Steel Shipfitters

Paycom - ATS; Palatka, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Priority Dispatch Corp. is seeking a skilled Shipfitter to fabricate, lay out, position, align, and fit metal components according to blueprints and layouts. You will weld and assemble units using jigs, torches, and hand tools while ensuring workmanship meets exact specifications.

Responsibilities include verifying work pieces against specs, tack-welding, measuring with squares and tapes, and moving parts with cranes or hoists. A high school diploma and basic computer skills are required.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Graduate or GED (minimum).
• Experience: Six months to one year related experience.
• Computer Skills: General Computer Skills, Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
• Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
• Tack-weld fitted parts together.
• Lay out and examine metal stock or work pieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
• Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
• Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes.
• Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.

Skills

Accuracy

Detail Oriented

Organized

Safety Awareness

Technical Aptitude

Reliability

Communication, Oral

Energetic

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

# Steel ShipfittersHot JobLegal Address - Palatka, FL 32177## Description**POSITION SUMMARY**Fabricate, lay out, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are as follows: shipfit components of the ship either repair or new builds are completed on time, to specifications, and within scope of the project 100% of the time; completes all required company training 100% of the time and follows all company policies and procedures 100% of the time. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS****Reasonable Accommodations Statement**To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.**Essential Functions Statement(s)*** Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.* Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.* Tack-weld fitted parts together.* Lay out and examine metal stock or work pieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.* Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.* Locate and mark work piece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.* Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.* Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.* Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes.* Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.* Hammer, chip, and grind work pieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.* Smooth work piece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.* Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.* Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers.* Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to work pieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.* Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures.* Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.* Direct welders to build up low spots or short pieces with weld.* Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes.* Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches.* Preheat work pieces to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces.* Install boilers, containers, and other structures.* Erect ladders and scaffolding to fit together large assemblies.* And miscellaneous duties as may be required.## Qualifications**POSITION QUALIFICATIONS****Competency Statement(s)*** Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.* Applied Learning - Ability to participate in needed learning activities in a way that makes the most of the learning experience.* Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.* Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.* Resource Management (People & Equipment) - Ability to obtain and appropriate the proper usage of equipment, facilities, materials, as well as personnel.* Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.* Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.* Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.* Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.* Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.* Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.* Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.**SKILLS & ABILITIES****Education:** High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)**Experience:** Six months to one-year related experience**Computer Skills**General Computer Skills, Microsoft Office**PHYSICAL DEMANDS**| | || --- | --- || **Physical Demands** | **Lift/Carry** || | | | | --- | --- | | Stand | C (Constantly) | | Walk | C (Constantly) | | Sit | O (Occasionally) | | Handling / Fingering | C (Constantly) | | Reach Outward | C (Constantly) | | Reach Above Shoulder | C (Constantly) | | Climb | C (Constantly) | | Crawl | C (Constantly) | | Squat or Kneel | C (Constantly) | | Bend | C (Constantly) | | | | | | --- | --- | | 10 lbs or less | F (Frequently) | | 11-20 lbs | F (Frequently) | | 21-50 lbs | F (Frequently) | | 51-100 lbs | N (Not Applicable) | | Over 100 lbs | N (Not Applicable) | || **Push/Pull** || | | | | --- | --- | | 12 lbs or less | F (Frequently) | | 13-25 lbs | F (Frequently) | | 26-40 lbs | F (Frequently) | | 41-100 lbs | F (Frequently) | || | || --- | --- || **N (Not Applicable)** | Activity is not applicable to this occupation. || **O (Occasionally)** | Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day) || **F (Frequently)** | Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day) || **C (Constantly)** | Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day) |**Other Physical Requirements**Vision (Near, Distance, Peripheral, Depth Perception)Sense of Sound (hear alarms and radios)Sense of TouchAbility to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (hard hats, safety glasses, steel toed shoes, shields, hoods, sleeves, jackets)**WORK ENVIRONMENT**Outdoor Environment, Excessive Heat, Excessive ColdThe Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the Company may deem appropriate.