What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shipfitter position at Insight Global?
Shipfitter Tasks:
- Rip-out, alter, repair, and install ship’s structure (frame structure, metal deck plating and grating, hull fittings such as davits and fairleads, chocks, scuttles, sockets and deck rails).
- Template, layout and fabricate structures and fittings including bulkheads, equipment foundations, hangers, ladders, stanchions, brows, accommodation ladders, and guards.
- Remove and install corrosion prevention plates (Zinc).
- Perform the following operations: punch, drill, ream, tap, and template cutting.
- Fit-up and make ready for welding, including chipping, nibbling, beveling, hand -grinding and cleaning of surfaces to be welded.
- Perform excavation of pits or defects in ship’s structure, including pressure hull and frames.
- Perform post weld cleaning of ship’s structural repair areas.
- Remove and reinstall tank access covers in support of other work.
Shipfitter Skill Requirements:
- At least 2 years naval or commercial ship repair experience, or equivalent experience in a heavy industrial environment performing the Typical Trade Task identified.
- Holds an Active Secret Clearance.
- Trained and qualified to wear respiratory protection devices IAW 29 CFR 1910.134.
- Proficient at removing, altering, repairing, and installing ship’s structure.
- Knowledgeable and proficient in the following skills: manufacture templates, layout and fabricate structures and fittings including bulkheads, equipment foundations, hangers, ladders, and stanchions; fit -up and make ready for welding, including chipping, beveling, hand-grinding and cleaning of surfaces to be welded.
- Proficient at performing post-weld clean-up of ship’s structural repair areas and removal/reinstall of tank access covers in support of other work.
- Trained and qualified to wear safety harnesses and work from scaffolds/platforms where drop off will be greater than 5 feet IAW 29 CFR 1915.
Shipfitter Technical Standards:
- 29 CFR 1910.134
- Respiratory Protection
- 29 CFR 1915
Required Shipfitter Skill Training:
- Blueprint Reading
- Layout Procedures
- Drilling and Tapping
- Removal and Installation of Shipboard Foundations
- Set up and Use of Hot Work Containments
- Selecting and Wearing Respirators
- Identifying, Selecting and Wearing Fall Protection
Location: Kings Bay, GA
Pay Rate: $30-35/hr depending on experience
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Salary : $30 - $35