AFC Welder-Fitter/Fabricator

General Dynamics Corporation; North Kingstown (RI); Presencial; USD 32.000 - 47.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Paid Training

Shift Differential

Commuter/Van Services

Professional Development

Descripción de la vacante

General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown, RI, is seeking an AFC Welder-Fitter/Fabricator to join a team building submarine hulls. This role combines manual and mechanized welding, shipfitting, and metal fabrication to produce pressure hull components per blueprints and work packages.

The ideal candidate has on-the-job welding experience or formal training, reads welding symbols and drawings, and can work all shifts with basic hand tools.

Formación

• High school diploma or equivalent or a minimum of 2 years related technical experience.
• On the job welding experience or formal welding training.
• Ability to read and interpret welding and shipyard procedures, structural drawings, technical manuals, test documents and diagrams.
• Available to work all shifts.
• Ability to work at heights, confined spaces and extreme temperature conditions as required.
• Pass a destructive bend weld test, a semi-automatic and mechanized spray and pulse test and meet minimum visual acceptance requirements.
• Individuals are required to possess their own basic hand tools.
• Some lifting & overhead welding will be required.
• Ability to operate impact guns and high torque machinery.
• Basic math skills.

Responsabilidades

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative and team environment, meet organizational goals and follow all verbal and written instructions as directed.
• Fabricate frames and cylinders to produce the pressure hull that are ready for outfitting functions using hydraulic fixtures.
• Read and interpret blueprints, welding symbols and fabrication drawings to ensure quality workmanship.
• Prepare steel surfaces per drawing specifications for fabrication and welding of frames and cylinders.
• Pass required tests (GMAPLS, GMASPS & GMASPM) to remain qualified for the position.

Conocimientos

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Basic math

Educación

High school diploma or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Responsibilities for this Position

AFC Welder-Fitter/Fabricator

US-RI-North Kingstown

Job ID: 2026-21516

Type: Full-Time

# of Openings: 20

Category: Building Trades

EB Quonset Point Facility

Overview

Have you ever wanted to join a team that builds the most sophisticated piece of machinery that plays a critical role in our nations defense?

Our function: Build the outer hull of the Virginia and Columbia Class Nuclear Powered Submarines.

The How: Encompassing both manual and mechanized pulse/spray welding processes along with shipfitting/metal fabrication functions.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

• This position entails fabrication & welding plus all tasks associated with the steel trade
• Fabricate frames/cylinders to produce the pressure hull that are ready for outfitting functions; through the use of our variety of hydraulic fixtures
• Following work packages, fixture set up sheets, drawings, ER's, and SSP's in order to produce a quality product
• Reading and interpreting blueprints, welding symbols and fabrication drawing
• Preparing steel surfaces per drawing specifications for fabrication & welding of frames & cylinders
• Pass a semi-automatic and mechanized spray and pulse arc test (GMAPLS, GMASPS & GMASPM) to remain in the position after completing training

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Prescription Coverage
• Health and Wellness Programs
• 401K
• Commuter/Van Services
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Paid Training
• Shift Differential for 2nd and 3rd Shift
• Professional Development and Advancement Opportunities

This position is located at the Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, RI.

Responsibilities

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative and team environment, meet organizational goals and follow all verbal and written instructions as directed

Qualifications

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent or a minimum of 2 years related technical experience
• On the job welding experience or formal welding training.
• Ability to read and interpret welding and shipyard procedures, structural drawings, technical manuals, test documents and diagrams.
• Available to work all shifts.
• Ability to work at heights, confined spaces and extreme temperature conditions as required.
• Pass a destructive bend weld test, a semi-automatic and mechanized spray and pulse test and meet minimum visual acceptance requirements.
• Individuals are required to possess their own basic hand tools.
• Some lifting & overhead welding will be required.
• Ability to operate impact guns and high torque machinery.
• Basic math skills.

Preferred:

• Shipfitting/metal fabrication experience
• Experience in manual and/or semi-automatic welding processes.
• Vocational, Technical and Community Colleges or Apprentice programs.
• Military experience.

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General Dynamics Electric Boat is a recognized leader in the design, construction and lifecycle support of submarines for the United States Navy.