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Shipfitter - Hiring Now

Lockport, LA
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About the job

Bollinger builds a range of marine vessels, focusing on structural steel and aluminum fabrication. The role involves working in confined spaces, reading blueprints, and performing fitting, cutting, and welding tasks on ship hulls.

Requirements

  • Blueprint reading skills
  • Ability to work in confined spaces
  • Familiar with metal fabrication
  • Ability to perform measurements
  • Experience with power tools

Qualifications

  • Five years of marine experience
  • Able to work in elevated and confined spaces
  • Ability to wear respirator
  • Reliable and safety-conscious

Full job description

Job Title: 1st Class Aluminum Shipfitter

Location: Lockport, LA

Position Overview: A 1st Class Aluminum Shipfitter lays out and fabricates metal structural parts and braces them in position within hull of vessel for welding.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Determines the position of structural components working from blueprints or templates.
  • Provides direction to subordinate ship fitters and tack welders.
  • Uses blueprints to lay out position of parts on metal.
  • Locates and marks reference lines, such as center, buttock, and frame lines.
  • Positions parts in hull of vessel and align parts in relation to each other.
  • Marks location of holes to be drilled and installs temporary fasteners to hold part in place for welding or riveting.
  • Installs packing, gaskets, liners, and structural accessories and members.
  • Tack welds clips and brackets in place prior to permanent welding.
  • Bends, flanges, cuts, and shapes plates, beams, and other heavy metal parts.
  • Must be able to perform shaping/cutting material with power tools such as skill saw, jig saw, metabo grinders and etc.
  • Must be able to work in confined/enclosed spaces.
  • Must be able to work/climb in elevations greater than 5'.
  • Must be able to wear/work a respirator when applicable.

Qualifications:
  • Five (5) years of marine or four (4) years of continuous company experience preferred.

Skills:
  • Comprehends blueprints, sketches, and templates.
  • Able to enter and move through manholes to reach and work in internally confined spaces.
  • Accurate in performing the following processes layout cutting measuring and fitting.

Bollinger is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals, and without regard to sexual orientation and gender identity.
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