Welder / Fitter

Mural Group; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Mural Group, partnering with a long-established Cleveland waterfront shipyard, is recruiting 3 Welders/Fitters for contract-to-hire roles supporting new vessel construction and ship repair. AWS certification is a hard requirement and must be active at time of hire.

Ideal candidates have shipyard or heavy fabrication experience and can read blueprints and ship check documentation. You will fabricate and fit steel, set up layouts, weld, and operate welding equipment in an active outdoor shipyard

Qualifications

• AWS certification must be active at time of hire.
• Experience in shipyard, industrial, or heavy structural environments.
• Ability to read blueprints and ship check documentation independently.
• Comfort working in confined spaces, on stairs, ladders, outdoors year-round.
• Spanish language skills are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret engineering drawings, validate dimensions and materials.
• Fabricate shapes from installation drawings and ship check notes; weld and tack.
• Fit steel plate 3/16 inch and heavier; set up layouts and bends.
• Operate flux core welding processes with minimal supervision.
• Use welding machines, hand tools, grinders, and related equipment.
• Support electrical and mechanical disciplines; assist with site setup and cleanup.

Skills

AWS certification

Blueprint reading

Fabrication

Reading drawings

Teamwork

Tools

Flux core welding

Welding machines

Drill press

Forklift

Job description

Welder / Fitter | Cleveland, OH | $40 - $50/hr Contract | Contract-to-Hire | 3 Openings | Tentative December 1 Start

Mural Group is partnering with a long-established Cleveland waterfront shipyard to place 3 Welders/Fitters on a contract-to-hire basis. This position supports new vessel construction and ship repair operations at an active, working shipyard. AWS certification is required and must be current.

What You Will Do

• Read and interpret engineering drawings, validate dimensions, and determine materials and installation routes during ship check.

• Fabricate shapes from installation drawings and ship check notes; install shapes, tack, and weld.

• Fit steel plate 3/16 inch and heavier; set up and lay out; bend light and heavy metal.

• Operate flux core welding processes with minimal supervision.

• Use hand tools, drill press, welding machines, air compressor, generator, chain hoist, sandblaster, paint gun, grinder, band saw, and forklift.

• Support electrical and mechanical disciplines; assist with jobsite setup, cleanup, and other duties as needed.

What You Bring

• Current AWS certification. This is a hard requirement and must be active at time of hire.

• Prior outfitting or fabricating experience in a shipyard, industrial, or heavy structural environment.

• Comfortable working with blueprints and ship check documentation independently.

• Experience working in confined spaces, on stairs and ladders, and outdoors year-round in all weather conditions.

• Bilingual Spanish is an advantage given the team’s workforce composition.