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Shipfitter

Marinette, WI 54143

Posted: 10/20/2025 Industry: Ship Repair / Shipyard Job Number: 51424407 Pay Rate: $29 / hour

Job Description

Roles and responsibilities: 
  • Lays out, positions, and secures parts and assemblies according to specifications, using straightedge, plum bob, auto level, transit, go-no-go gauge, combination square, calipers, and ruler.
  • Cuts work piece, using powered saws, gas torch, oxi-fuel, and plasma torch. Installs or repairs decks, bulkheads, and tank linings.
  • Observes tests on welded surfaces, such as hydrostatic, x-ray, and dimension tolerance to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications.
  • Prepare and inspects grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometer, caliper, and precision measuring instruments.
  • Removes rough spots from work piece, using portable grinder, hand file, or scraper.  Welds components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
  • Heats, forms, and dresses metal parts, using hand tools, torch, or arc welding equipment
  • Ignites torch and adjusts valves, amperage, or voltage to obtain desired flame or arc
  • Analyzes engineering drawings and specifications to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.  Develops templates and other work aids to hold and align parts.
  • Determines required equipment and welding method, applying knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques
 
Qualifications:
  • Must have reliable transpiration
  • Must pass a pre-employment physical and drug test
  • Must have 3-5 min years experience
  • Shipyard experience is required
 
Pay: $
  • 29/hour + Per Diem if qualified 
 
Schedule:
  • Must be available to work any of the below schedules
    • Monday-Thursday 5am-3pm
    • Monday-Thursday 4pm-2am
    • Sunday, Friday, Saturday 5am-5pm, Thursday 5am-9am
    • Sunday, Friday, Saturday 5pm-5am, Thursday 5am-9am
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