Ship Fitter - Shipyard

Gulf Marine Repair of Tampa, FL is looking to hire full-time Ship Fitters. This position starts at $25.45/hour. We also offer generous benefits, including 2 medical plans, 2 dental plans, vision, an ESOP, a 401(k) plan with a company match, whole life insurance (portable), term life, AD & D, disability, a cancer policy, an employee assistance program (EAP), and more. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you in the shipyard industry, consider applying today!

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ship Fitters work closely with the Iron Worker department to provide solutions to engineering deficiencies, structural irregularities, vessel modifications, steel replacement and other repair situations.
• Perform material take-offs for proper cost accounting on repair jobs.
• Ready steel assemblies for production welders.
• Repair or renew various other pieces of equipment as warranted.

Practical Test

Prior to starting your shipfitter test, you will be given a 6" vertical single pass fillet weld test to ensure that you are capable of welding dogs and strong backs properly.
This will be a timed test. You will be given two (2) hours to complete this exercise.
You are required to prepare a ⅜" plate insert as if you were fitting the insert on an actual vessel. You will be assigned a lay-out table and you will have to perform all the necessary fitting procedures to fit your insert to the opening in the insert jig.
You will be required to take measurements for radius and plate lay-out. You are not allowed to place your insert against the jig and trace or mark on the insert. You are not allowed to use hand crafted tools or other unmeasurable devices such as curved welding rods, hard hat rim, grinding disk or cut out templates, etc. to make the radius lay-out.
You are required to wash a bevel and finish grinding your insert to provide a 30 degree (30°) bevel with a ⅛" gap (approximately the thickness of a ⅛" welding rod). You cannot grind or cut a 30 degree (30°) bevel on your plate. You are required to maintain a ⅛" gap around the entire circumference of your insert including the radius corners. Strong backs, dogs and wedges will be provided.

You are required to provide your own ship fitters tools including a welding stinger to weld your dogs and strong backs in place for this test. However a torch and oxygen gauge along with soapstone and 7018 ⅛" rods for you to tack your attachments to the insert will be provided for your use. After test is complete you will be required to remove strong backs and dogs by means of wash burn or grinding your tacks. DO NOT KNOCK ATTACHMENTS OFF BY USE OF A HAMMER.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Follows ABS / USCG fitting requirements
• Will work independently with minimal supervision
• Conflict management, leadership, team building and time management skills will be used
• Attention to detail, organizational, problem solving, analytical, critical thinking and decision making skills will be used

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Two (2) years of ship fitting experience
• Must have tools; employer does not provide tools
• Shipyard experience - preferred

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Outdoors. Work in confined spaces and outside in inclement weather - cold, rainy, hot, etc., aboard shipyard vessels, and in the shop.

HOURS:

60 hours/week - 6 days/10 hrs.

E-Verify and Drug-Free Workplace

READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

We understand your time is valuable and that is why we have a very quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this machining job in the shipyard industry, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!

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Location: 33605