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Job Title: Shipfitter

Job Description

As a Shipfitter, you will lay out and fabricate metal structural parts such as plates, bulkheads, and frames, bracing them in position within the hull of a ship for riveting or welding. You will work from blueprints or templates, using a variety of hand tools to scribe and lay out the position of parts on metal. You will locate and mark reference lines such as center, buttock, and frame lines, and align parts in relation to each other using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls. Your role will involve marking the location of holes to be drilled, installing temporary fasteners, and installing packing, gaskets, liners, and structural accessories and members such as doors, hatches, brackets, and clips. You may also prepare molds and templates for nonstandard parts and tack weld clips and brackets in place prior to permanent welding.

Responsibilities

+ Lay out and fabricate metal structural parts including plates, bulkheads, and frames.

+ Work from blueprints or templates using hand tools.

+ Locate and mark reference lines such as center, buttock, and frame lines.

+ Align parts using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls.

+ Mark location of holes and install temporary fasteners for welding or riveting.

+ Install packing, gaskets, liners, and structural accessories and members.

+ Prepare molds and templates for fabrication of nonstandard parts.

+ Tack weld clips and brackets in place prior to permanent welding.

+ Roll, bend, flange, cut, and shape plates, beams, and other heavy metal parts.

Essential Skills

+ Ability to read blueprints and drawings.

+ Experience with hand tools and framing techniques.

+ Proficiency in tack welding and using torches and plasma cutters.

+ Minimum of 3 years experience as a shipfitter.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $25.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job

classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be

subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits

available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Chesapeake,VA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 6, 2025.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.