Senior Outside Machinist – Shipboard Machinery

Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding, LLC; Pascagoula (MS); On-site; USD 34,440 - 46,838; Full time

Job summary

Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding, LLC is seeking an Outside Machinist to install and commission vessel machinery, including propulsion and auxiliary systems. You will read blueprints, lay out connections, and work with steam pipe systems to ensure proper operation.

The role involves testing machinery during dock and sea trials and fabricating replacement parts with lathes, milling machines, and other shop tools as needed. A background in heavy industry or shipbuilding is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5 years of outside machinist work as an A class machinist or 8 years A class millwright experience.
• Vocational training in machinist field is helpful.
• Experience in heavy industrial/shipbuilding environments is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Install vessel machinery such as propelling machinery, auxiliary motors, pumps and ventilation systems.
• Layout passage holes from drawings and connect steam lines and shafting.
• Test and inspect installed machinery during dock and sea trials.
• Set up and operate machine tools to fabricate replacement parts as needed.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Measurement tools handling

Machinery installation

Education

Vocational machinist training

Tools

Lathe

Boring mill

Planer

Shaper

Slotter

Milling machine

Job description

Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding, LLC is seeking an Outside Machinist to install and commission vessel machinery, including propulsion and auxiliary systems. You will read blueprints, lay out connections, and work with steam pipe systems to ensure proper operation.

The role involves testing machinery during dock and sea trials and fabricating replacement parts with lathes, milling machines, and other shop tools as needed. A background in heavy industry or shipbuilding is preferred.