Aluminum Fitter

Job Summary

Core Group Resources is hiring skilled Aluminum Fitters for a shipbuilding client. In this role, you will lay out, fabricate, fit, install, and test pipe systems and structural components on vessels under construction or repair.

The ideal candidate has strong mechanical aptitude, reads blueprints with confidence, and is comfortable with a wide range of fitting, cutting, tacking, and rigging work in a shipyard environment. On-site training is provided.

Responsibilities

• Read and follow blueprints and sketches to determine project specifications
• Calculate material take-offs from drawings to determine cut lengths
• Mark and transfer reference points to workpieces using measuring tools, squares, chalk, and soapstone
• Plan pipe system layout, installation, and repair to specification
• Cut, grind, and assemble structural metal parts using saws, fitting aids, and rigging equipment, aligning parts per blueprint
• Cut and bevel pipe to length using pipe cutting and beveling machines
• Align parts using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and sledges
• Straighten warped or bent parts using sledges, torches, presses, and push-pull methods
• Remove high spots and cut bevels with files, grinders, and cutting torches
• Tack weld foundations and install temporary fasteners using SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and pulsed GMAW processes, and use oxy-acetylene torches as needed
• Assemble pipe, tubing, and fittings by welding, brazing, soldering, cementing, and threading
• Install flanges, collars, penetrations, skid frames, foundations, fittings, and equipment
• Install and align large ship machinery, and install windows, doors, and masts
• Inspect and test installed piping systems using pressure gauges, hydrostatic testing, and visual inspection
• Inspect torches, hoses, grinders, levels, tapes, and other tools daily
  
  

Requirements

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and sketches
• Strong mechanical aptitude and attention to detail
• Experience with hand and power tools, including saws, grinders, and pipe cutting/beveling equipment
• Ability to tack weld using SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and pulsed GMAW, and operate an oxy-acetylene torch
• Experience using rigging equipment
• Ability to work at heights on scaffolding or manlifts and in confined spaces
• Willingness to complete pre-employment skills testing
  
  

Preferred Requirements

• Prior shipyard or vessel construction experience
• Experience installing and aligning large ship machinery
• Experience with hydrostatic testing of piping systems