Sheetmetal - Associate 4

About Us

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, our 2,500 dedicated employees across four states – from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk – personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation – through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the world-class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security.

Responsibilities

• Complies with craft and shipyard safety and environmental measures.
• Removes miscellaneous duct work, sheeting, locker, furniture, etc., from various locations of vessels or shipyard sites and rebuilds and/or reinstalls by welding and fitting techniques.
• Fabricates basic sheet metal projects to industrial customer specifications.
• Visualizes a completed job from start to finish.
• Uses blueprints in accomplishing work projects.
• Performs basic layout (i.e., on center square to round, round elbow, funnel, etc.).
• Fabricates duct work on and off the ship.
• Removes and installs duct work.
• Performs basic welding – stick and mig.
• Recognizes materials (e.g., stainless steel, aluminum, etc.) and determines gauge.
• Successfully completes sustained work at various heights, including, but not limited to 100 feet.
• Uses a tape measure.
• Works within a confined space, climbs ladders, and performs work in overhead positions.
• Properly cares for and safely uses hand and power tools and all company property.
• Performs assembly work associated with the sheet metal trade.
• Installs duct work, galley equipment, ceiling panels, etc.
• Performs similar work in all areas of the Yard as the need arises.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• 2 years relevant work experience, preferably in the shipyard.
• Proven skills, work history and/or applicable education will be considered in lieu of work experience.
• Four-hour fire watch certification.
• HAZWOPER – First Responder Awareness Level.
• Confined space certification.
• Ability to communicate effectively, work independently or in a group.
• Ability to do basic math, i.e., add, subtract, divide and multiply.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.
• Ability to use basic geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to use shop equipment – press, shear, hand break, roll, Pittsburgh, drill press, spot welder, etc.

Skills

• Basic welding – stick and mig.
• Fabrication of duct work and sheet metal projects.
• Blueprint reading.
• Layout and measurement.
• Use of hand and power tools.
• Operation of shop equipment (press, shear, hand break, roll, Pittsburgh, drill press, spot welder).

Physical Demands

• Sitting: Occasionally sits for 1 hour at a time, up to 8 hours per day, while welding.
• Standing: Frequently stands while performing work at various tooling machines, up to 2 hours uninterrupted, up to 8 hours per day.
• Walking: Frequently walks a maximum of 3,000 feet uninterrupted, 2 times per day.
• Crouching: Occasionally crouches up to 15 minutes at a time, up to 10 times per day.
• Kneeling/Crawling: Occasionally crawls up to 10 feet, up to 10 times per day; kneels up to 15 minutes at a time, up to 8 hours per day total.
• Stooping: Occasionally stoops for up to 15 minutes at a time, up to 2.5 hours per day.
• Twisting: Occasionally twists at knees and waist dozens of times per day; occasionally twists neck for up to 30 minutes at a time.
• Climbing: Occasionally climbs 30-foot ladders to 100 feet in height total.
• Balancing: Occasionally needs balance while climbing stairs/ladders and working on platforms.
• Reaching: Continually reaches overhead for up to 6 hours per day.
• Handling/Grasping: Continuously holds and operates tools and equipment; removes and tightens bolts 50 to 100 times/day.
• Pushing/Pulling: Occasionally pushes/pulls metal sheets requiring up to 50 pounds of force.
• Lifting/Carrying: Carries up to 25 pounds occasionally; may lift up to 100 pounds (75 pounds individually) of duct work.

Work Environment

• Frequently works indoors in either a ship or workshop setting, exposed to noise, heat, cold, and dust.
• Frequently exposed to outdoor weather while moving between shipyard and shop and while performing work on outdoor areas.
• Safety equipment required: Hard hat, welding helmet, safety glasses, hearing protection.
• Other exposures: Noise, dust, fumes, heavy lifting.
• Uses equipment/tools/vehicles: Shear, hand brake, pan brake, welding equipment, turning/burring machines, punches, grinder, drills, unishears, forming rolls, hand/power tools, sawsalls, come-a-longs, torches, heliark.

Pay

Hourly rate: $38.83

Benefits

• Medical
• Prescription (RX)
• Dental
• 401(k)
• Life Insurance
• AD&D
• Pension
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays

This role is with a federally contracted employer and is subject to regulations that restrict employment to US Persons only (i.e., US Citizens, lawful permanent residents, legally recognized asylees and refugees, and persons protected under INA). Successful job candidates will be asked to provide documentation of their US Persons status. Vigor Industrial LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries are drug, smoke, and vape-free workplaces. Prospective employees must pass a drug and alcohol test and background check as pre-employment screening.