Shipfitter III

About the role

Continental Tide Defense Systems, Inc. (Continental Tide) is an industry leader, providing engineering and industrial services to the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command, and other DoD organizations. At Continental Tide, we understand that a great company culture is one where employees know their voice is heard, no matter what their title is, and letting them grow in their role as the company does.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Utilize knowledge, skills, and abilities to assemble, modify, lay out, fabricate, repair, and install plates, shapes, and/or pipe as part of a structural assembly in ship alteration and repair.
• Lay out, position, align, and fit structural metal parts according to blueprints and specifications.
• Fabricate and assemble metal parts using tools such as welding equipment, torches, grinders, and cutting tools.
• Interpret ship construction drawings and technical specifications to guide fabrication and installation.
• Perform tack welding and assist certified welders as needed, ensuring proper alignment and fit-up of structural components per project requirements.
• Inspect completed assemblies to ensure conformance to specifications and adherence to safety and environmental compliance standards.
• Employ appropriate trade methods to ensure watertight integrity on metal hulls, including precise fitting and securing of components.
• Manufacture and install interior and exterior structural items, such as bulkheads, foundations, and framing systems.
• Repair, remove, and/or replace damaged ship structures and fittings, creating structural welds and fittings as needed.
• Manufacture and install parts and assemblies from templates, ensuring accuracy and fit.
• Prepare surfaces for welding, burning, and riveting; lay out holes for drilling using various hand, electric, and pneumatic tools.
• Measure and verify dimensions using precision instruments such as calipers, micrometers, and tape measures.
• Cook up coordination and arrangement for the work of multiple trades based on technical work documents, blueprints, specifications, and written or oral instructions.

Requirements

• High school/trade or vocational degree.
• Five (5) to Ten (10) yrs exp as a Shipfitter. (Completion of two (2) year Associate’s is equivalent to four (4) years of experience. Completion of a four (4) year apprenticeship is equivalent to 6 years of experience. Completion of a four (4) year bachelor’s degree is equivalent to eight (8) years of experience.)
• Familiarity with NAVSEA Standard Items, MILSPECs, and shipyard work instructions schematics & blueprints.
• Strong understanding of shipboard mechanical systems and installations.
• Must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance or meet access requirements for naval shipyards, if applicable.
• Must be able to meet the physical requirements of the job.
• Must be able to pass an Audiogram & Respirator Fit Test.
• Must be able to communicate effectively to exchange and comprehend information both verbally & electronically with customers & supervisors.
• Familiarity with welding, burning, and cutting tools.
• Able to pass pre-employment physical and background check.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Demonstrated reliability and punctuality; must be able to consistently report to work on time.
• Weld Certification.
• Ultrasonic Impact Testing Treatment (UIT Treatment) - certification.
• Carbon steel certification.
• Passing grade on breaking test.
• Certification in shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), also known as manual metal arc welding (MMA or MMAW), flux shielded arc welding or informally as stick welding (manual arc welding process that uses a consumable electrode covered with a flux to lay the weld).
• Certification in flux-cored arc welding (FCAW or FCA) (a semi-automatic or automatic arc welding process).
• Tack Welding via the welding school; preferred tack welding certification.
• Preferred SMAW and FCAW or FCA certifications.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Physical Requirements

• Exposure to open-air environments, including noisy, hot, and cold conditions.
• Required to visit project sites aboard ships and rigs, both onshore and offshore.
• Must wear various types of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as hearing, eye, head, and hand protection, as required.
• Site visits may involve standing on a variety of surfaces and angles, bending, crouching, and climbing over obstructions such as scaffolding, ladders, and internal barge or boat structural components.
• Exposure to sound levels exceeding 100 decibels.
• Requires prolonged periods of sedentary work, including sitting and/or standing.
• May be required to operate machinery, power tools, and/or heavy equipment.
• Must be able to communicate effectively to exchange and comprehend information.
• Frequent exposure to extreme weather conditions, including high heat and extreme cold.
• Must be able to lift and carry 30 lbs. or more, depending on the task requirements.
• Physically able to ride ships at sea for extended periods, including withstanding ship motion and working in various sea conditions.

Reasonable Accommodations

To perform this job successfully, an individual must perform the essential job duties satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to the safety or health of employee or others. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation

$29.31 - $43.97 an hour

Benefits

Continental Tide offers an empowering professional environment in a culture that emphasizes teamwork, shared responsibility for company and client success, and personal growth. We offer competitive wages in salaried and hourly positions, educational opportunities, competitive employee benefit options, and 401K plan with company match.