Shipfitter - Vessel Repair (Palatka/Jax) — Per‑Diem

Alliance Mechanical Solutions, LLC; Florida; On-site; USD 36,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Per-diem on out-of-area assignments

Hotel provided on select contracts

Overtime available

Job summary

Alliance Mechanical Solutions, LLC is hiring shipfitters for repair work on Navy and commercial vessels in Palatka and Jacksonville, Florida. You will crop out damaged steel, template replacements, and fit inserts, stiffeners, and brackets from drawings.

Responsibilities include laying out, cutting, and fitting parts, then tack aligning for the weld crew. Requires 5+ years shipyard experience, US citizenship or permanent residency, and TWIC or ability to obtain one.

Qualifications

• Shipfitting experience with blueprints, layout, burning, and fit-up.
• 5+ years of shipyard or marine fitting preferred.
• US citizen or permanent resident.
• Valid TWIC, or able to obtain one for base and yard access.
• Clear a pre-employment physical, drug screen, and respirator fit test.

Responsibilities

• Crop out wasted or damaged plate and template the replacement.
• Lay out, cut, and fit inserts, stiffeners, and brackets from drawings.
• Tack and align new steel so the weld crew can finish it.
• Work repair jobs in Palatka and around Jacksonville and Mayport.

Skills

Shipfitting

Blueprints

Layout

Fit-up

Job description

Alliance Mechanical Solutions, LLC is hiring shipfitters for repair work on Navy and commercial vessels in Palatka and Jacksonville, Florida. You will crop out damaged steel, template replacements, and fit inserts, stiffeners, and brackets from drawings.

Responsibilities include laying out, cutting, and fitting parts, then tack aligning for the weld crew. Requires 5+ years shipyard experience, US citizenship or permanent residency, and TWIC or ability to obtain one.