, ladders, and ramps).
• Ability to work at heights above 12ft while working from ladders, scaffolding and/or man lifts.
• Ability to work at a variety of levels (e.g., waist, eye, overhead).
• Demonstrate the ability to safely and appropriately use required tools and equipment.
• Demonstrate good balance while working on uneven surfaces and maneuvering obstacles.
• Possess sufficient handgrip and coordination to carry and operate tools and equipment.
• Use personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toe shoes, goggles, respirator, safety harness, safety line, flotation gear, etc.) safely per OSHA standards.
• Ability to withstand cold and hot temperatures.
• Ability to enter 18” x 36” openings and work in confined spaces for prolonged periods.
• Respond to verbal and audible sounds/commands.
• Utilize adequate visual skills.
• Fully extend arm while reaching overhead, reaching out, reaching to the side and reaching down.
• Perceive attributes of an object/material such as size, shape, temperature and texture by means of receptors in the hands and fingers.

• Regularly exposed to humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes and/or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and heat and cold.
• Noise level is usually very loud.

Must comply with company, federal, state, and local safety and environmental rules and regulations while performing daily job tasks.

Austal USA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status is prohibited.