Advanced Shipfitters (Tack & Burn)

Riley Power Group; Goose Creek (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Riley Power Group is seeking Advanced Shipfitters (Tack & Burn) for long-term positions at NNS Charleston in Goose Creek, SC. RPG offers benefits, per diem, and a highly competitive salary.

Opportunities include Shipfitter duties, welding, and adherence to safety and quality standards. Qualified candidates have four years of naval/shipfitting experience, ability to read drawings, and pass pre-employment screenings.

Qualifications

• Four years of commercial/naval experience as a first-class Shipfitter.
• Proficient in multi-pass tack welding and using oxygen/propane torches.
• Ability to comprehend complex structural drawings, blueprints, and weld symbols.
• Must pass pre-employment screenings including respirator physical, hair follicle drug screen and 7-year background check.

Responsibilities

• Perform tack welding per work packages and drawings.
• Erect, set and makeup shell plates, decks, bulkheads, and longitu­dinals.
• Install and replace hull inserts and penetrations per specifications.
• Work in a physically demanding shipbuilding environment with safety compliance.

Skills

First-class Shipfitter experience

Tack welding

Welding to weld symbols and drawings

Ability to read blueprints and complex

Tools

SMAW Welding (Shielded Metal Arc Welding)

Vibratory tools (grinders, needle guns)

Air Carbon Arc Gouging

Oxygen/Propane torches

Job description

Job Details

Advanced Shipfitters (Tack & Burn) Goose Creek,SC

Posted:10/20/2026

Riley Power Group (RPG) is seeking Advanced Shipfitters (Tack & Burn) for long-term positions at NNS Charleston. We offer benefits, per diem and a highly competitive salary.

Job ID#: 1648

Job Category: RPG Field

Positions Available: 20

Experience:

Four years of commercial/naval experience as a first-class Shipfitter.

Skills and other Requirements:

• Multi-Pass Tack Welding
• 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 lay-off 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, Longitudinal, trunks, etc.
• Ability to Install and Replace Hull Inserts and Penetrations, Ability to Install Misc. and Complex Foundations.
• Must pass all pre-employment screenings including: respirator physical and all med quals, hair follicle drug-screen and 7-year background check.

Optional Skills:

• Rigger/Material Handling
• Optical instrument experience (Level, Transit)
• Shipwright / Erect & Set experience.
• Tank Testing
• Mobile equipment operation (JLG, Scissor Lift, etc.)

Tack Welding Qualification:

• Shipfitters will be required to pass a Multi- Pass Tack Welder Qualification Test. The test will consist of:
• Using the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Process.
• With MIL-10718-M (A-5A) Filler Metal of MIL-E-22200/1.
• In both the Vertical Up (3F) and Overhead (4F) positions.

RPG is a specialty welding company led by a seasoned management team with decades of applicable industry experience. RPG has a wealth of industry relationships and contracts that share a few common denominators: integrity, teamwork and safety. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

RPG is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, criminal history, ancestry, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status, or discharge from military service.

RPG provides its services to many clients in their various business sectors who may have physical, mental, pre-employment screening and/ or citizenship requirements. These requirements are driven by contracts and/ or security requirements that RPG is required to adhere to, and which may vary between clients and their respective high-security industries. Misrepresentation or falsification of qualifications or background information is grounds for termination, denial of employment and/ or disqualification from future employment consideration.