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Shipfitter

New Orleans, LA 70129

Posted: 10/29/2025 Industry: Ship Repair / Shipyard Job Number: 49738285 Pay Rate: $28.00 / hour

Job Description

We have an immediate opening for a Sr Shipfitter in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Responsibilities:
  • Typical job duties involve structural fitting and tack welding of various assembly and sub-assembly parts on the vehicle.  
  • Works from Engineering drawings, sketches and written and verbal instructions. 
  • Maintains records, forms and logs as required.  
  • Typical tools and equipment used in the performance of duties are MIG and TIG welders,  manual hand tools , mechanical, pneumatic, cordless and electric tools including porta power, come alongs, clamps, hammers and mauls, gougers, grinders, saws, band saws, drills, tapes and scales. 
  • Must be capable of handling chemicals and solvents including alcohol, cleaning solvents, cutting oil, tool oil, etc.    
  • Housekeeping of shop and work area (keeping work area neat and clean) daily.   
  • Must visually inspect work to drawings and sketches for completeness and dimensional correctness.   
  • May direct the activities or tasks of helpers, as assigned. 
  • Perform other job related duties as assigned. 
Education:
  • High school graduate or General Education Diploma.

Position Requirements:
  • Three (3) plus years of related fabricating or shipfitting experience. 
  • Formal craft training to demonstrate the ability to read blueprints, engineering drawings and sketches, layout and fabricate parts and assemblies correctly.   
  • Demonstrated skills based on the results of the shipfitting/welding test. 
  • Must be safety conscious (wear proper PPE at all times). 
  • Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions.  
  • Able to read and understand metric and standard dimensions (a plus). 
  • Must regularly lift, move or carry 40 pounds of material. 
  • Must be willing to work rotating shifts.  
  • Ability to become certified as a forklift and overhead crane operator.   
  • Willingness and flexibility to work extended hours as needed to accomplish the task or work with little or no prior notification.  
 
Pay: $28/hour
 
Schedule: Monday-Thursday 7am-4pm

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