Shipfitter (1st Class)

Shipfitter (1st Class) Job Highlights

Company Profile

Senesco Marine started out building small deck barges and eventually moved into building larger vessels.

Job Profile

The company is hiring a Shipfitter (1st Class) to join its team.

Educational Qualification

• Applicants may be required a High School Diploma or GED

Work Experience

• Possess 3 years of experience in a shipyard or fabrication shop
• 5+ years in a shipyard or fabrication shop (preferred)

Duties/Responsibilities

• Perform tasks to lay out, fabricate, and assemble various metal structural parts of a ship such as plates, and bulkheads.
• Must brace them within the hull of the ship and prepare them for welding.
• Must be able to read, understand, and work from blueprints or templates and use scribe and hand tools.
• Must comply with all safety procedures and guidelines, and comply with all company-issued policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Must also have excellent work ethic including excellent attendance, punctuality, and the desire to complete designated work in a timely fashion.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Achieve 80% on the written ship fitter exam.
• Must be able to tack weld using the SMAW process.
• Ability to climb stairs, ladders, kneel, squat, walk, sit, or stoop. Full range of motion.
• Must have correctable vision to 20/40.
• Must have own tools, and be skilled in their use, including but not limited to 25-foot tape measure, 50-foot tape measure, plumb bob, square, adjustable square, bevel square, 18-inch level, 2-pound ball peen hammer, 5-pound sludge hammer, 12-inch adjustable wrench, weld shield, flashlight, and chalk line.

Benefits/Perks

• Spectacular 401k plan where you earn without even contributing
• Reimbursement programs that put your health and well-being first
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays and Overtime opportunities based on needs

Employer’s Statement

Senesco Marine is an Equal Opportunity Employer.