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Company Overview:
Continental Tide Defense Systems, Inc. (Continental Tide) is an industry leader, providing engineering and industrial services to the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Military
Position: Ship fitter III
Location:
Norfolk, VA
Company Overview:
Continental Tide Defense Systems, Inc. (Continental Tide) is an industry leader, providing engineering and industrial services to the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Military
Sealift Command, and other DoD organizations. At Continental Tide, we understand that a great company culture is one where employees know their voice is heard, no matter what their title is, and letting them grow in their role as the company does. We want to provide our employees with the opportunity to learn, be challenged and be in a position where they can succeed, develop new skills, and do things they wouldn't have the opportunity to do elsewhere.
In our fast-paced and challenging environment, employees here at Continental Tide can catapult themselves to the top and we’re looking for 'the best at what they do' to join our team and help us grow.
- Please note due to the anticipated volume of responses, we will contact only those candidates who most closely match our requirements. Only local candidates will be considered. Veteran and retired candidates welcome!
Continental Tide is seeking an experienced and skilled Ship fitter III for our Norfolk, VA office. The successful candidate will join our Fleet Services Group performing various ship repair, modernization and Alteration Installation Team (AIT) projects. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in structural fitting, blueprint reading, and fabrication work in a shipyard environment. Candidates must be safety-conscious, dependable, and able to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented setting.
Essential Duties & responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Utilize knowledge, skills, and abilities to assemble, modify, lay out, fabricate, repair, and install plates, shapes, and/or pipe as part of a structural assembly in ship alteration and repair.
- Lay out, position, align, and fit structural metal parts according to blueprints and specifications.
- Fabricate and assemble metal parts using tools such as welding equipment, torches, grinders, and cutting tools.
- Interpret ship construction drawings and technical specifications to guide fabrication and installation.
- Perform tack welding and assist certified welders as needed, ensuring proper alignment and fit-up of structural components per project requirements.
- Inspect completed assemblies to ensure conformance to specifications and adherence to safety and environmental compliance standards.
- Employ appropriate trade methods to ensure watertight integrity on metal hulls, including precise fitting and securing of components.
- Manufacture and install interior and exterior structural items, such as bulkheads, foundations, and framing systems.
- Repair, remove, and/or replace damaged ship structures and fittings, creating structural welds and fittings as needed.
- Manufacture and install parts and assemblies from templates, ensuring accuracy and fit.
- Prepare surfaces for welding, burning, and riveting; lay out holes for drilling using various hand, electric, and pneumatic tools.
- Measure and verify dimensions using precision instruments such as calipers, micrometers, and tape measures.
- Coordinate and arrange for the work of multiple trades based on technical work documents, blueprints, specifications, and written or oral instructions.
- Perform additional duties outside of your standard responsibilities as needed to support project completion.
- High school/trade or vocational degree.
- Five (5) to Ten (10) yrs exp as a Ship fitter. (Completion of two (2) year Associate’s is equivalent to four (4) years of experience. Completion of a four (4) year apprenticeship is equivalent to 6 years of experience. Completion of a four (4) year bachelor’s degree is equivalent to eight (8) years of experience.)
- Familiarity with NAVSEA Standard Items, MILSPECs, and shipyard work instructions schematics & blueprints.
- Strong understanding of shipboard mechanical systems and installations.
- Must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance or meet access requirements for naval shipyards, if applicable.
- Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the job.
- Must be able to pass an Audiogram & Respirator Fit Test.
- Must be able to communicate effectively to exchange and comprehend information both verbally & electronically with customers & supervisors.
- Familiarity with welding, burning, and cutting tools.
- Ability to pass pre-employment physical and background check.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
- Demonstrated reliability and punctuality; must be able to consistently report to work on time.
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