Welders-Shipyard and Industrial

Avail Staffing Company; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Overtime opportunities

Long-term shipyard projects

Professional, safety-focused work env

Job summary

Avail Staffing is hiring experienced Structural Shipyard Welders and Industrial MIG Welders to support shipbuilding, ship repair, and industrial manufacturing projects. You will perform welding and fabrication on structural components in shipyard, marine, industrial, or manufacturing environments.

Qualified candidates have MIG/GMAW expertise, read blueprints, and can pass weld tests. We value safety, quality, and teamwork in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Structural Welder, Shipyard Welder, MIG Welder, or Industrial Welder.
• Experience welding carbon steel in a shipyard, industrial, manufacturing, or construction environment.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints and welding symbols.
• Ability to pass a company or customer weld test as required.
• Familiarity with MIG/GMAW welding processes.
• Ability to use grinders, hand tools, measuring tools, and welding equipment safely.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Ability to work in confined spaces, elevated areas, and physically demanding shipyard environments.
• Must be dependable, punctual, and able to work as part of a team.
• Previous naval shipyard experience is preferred for structural shipyard positions.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural welding on naval and commercial vessels, ship components, and industrial structures.
• MIG/GMAW welding on carbon steel and other materials.
• Read and interpret blueprints, weld symbols, drawings, and work instructions.
• Set up and operate welding machines, leads, grinders, cutting equipment, and related tools.
• Inspect welds for quality, penetration, appearance, and defects.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area.
• Follow NAVSEA, shipyard, customer, and project-specific welding procedures.
• Meet production schedules while upholding high workmanship standards.

Skills

Structural welding

Shipyard welding

MIG/GMAW welding

Blueprints & weld symbols

Quality focused

Teamwork

Safety compliance

Confined spaces work

Tools

Grinders

Hand tools

Measuring tools

Welding equipment

Job description

Structural Shipyard Welder / Industrial MIG Welder

Avail Staffing is hiring experienced Structural ShipyardWelders and Industrial MIG Welders to support shipbuilding, ship repair,and industrial manufacturing projects. We are looking for dependable welderswho take pride in quality workmanship, work safely, and can perform indemanding production environments.

Position Overview

As a Structural Shipyard Welder / Industrial MIG Welder,you will perform welding and fabrication on structural components, assemblies,and equipment. Candidates may work in shipyard, marine, industrial, ormanufacturing environments depending on project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Performstructural welding on naval and commercial vessels, ship components, andindustrial structures.
• PerformMIG/GMAW welding on carbon steel and other materials as required.
• Readand interpret blueprints, weld symbols, drawings, and work instructions.
• Performfillet, groove, and structural welds according to project specifications.
• Set upand operate welding machines, leads, grinders, cutting equipment, andrelated tools.
• Fit,align, tack, and weld structural components to required dimensions andtolerances.
• Performwelding in various positions, including flat, horizontal, vertical, andoverhead.
• Inspectwelds for quality, penetration, appearance, and defects.
• Grind,clean, and prepare surfaces before and after welding.
• FollowNAVSEA, shipyard, customer, and project-specific welding procedures whenapplicable.
• Maintaina safe, clean, and organized work area.
• Followall OSHA, shipyard, and company safety requirements.
• Workeffectively with shipfitters, welders, pipefitters, supervisors, and othertrades.
• Meetproduction schedules while maintaining high standards of workmanship.

Qualifications

• Previousexperience as a Structural Welder, Shipyard Welder, MIG Welder, orIndustrial Welder.
• Experiencewelding carbon steel in a shipyard, industrial, manufacturing, orconstruction environment.
• Abilityto read and understand blueprints and welding symbols.
• Abilityto pass a company or customer weld test as required.
• Familiaritywith MIG/GMAW welding processes.
• Abilityto use grinders, hand tools, measuring tools, and welding equipmentsafely.
• Strongattention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Abilityto work in confined spaces, elevated areas, and physically demandingshipyard environments.
• Mustbe dependable, punctual, and able to work as part of a team.
• Previousnaval shipyard experience is preferred for structural shipyard positions.

Preferred Shipyard Experience

Experience with:

• NAVSEAwelding requirements
• U.S.Navy vessels
• Structuralsteel fabrication
• Shiprepair and new construction
• Bulkheads,decks, foundations, brackets, and structural components
• FCAWand SMAW in addition to MIG/GMAW
• Weldingqualification tests
• Blueprintand weld-symbol interpretation

What We Offer

• Competitivepay based on experience and qualifications
• Opportunitiesfor overtime
• Long-termshipyard and industrial projects
• Opportunitiesto advance your welding career
• Aprofessional work environment focused on safety and quality
• Opportunitiesfor experienced welders and qualified entry-level candidates