Shipfitter 1/C-10

This job description is a general description of the essential job functions and is not intended to be an employment contract. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. maintains its status as an at-will employer. Position requirements, skills, and abilities included in this job description have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the position. Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. reserves the right to increase, waive or reduce these minimal standards. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements described be interpreted as all-inclusive. All employees of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. are expected to perform the duties as assigned by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. To perform this job successfully, an individual is expected to be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability expected. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. However, no accommodation will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which imposes undue hardship on Eastern Shipbuilding. POSITION SUMMARY The Shipfitter is responsible for the layout, fabrication, fitting, alignment, and assembly of structural steel components used in the construction of new vessels. Working from engineering drawings, blueprints, and work packages, the Shipfitter fabricates and installs structural members including bulkheads, decks, frames, foundations, and hull sections while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality, and productivity. This position requires the ability to interpret complex drawings, perform precise measurements, and safely use a variety of hand tools, power tools, and fabrication equipment in a fast-paced shipbuilding environment. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Read, interpret, and work from shipbuilding blueprints, engineering drawings, work instructions, and specifications. Lay out, measure, mark, fit, and assemble structural steel components for new vessel construction. Fabricate and install hull structures, bulkheads, decks, stiffeners, foundations, brackets, frames, girders, and other structural assemblies. Perform precision fitting using proper alignment techniques and tolerances. Operate oxy-fuel cutting equipment, plasma cutting equipment, grinders, magnetic drills, and other fabrication equipment. Tack weld components as qualified or prepare assemblies for…