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Ship Fitter

St. Johns Ship Building
Palatka, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 2/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/18/2025
Come join the St Johns Ship Building Team! We offer competitive pay, health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with a company match; long-term disability; company paid short term disability and company paid life insurance. We also offer 7 paid holidays, PTO and vacation pay. We have very competitive pay rates and in house training so you can grow your career with us. We have a proven track record for safety in the workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The position requires Fabricate, lay out, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products, welding aluminum and steel.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are as follows: ship fit components of the ship either repair or new builds are completed on time, to specifications, and within scope of the project 100% of the time; completes all required company training 100% of the time and follows all company policies and procedures 100% of the time.

Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
Tack-weld fitted parts together.
Lay out and examine metal stock or work pieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
Locate and mark work piece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.
Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes.
Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.
Hammer, chip, and grind work pieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.
Smooth work piece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.
Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers.
Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to work pieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.
Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures.

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