Advanced Shipfitter (Mult-Pass Tack & Burn)

Advanced Shipfitter (Multi-Pass Tack & Burn
Pay: $45/hour, $120 per diem offered to non-local candidates
Duration: 2 years
Location: Newport News, VA
Shift: Flexibility Needed
***Background check and hair follicle drug test is required***
***Client requires US Citizenship***

Requirements

• Four years of building and construction – steel fabrication preferred.
• Multi-Pass Tack Welding (preferred), Single Pass Tack Welding (required)
• Burning-Oxygen/Propane Burning Torch.
• Heating-Oxygen/Propane Heating Torch.
• Ability to comprehend complex structural assembly drawings, blueprints, and sketches to include weld symbols, material types, datum and reference lines.
• Ability to comprehend fractional dimensions as with the use of a ruler.
• Ability to layoff piece parts for fabrication and assembly.
• Ability to assemble structural piece parts in accordance with specifications in a quality manner.
• Experience working in a physically demanding environment (shipbuilding, steel fabrication, etc.).
• Familiarity with OSHA regulations relative to the shipbuilding industry.
• Use vibratory tools (grinders and needle guns).
• Air Carbon Arc Gouging.
• Ability to use Work Packages and Drawings to plan and execute work.
• Ability to use Molded Lines and Ship Reference Lines to execute required work.
• Ability to Erect, Set and Makeup Complex-shaped Shell Plates.
• Ability to Erect, Set and Makeup Decks, Bulkheads, Longitudinals, trunks, etc:,
• Ability to Install and Replace Hull Inserts and Penetrations, Ability to Install Miscellaneous and Complex Foundations.

Optional Skills:

• Optical instrument experience (Level, Transit)
• Shipwright / Erect & Set experience.
• Tank Testing

Testing
Tack Welding Qualification:
All Shipfitters will be required to take a Multi-Pass Tack Welder Qualification Test upon reporting for the first day of work. This test will be:
A. Using the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Process.
B. With MIL-10718-M (A-5A) Filler Metal of MIL-E-22200/1.
C. In both the Vertical Up (3F) and Overhead (4F) positions.

The Welding School will administer the following tests:
A. Multi-Pass Tack Weld consisting of: 

• One (1) hour practice 
• One (1) hour Vertical test 
• One (1) hour Overhead test

B. Visual Inspection of Weld Level I 

• Six (6) hours.

Send resume to lourdes@pmqservices.com or call 470-313-0275