Lead Shipfitter & Lead Bonding Operator

Jobtailor; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Newport News, VA is seeking skilled fabricators and welders to support new construction, ship repair, and overhauls. You will read blueprints, fabricate steel structures, and perform welding and surface prep across multiple environments, including confined spaces and high elevations.

The role requires physical agility and the ability to work with lead bonding and heavy lifting in varying conditions aboard ships and in dry-dock settings.

Qualifications

• Experience reading blueprints and fabricating steel structures.
• Ability to perform surface prep, grinding, and sandblasting as needed.
• Comfort working in confined spaces and at extreme heights.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret blueprints or plans.
• Place, maneuver, or fabricate steel structures or ship hulls.
• Measure, cut, grind, fit, align, and tack weld parts and sub-assemblies.
• Build in-place interior structures, hatches, doors, and bulkheads.
• Perform structural surface preparation through grinding and sandblasting during lead pour.
• Use a heating torch to liquefy lead for bonding lead to steel structures.
• Work across shops, platens, concrete and metal structures, dry-docks, and onboard ships.
• Support new construction, ship repair, and ship overhauls

Skills

Blueprint Interpretation

Steel Structure Fabrication

Welding Techniques

Structural Surface Preparation

Physical Agility

Tools

Heating Torch

Respirator

Job description

Jobtailor in Newport News, VA is seeking skilled fabricators and welders to support new construction, ship repair, and overhauls. You will read blueprints, fabricate steel structures, and perform welding and surface prep across multiple environments, including confined spaces and high elevations.

The role requires physical agility and the ability to work with lead bonding and heavy lifting in varying conditions aboard ships and in dry-dock settings.