SHIPFITTER EXPERIENCED - STEEL CONSTRUCTION/CARPENTRY
The Role
Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, is hiring Shipfitters with a minimum of 3 or more years of experience. Newport News Shipbuilding offers competitive pay, weekly paychecks, paid time off, paid holidays, medical benefits including an on-site health center, 401K company match, employee discounts, and more.
Fitters are often called the "carpenters" of shipbuilding or "Artists of Steel" because they need to read and interpret blueprints or plans to place, maneuver, or fabricate steel structures or hulls of ships. Fitters use a variety of tools to measure, cut, grind, fit, align and tack weld parts as small as a fingernail to the large sub-assemblies and super lifts that form the structural body of a ship. Fitters also build in-place all interior structures, hatches, doors, bulkheads, etc., to complete all the steel work in the ship.
Fitters at NNS attend and become qualified through the shipyard’s state of the art welding school. Fitters are expected to climb and work in high areas, crawl and work in cramped, confined spaces, and perform tasks in all kinds of weather conditions. A fitter will apply their skills in various locations across the shipyard, including the shops, platens or concrete and metal structures, dry-docks, and onboard ships in support of new construction, ship repair, and ship overhauls.
Must Have
- A minimum of 3 or more years of Fitting/Fabrication experience
- Able to work at extreme heights or small confined spaces
- Able to kneel, squat, crawl, bend, stoop, and climb
- Able to lift 40 lbs and must take and pass a respirator fit test
- Able to work assigned shift as production needs
- Able to pass Physical Agility Test
- Able to work all assigned shift
- Able to take measurements or be willing to learn
Nice to Have
- A high school graduate or equivalent preferred
- Completion of Welding or HVAC certification and/or trades training for an industry certified trade school or program