1st Class Aluminum Shipfitter – Hull Fabrication Lead

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.; Lockport (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. in Lockport, LA, seeks a 1st Class Aluminum Shipfitter to lay out and fabricate metal structural parts and brace them for welding inside hull sections.

You will read blueprints, position parts, guide junior fitters, mark reference lines, and perform cutting, bending, and fitting with power tools in confined spaces, including elevated work and respirator use where required.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of marine experience or four (4) years of continuous company experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Determines the position of structural components from blueprints or templates.
• Provides direction to subordinate ship fitters and tack welders.
• Uses blueprints to lay out position of parts on metal.
• Locates and marks reference lines such as center, buttock, and frame lines.
• Positions parts in hull and aligns parts relative to each other.
• Marks hole locations and installs temporary fasteners for welding or riveting.
• Installs packing, gaskets, liners and structural accessories.
• Tack welds clips and brackets before permanent welding.
• Bends, flanges, cuts, and shapes plates, beams and other heavy metal parts.
• Works shaping/cutting material with power tools and in confined spaces.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Confined spaces

Layout, cutting & fitting

Tools

Power tools

Job description

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. in Lockport, LA, seeks a 1st Class Aluminum Shipfitter to lay out and fabricate metal structural parts and brace them for welding inside hull sections.

You will read blueprints, position parts, guide junior fitters, mark reference lines, and perform cutting, bending, and fitting with power tools in confined spaces, including elevated work and respirator use where required.