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Router Operator

IMIA, LLC
Portsmouth, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/11/2025
Description

JOB TITLE: Router Operator

REPORTS TO: Superintendent/Engineer

Summary

Operation of CNC 5-Axis router to cut complex shapes used to support the installation of hull treatment and non-metallic coatings on United States Navy nuclear-powered submarines. Position requires a willingness to learn, dependability, and the ability to think critically.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

  • Ensure work is done safely and meets quality standards.
  • Ability to use manual and power tools.
  • Read and interpret documents as necessary, such as operating and maintenance manuals, safety rules and regulations, procedure manuals, etc.
  • Program and oversee CNC 5-Axis router operation, running calibration test, and inspecting machinery for repair needs.
  • May prepare molds and templates for fabrication of hull treatment materials.
  • Maintain a clean work environment where coatings work is being performed.
  • Demonstrate comprehension of complex shapes.
  • Mixing of different types of solvent and adhesive materials.
  • Understanding fairness and flushness with regards to surface preparation.
  • Follow all company rules and policies.
  • Provide a great level of attention to detail and focus on the given task.
  • May be required to perform additional duties as deemed necessary by the Superintendent/Engineer.
  • Must be willing to comply with clean shaven standards needed to wear half/full face respirator.
  • Must be able to pass a thorough background investigation to obtain access into a shipyard environment.

Preferred Experience

  • Proficiency in programing, troubleshooting, and operating CNC milling equipment.
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD, Inventor, Fusion 360, etc.
  • Shipyard, Manufacturing, or Industrial Experience

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

  • Must be able to work cooperatively and productively with other employees and shipyard personnel.
  • Must be able identify and measure material.
  • Strong math skills for inputting specific dimensions and figures into the machinery.
  • Ability to analyze the information provided on drawings or other explanatory documents to make sure the final product matches the sketch.
  • Strong computer skills as the 5-Axis router uses computer software to control machinery.
  • Problem-solving skills to detect issues in the creation process and find solutions to ensure the machinery creates the product provided in the sketch.
  • Must be able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, area, circumference, weight, volume, and density.
  • Must be able to carry out instructions furnished in oral, written, or diagram form.
  • Must be able to problem solve, organize, and prioritize work.
  • Must be able to perform required duties efficiently and independently.

EDUCATION

  • High School Education

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Regularly exposed to extreme temperatures, high noise levels, toxic or caustic chemicals, fumes, airborne particles, outdoor weather conditions, dusty conditions, wet and/or humid conditions, hazardous machinery, confined spaces, precarious places, proximity to other employees. To avoid injury, safety clothing is required along with safety devices to protect eyes, mouth, or hearing.
  • Regularly required to walk; frequently required to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb, balance, or crawl, occasionally required to sit, required to reach with hands and arms, use hands to feel, grip, or handle, regularly required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, required use of vision to see up close, distance, and peripherally, as well as depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  • Shift work is involved most of the time. Travel may be required. Mandatory overtime will be required.

EQUIPMENT USED

  • Various

Supervisory Responsibilities

  • None

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

  • May be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

About the Organization IMIA,LLC is the only national marine surface preparation painting contractor servicing every U.S. Port with a mobile full time workforce that ensures that a quality product is delivered on time every time. IMIA, LLC has the equipment, seasoned deckplate supervision and mechanics, as well as rigorous corporate safety and quality programs and financial strength to support our customer's preservation needs in a truly superior and comprehensive fashion.

IMIA, LLC offers a comprehensive benefit package to eligible employees. Eligible employees may enroll in:

  • Health
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Life
  • LTD
  • Accident
  • Critical Illness
  • 401k

Employees and their household members are also eligible to participate in the company's Employee Assistance Program.

Per Diem OR Dislocation Allowance may be provided to eligible employees to reimburse some or all of the cost an employee might be reasonably expected to incur for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses while traveling out of town for work.

EOE Statement IMIA, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, age, sex, disability status, marital status, status as a covered veteran, genetics, or any other protected groups under state, federal or local Equal Opportunity Laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

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