Shipfitter - Norfolk VA

Position Summary

A shipfitter contributes to all structural phases of a ship's hull construction which may include fitting, fabricating, assembly and alignment of a ship's structure.

Key Responsibilities & Functional Knowledge

• Burning
  • Possess basic knowledge of burning
  • Possess basic of using hook up torch/light torch
• Make up
  • Plating
  • Align and fit plates
  • Ensure strong backing for the plate
  • Ensure the edges and surfaces were prepared properly
  • Know the following types of plating material: steel, copper nickel, aluminum, stainless steel
• Blueprint
  • Read, understand, and interpret basic blueprints to preform task required
  • Review sketches or drawings and be able to perform layouts
• Tack Welding
  • Begin to learn how to grind by training
  • Preferred Tack Welding Certification
    • SMAW and FCAW or FCA certifications
• Lay Out
  • Access Cuts and Inserts
  • Read and interpret basic sketches to complete a layout
  • Create temporary access cuts to take something out of a ship or facilitate another trade to get into another compartment or a tank
  • Assess finished access cutting and beveling to ensure that the layout is being executed properly
• Tank Inspecting
  • Inspect a tank and document its current status
  • Assist with Testing (Tank/Rutter/Bilge Keel/Air Test Kegs/Air Test High Hats)
  • Basic knowledge of tank testing
  • Know the ISO procedures and policy on testing based on the ship type
  • Blank the tank and install the blanks in accordance with the ISO procedure
  • Set up a test rig
• Foundation Alignment
  • Install a prefabricated foundation
  • Accurately pinpoint the installation location by reading sketches and drawings
  • Level foundation based on requirements
  • Know framing square and leveling tools
  • Set the foundation either perpendicular or parallel to the baseline
• Portable Plasma Arc
  • Understand the basics of cutting ferrous and nonferrous metals
  • Basic rip out and installation
  • Know the plasma arc machine and its uses through on the job training/reading manuals
• Other
  • Possess basic fabrication skills
  • Set up and perform shipfitting tasks as assigned

Minimum Education Required

High School/GED

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

• Required Education: High School Diploma/GED
• Required Relevant Experience: 3-5 yrs. Practical Theory Requirements
• Developing understanding of naval vessel compartments, number systems and related vessel terminology for the CG, DDG, and LHD ships
• Must be able to read, write and comprehend simple instructions
• Must be able to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral or diagram form
• Must be able to calculate and understand units of measure, including fractions and decimals
• Must be able to measure using a scale and tape measure
• Must be able to wear standard PPE and use basic ship fitting tool list

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

• Preferred Education: High School Diploma/GED
• Preferred Relevant Experience: 5-8 yrs.
• Preferred Licenses/Certifications: 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)

Pay Information

This position is covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which will determine your wages.