Pipefitter - Associate - Day Shift

About Vigor Marine Group

Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative, integrated partner with a national footprint in marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication, and marine services.

With four shipyards, six dry docks, and more than 20,000 feet of pier space on or near U.S. Naval bases and at historic shipyards, we employ 2,500 dedicated employees across four states – from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk. Our workforce embodies the company values and contributes to defense readiness and national security.

Hourly Rate: $33.32

• Complies with craft and shipyard safety and environmental measures.
• Recognizes and traces various pipe systems aboard vessels, including steam, lube oil, salt water, fresh water, hydraulics, cargo, crude oil and/or product, compressed air, etc.
• Disassembles, assembles, and repairs shipboard systems.
• Reads blueprints to identify locations of various pipe systems.
• Operates pipe threading machine, pipe bender, and Oakey bevelers.
• Determines sizes and schedules of pipes/take‑off of fittings (90°, 45°, and tees) utilized in the fabrication and/or repair of systems.
• Sets up and operates flushing machine.
• Uses a tape measure.
• Completes sustained work at various heights, including but not limited to 100 feet.
• Properly cares for and safely uses hand and power tools and all company property.
• Performs rigging (as applicable to pipe and valve systems) – standards, terms, signals, and safe working loads.
• Performs similar work in all areas of the yard as the need arises.

• Communicates effectively, works independently or in a group.
• Basic math (add, subtract, divide, multiply).
• Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• 2 years relevant work experience.
• Proven skills, work history, and/or applicable education may be considered in lieu of work experience.

Proficient in both Fire Watch and Associate 1 job duties. Trains and assists with erecting and dismantling staging. Assists with and/or performs basic pipe bolting under the direction of a Journeyman employee or supervisor. May perform Associate 1 or Fire Watch duties. Must acquire three additional Ship Repair Skills to progress to the next level.

• Four‑hour fire watch certification within 30 days of hire.
• HAZWOPER – First Responder Awareness Level.

• Transfers pipe, valves, tools, welding stinger up to 10 lbs. from 4” to 76”, up to 60 times per hour.
• Transfers fabricated parts on/off shop table, pallet up to 40 lbs. from 4” to 40”, up to 20 times per hour.
• Transfers parts (spools) up to 40 lbs. from 4” to 76”, up to 4 times per hour, distance up to 25 feet.
• Transfers materials up to 75 lbs. from 4” to 48”, up to 10 times per hour, distance up to 25 feet.
• Positions, adjusts pipes, valves into position. Horizontal transfer up to 60 lbs., up to 6 times per hour, distance up to 2 ft.
• Places rod in welding stinger, advances flex‑core wire feed, uses power tools such as impact wrenches, grinders requiring coupling forces up to 25 lbs., up to 60 times per hour.
• Accesses tanks, scaffolding. Climbs ladder up to 200 rungs per hour, 8‑hour shift.
• Accesses vessels, job locations. Climbs stairs up to 180 steps per hour, 8‑hour shift.
• Accesses tanks, bilge areas. Accesses spaces with entries 18” x 24”.
• Accesses pipe systems, works off manlifts, scaffolding. Must tolerate heights up to 100 ft.
• Accesses interior of pipes to weld. Works in spaces with limited headroom 24”.
• Traces, disassembles, assembles, lays out, welds pipe systems aboard vessels. Requires repetitive postures to access a point 1” from floor up to 60 times per hour.
• Sits to weld. Requires seated posture up to 45 min. continuously, total up to 6 hours per 8‑hour shift.
• Stands to operate pipe threading machine, pipe bender, Oakey beveler; to fit, weld, layout pipe. Requires standing posture up to 50 min. continuously, total up to 6 hours per 8‑hour shift.
• Requires near/far/depth/color vision to operate pipe threading machine, pipe bender, Oakey beveler; to…