Shipfitter Journeyman ESR

About the Role

Everett Ship Repair is the Pacific Northwest’s premier ship repair facility, offering vast ship repair capabilities from its facility in Everett, Washington. We provide repair, maintenance, and conversion services for commercial vessels, with a focus on commercial workboats and passenger vessels. As we grow our footprint and pursue opportunities with the US Navy, we seek an experienced Shipfitter Journeyman to join our team of industry veterans and skilled tradesmen.

In this role, you will primarily work in fabrication, assembly, subassembly, and final erection of all structural components on marine vessels, including hulls, superstructures, masts, pilot houses, and engine rooms.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate, form, and fit metal structures to build structural elements of marine vessels during all phases of construction and rebuilds.
• Perform job functions in a variety of environments including fabrication shop, modular jigs, or on finished assembly.
• Layout, cut, form, prepare, and perform final assembly.
• Use a variety of power and hand tools including grinder, level, and tape measure.
• Lay out and build jigs for building modules and superstructures.
• Work from standard and metric engineering drawings.
• Tack and perform minor welding with MiG and Arc Welding processes.
• Use a variety of metal forming equipment such as sheers, band saws, rollers, and press breaks.
• Use Oxygen/Propane cutting torches and plasma cutters.
• Work as a member of a team demonstrating skills to effectively communicate, adapt, interpret, and problem solve.
• Embrace ESR safety culture and practice safe shipyard work practices and housekeeping.
• Develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships with fellow crew members and supervisors.
• Share your knowledge in the trade with other employees, especially those in learning or apprentice roles.
• Perform other tasks as needed in our dynamic start-up work environment.
• Pass company pre-employment screens including background check, drug test, and physical skills test.

Requirements

• 3+ years of shipbuilding or metal working experience in a marine environment (experience as a Shipfitter preferred).
• Basic welding skills (MiG, Tig, and Stick welding).
• High school education or equivalent, or vocational education.
• Ability to understand and apply basic math skills.
• Knowledge of standard ship fitting tools and forming equipment including torches, saws, cutting torch, bandsaw, rollers, presses, and shears.
• Ability to read, interpret, and work from drawings and blueprints.
• Knowledge of materials, methods, and tools involved in the construction or repair of metal fabrications, preferably in a marine environment.
• Ability to express ideas concisely and clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Experience working around heavy machinery.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to work at heights of 60 ft.
• Ability to enter confined spaces using a respirator and work in small workspaces at odd angles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Skills and experience in aluminum and steel fabrication.
• Previous experience in a shipyard (new construction or repair).
• Certification or skills and experience in driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklift or manlifts.
• Certification as a Shipyard Competent Person.
• Previous experience and/or basic skills in pipe and carpentry.
• Interest in and aptitude for taking on future crew leadership roles.

Benefits

• 401(k) and 401(k) matching.
• Health insurance.
• Health savings account.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Group life insurance with optional supplemental life and disability insurance programs.
• Paid time off.
• 9 paid holidays.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Culture of learning with state-certified apprenticeship programs.