Plate Fitter 1st Class

Gulf Copper; Galveston (TX); On-site; USD 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading shipbuilding company as a Plate Fitter. This role involves interpreting blueprints, fabricating metal structural parts, and ensuring material compatibility. You'll work in various conditions, including open-air environments and aboard ships, while using cutting-edge tools and machinery. If you have a passion for craftsmanship and teamwork, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative marine projects. Embrace the challenge and make a significant impact in a supportive and safety-focused workplace.

Benefits

401(k)

Group Health & Dental Plan

Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance

Life & Voluntary Life Insurance

Holiday & Vacation Pay

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• High School Diploma preferred with marine/industrial fitting experience.
• Ability to pass hands-on tests and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Interpret blueprints and fabricate metal parts for ship construction.
• Ensure quality control and material compatibility before use.

Skills

Mathematics

Blueprint Interpretation

Quality Control

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Education

High School Diploma

Technical School Certificate

Tools

Cutting Torch

Hand Tools

Power Tools

Squares

Levels

Job description

Plate Fitter 1st

Benefits:

• 401 (k)
• Group Health & Dental Plan
• Short -& Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Life & Voluntary Life Insurance
• Holiday & Vacation Pay
• Employee Assistance Program

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Must have a basic understanding of mathematics and be able to perform operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, as well as work with fractions.
2. Ability to interpret blueprints and perform layouts and fabricate metal structural parts, such as plates, bulkheads, and frames, and brace them in position within the hull of the ship for riveting or welding.
3. Quality Control: before using verify material compatibility with specifications.
4. Lays out the position of parts on metal, working from blueprints or templates and using scribe and hand tools.
5. Locates and marks reference lines, such as center, buttock, and frame lines.
6. Positions parts in the hull of the ship, assisted by Rigger.
7. Align parts in relation to each other, using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls.
8. Marks location of holes to be drilled and installs temporary fasteners to hold parts in place for welding or riveting.
9. Install packing, gaskets, liners, and structural accessories and members, such as doors, hatches, brackets, and clips.
10. May prepare molds and templates for fabrication of nonstandard parts.
11. Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
12. May tack weld clips and brackets in place prior to permanent welding.
13. May roll, bend, flange, cut, and shape plates, beams, and other heavy metal parts, using shop machinery, such as plate rolls, presses, bending brakes, and joggle machines.
14. Safely and efficiently use various hand, power, and cutting tools.
15. Be able to use large machinery such as a metal shear, metal brake, and band saw.

Required Education & Experience:

1. High School Diploma and/or one year certificate from college or technical school preferred.
2. Must be able to pass a hands-on test when applicable and/or have marine/industrial plate/structural fitting experience:

• 1st Class: 3-5 years
• 2nd Class: 1-3 years

Working Conditions:

1. Open-air conditions such as noisy, hot, cold, etc.
2. Must wear hearing, eye, head protection, and proper PPE.
3. Some climbing (100 feet) and lifting (50 lbs.) involved.
4. Traverse gangways and scaffolding at varying heights while wearing fall prevention equipment.
5. Working with hot and sometimes hazardous materials.
6. Aboard ships, both on and offshore as well as confined spaces.
7. Must be able to stand and operate equipment for up to four continuous hours.
8. The work requires long periods of sitting in awkward positions, standing on a variety of surfaces and at differing angles, bending over, crouching, and climbing up and over obstructions such as scaffolding, ladders, and internal barge and boat structural members.

Necessary Equipment Operation:

1. Cutting Torch
2. Squares
3. Levels
4. Hand and Power Tools

Special Skills:

1. Ability to work under deadlines and schedule pressures.
2. Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical manuals.
3. Perform basic mathematical functions.
4. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
5. High performance and a strong team player.
6. Commitment to company values and safety program.

It is the individual responsibility of every employee to maintain a current awareness and understanding of appropriate regulations, internal policies and procedures, and to comply fully with those regulations, policies, and procedures.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.