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Machinery Erector Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Remove, repair, overhaul, install and align main propulsion machinery and associated equipment ... Engineer, steam, machinist, installation, marine erector, marine machinist, outfitter, outside ...

Remove, repair, overhaul, install and align main propulsion machinery and associated equipment ... Engineer, steam, machinist, installation, marine erector, marine machinist, outfitter, outside ...

Remove, repair, overhaul, install and align main propulsion machinery and associated equipment ... Engineer, steam, machinist, installation, marine erector, marine machinist, outfitter, outside ...

Remove, repair, overhaul, install and align main propulsion machinery and associated equipment ... Engineer, steam, machinist, installation, marine erector, marine machinist, outfitter, outside ...

Remove, repair, overhaul, install and align main propulsion machinery and associated equipment ... Engineer, steam, machinist, installation, marine erector, marine machinist, outfitter, outside ...

Remove, repair, overhaul, install and align main propulsion machinery and associated equipment ... Engineer, steam, machinist, installation, marine erector, marine machinist, outfitter, outside ...

Machine Operator II

Reno, NV · On-site

$22.97/hr

Shift: 11:00 PM-7:30 AM Hourly Rate: $22.97 an hour + $2.00 shift differential Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Operate the Hayssen VFFS, Cretor Gzilla, and Case Erector Machines. • ...

Machine Operator II

Reno, NV · On-site

$22.97/hr

Shift: 11:00 PM-7:30 AM Hourly Rate: $22.97 an hour + $2.00 shift differential Essential Duties and Responsibilities Operate the Hayssen VFFS, Cretor Gzilla, and Case Erector Machines. Conduct and ...

Estimator

Issaquah, WA

$95K - $130K/yr

We are an engineered erector and installer of bridges, machinery, heavy equipment, and complex steel structures. When it comes to the challenging field of structural steel erection, KWH offers ...

Packager

Holdrege, NE · On-site

$18 - $21.50/hr

Operate shelf carton erector and address minor jams. Ensure product quality by discarding defective ... Operate semi-auto tape machines. Perform minor tasks not requiring mechanic attention. Basic ...

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As of May 28, 2026, the average hourly pay for machinery erector in the United States is $23.56, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $19.71 and $26.68 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.
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Outside Machinist

Full-time

Posted 21 days ago


Job description

Tidewater Staffing is currently seeking Outside Machinists for work in various local shipyards including locations of Newport News, VA, Norfolk, VA, and Portsmouth, VA.
The Outside Machinist must possess knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform job operations/tasks on conventional and nuclear ships and submarines. The Outside Machinist must be assignable to any work center excluding nuclear and subsafe machinery.
The following is a list of typical work that an Outside Machinist might be asked to perform:

  • Remove, repair, overhaul, install and align main propulsion machinery and associated equipment/components. Also remove, repair, overhaul, install, and align equipment associated with auxiliary systems such as condensers, compressors, pumps, forced draft blowers, main feed pumps, various types of valves, cargo handling machinery, anchor handling gear, boat davits, cranes, elevators, conveyors, firefighting equipment, machine shop equipment, galley, and laundry equipment.
  • Install and repair foundations for operating machinery and principal structures/components of the ship’s armament.
  • Install, adjust, set, and repair or replaces various control/regulating or safety devices such as meters, gauges, valves, governors, and automatic alarms. Test or assist in the testing of shipboard machinery pier side or on sea trials to prove satisfactory operation and acceptance.
  • Use various portable and fixed machine tools such as boring bars, milling machines, facing machines, and drill presses. Use precision measuring instruments such as height gages, depth gages, calipers, verniers, and various types of micrometers, and assists in the use of optical equipment.
  • Coordinate and arrange for the work of several trades in connection with performing work from information received from technical work documents, blueprints, specifications, and written and/or oral instructions.
  • Engineer, steam, machinist, installation, marine erector, marine machinist, outfitter, outside-installation machinist Installs ship machinery, for example, propelling machinery, auxiliary motors, pumps, ventilating equipment, and steering gear, working from blueprints and using hand tools, calipers, and micrometers.
  • Lays out passage holes on bulkheads, decks, and other surfaces for connections, for example shafting and steam lines.
  • Installs below-deck auxiliaries, for example, evaporators, stills, heaters, pumps, condensers, and boilers, and connects them to steampipe systems.
  • Tests and inspects installed machinery and equipment during dock and sea trials.
  • May also set up and operate such machine shop tools as lathe, boring mill, planer, shaper, slotter, and milling machine to fabricate replacement parts.

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Since 1992, Tidewater Staffing, Inc. (TSI) has been providing unrivaled workforce solutions for our clients in the ship repair, warehousing, and light industrial/manufacturing industries. Through the years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to solving staffing challenges efficiently, economically, and with integrity by embodying our mission statement: “Put people to work. Do the right thing every day.” Our deep industry experience and established local presence allow us to maintain a consistent, updated, and expansive network of skilled candidates, and our proprietary digital onboarding process. When you partner with Tidewater Staffing, you get employees who are trained, screened, supplied, and access to our proprietary digital onboarding process.

Industry

Recruiting and staffing services

Company size

51 - 200 Employees

Headquarters location

Virginia Beach, VA, US

Year founded

1992