Dry-Dock Shipwright: Precision Structural Builder

U.S. Pacific Fleet; Garden Island; On-site; AUD 86,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Pacific Fleet seeks a skilled shipwright for duties in Australia’s Garden Island area, working in dry docks to layout, build and repair ship support structures and to establish above-water reference points for alignment during dock entries.

You will select materials, perform precise geometry calculations with common measuring tools, operate standard machine and hand tools, and comply with overseas employment requirements, security clearances, and travel possibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience laying out, building and repairing ship structures in dry docks.
• Ability to perform measurements with levels, rulers, squares, T-bevels and awls.
• Willingness to travel and work in hazardous environments as required.

Responsibilities

• Lay out, build and repair support structures for ships in dry docks.
• Establish reference points above water level for aligning ships over blocks.
• Lay out, erect and modify staging for ship work.
• Select materials for shipwright jobs and substitute materials when necessary.
• Make calculations using standard arithmetic and geometry using measuring instruments.
• Operate standard machine tools, power equipment and other hand tools utilized in the shipwright trade.

Skills

Shipwright experience

Layout & rigging

Geometry calculations

Measuring tools

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Machine tools

Job description

The U.S. Pacific Fleet seeks a skilled shipwright for duties in Australia’s Garden Island area, working in dry docks to layout, build and repair ship support structures and to establish above-water reference points for alignment during dock entries.

You will select materials, perform precise geometry calculations with common measuring tools, operate standard machine and hand tools, and comply with overseas employment requirements, security clearances, and travel possibilities.