Job Description

Job Description

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Job Description: Shipfitter

Job Summary

As a Shipfitter, you will utilize your knowledge of metalworking techniques, welding, and blueprint interpretation to craft, fit, and align various metal pieces, ensuring structural integrity and vessel functionality. Your role will involve working with a diverse range of materials and tools, contributing to the construction, repair, and maintenance of maritime structures. Collaborate with a team to achieve production goals while adhering to safety protocols and industry standards.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Expertly fabricate, fit, and align metal components according to detailed blueprints and specifications, ensuring the precise assembly of structural elements of marine vessels.
• Utilize various welding techniques, such as arc welding, MIG, or TIG, to fuse metal parts securely, ensuring the strength, stability, and integrity of the vessel’s structure.
• Safely handle and prepare metal materials, including cutting, shaping, and grinding, using tools such as torches, saws, and grinders, to create components that meet quality and precision standards.
• Conduct thorough inspections of fabricated components, checking for accuracy, proper alignment, and adherence to specifications, and make necessary adjustments or repairs to maintain high-quality workmanship.
• Work closely with team members, including welders, engineers, and supervisors, to ensure seamless coordination during construction, repairs, and modifications, contributing to the successful completion of maritime projects while prioritizing safety and efficiency.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 1-3 years of Shipfitting experience.
• Proficiency in shopfitting practices, including layout, fabrication, cutting, welding, and assembly of structural components and ship sections.
• Skilled in various welding processes such as arc, MIG, and TIG, and able to perform high-quality welding on different materials, including steel and aluminum.
• Required to know safety procedures, follow company policies, and adhere to regulations.
• Strong fabrication skills to cut, shape, bend, and form metal materials according to specifications.

Safety & Environmental Factors:

All employees are expected to adhere to the company’s safety policies to maintain a safe and healthy work environment. This role involves working under extreme hot or cold conditions and requires the physical ability to stand for the entire shift, use hands for various tasks, ascend stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, and hear. Team members must occasionally lift items weighing up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required include close, distant, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to

Ameri-Force Benefits

As part of the Ameri-Force team, a recognized ESOP company, you have a personal stake in the collective success of the organization, fostering a collaborative and rewarding work environment. Our competitive benefits package includes:

• Industry Leading Pay
• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Short-Term Disabilities Benefits
• Term Life Benefits
• Referral Bonuses

*Referral Bonuses are available for specific jobs only

About Ameri-Force

Since 1991, Ameri-Force has been a leader in skilled trades staffing, offering a people-focused approach that provides competitive advantages for our clients and rewarding career opportunities for our contract employees. Our expertise in maritime, manufacturing, industrial, ensures a seamless experience by handling federal and state taxes, unemployment, and worker’s compensation, along with offering comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, and life insurance. Join Ameri-Force and be part of a company that values your success.

Learn more at ameriforce.com

* Note: The specific duties, skills and qualifications may vary depending on the company’s requirements and the nature of the tasks performed at the site. Employees must be willing to make reasonable adjustments to their tasks depending on the requirements of the client. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

Pay:

$24 - $28/hr

Ameri-Force is a leading skilled trades staffing company dedicated to providing reliable workforcer solutions across various industries. With over three decades of expertise, we specialize in connecting top-tier talent with reputable employers, ensuring excellence in every placement.
Our array of staffing services encompasses a wide spectrum of skilled trades, including shipyard, industrial, professional, and commercial sectors. We meticulously source and vet candidates to match the specific demands of our clients, ensuring seamless fit and exceptional performance.
Whether you're seeking skilled trades personnel or looking to embark on a rewarding career in the trades, Ameri-Force is here to assist. Our dedicated team is committed to delivering unparalleled service and creating mutually beneficial partnerships.

Company Description

Ameri-Force is a leading skilled trades staffing company dedicated to providing reliable workforcer solutions across various industries. With over three decades of expertise, we specialize in connecting top-tier talent with reputable employers, ensuring excellence in every placement.\r\nOur array of staffing services encompasses a wide spectrum of skilled trades, including shipyard, industrial, professional, and commercial sectors. We meticulously source and vet candidates to match the specific demands of our clients, ensuring seamless fit and exceptional performance.\r\nWhether you're seeking skilled trades personnel or looking to embark on a rewarding career in the trades, Ameri-Force is here to assist. Our dedicated team is committed to delivering unparalleled service and creating mutually beneficial partnerships.

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