Shipfitter jobs in Gainesville, FL

Come join the St Johns Ship Building Team! We offer competitive pay, health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with a company match; long-term disability; company paid short term disability and company paid life insurance. We also offer 7 paid holidays, PTO and vacation pay. We have very competitive pay rates and in house training so you can grow your career with us. We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

What you will do

Ship fitters are an essential member of our team. They fabricate, lay out, position and align, and fit parts of structural metal products.

This is a full time 40 hour a week position. Hours are Monday through Friday 7 am till 3:30 pm with weekend availability for overtime. It includes the following duties:

• Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
• Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
• Tack-weld fitted parts together.
• Lay out and examine metal stock or work pieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
• Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
• Any miscellaneous duties as may be required.

Required Skills

• High school diploma or GED
• Six months to 1 year of ship fitting/welding experience.
• Ability to read blueprints
• Ability to set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, etc.
• Lift or move large parts using large cranes.
• Ability to work outdoors in any weather.
• Negative drug screen.