Senior Marine Propulsion Alignment Machinist

Everett Ship Service & Repair; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Paid time off and holidays

Employee Assistance Program

State-certified Apprenticeship Program

Job summary

Everett Ship Repair in Everett, WA is seeking an experienced Machinery Assembler/Journeyman Machinist to install and align major propulsion and structural components on vessels. You will fabricate foundations, perform precision machining, and work with lathes, milling machines, and welding processes on a variety of shipboard systems.

The role requires 5+ years’ hands-on experience, strong reading of drawings, and precise measurement skills, with overtime as needed in a dynamic shipyard

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Machinery Assembler or Journeyman Machinist.
• High school diploma/GED or vocational training.
• Ability to read and interpret specifications, drawings, and blueprints.
• Solid basic math; conversions SAE/metric, fractions/decimals.
• Proficiency with basic hand and power tools; experience with lathes and milling machines.

Responsibilities

• Install and align major equipment and propulsion systems: engines, gear boxes, pumps, shafts, jet drives, propellers, rudders, Z-drive systems.
• Fabricate foundations in steel and aluminum from blueprints; MIG/arc weld and tack components.
• Align engines and gear boxes during sea trials.
• Lay out, cut, form, machine, and prepare materials for final assembly.

Skills

Blueprints

Lathe work

Milling

Shop math

Safety procedures

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Lathes

Milling machines

Grinders

Dial indicators

Micrometers

Torque wrenches

MIG welding

Arc welding

Job description

Everett Ship Repair in Everett, WA is seeking an experienced Machinery Assembler/Journeyman Machinist to install and align major propulsion and structural components on vessels. You will fabricate foundations, perform precision machining, and work with lathes, milling machines, and welding processes on a variety of shipboard systems.

The role requires 5+ years’ hands-on experience, strong reading of drawings, and precise measurement skills, with overtime as needed in a dynamic shipyard