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Shipfitter

LEAD Staffing

Job Description

Job Description

Shipfitters (San Diego, CA)

Lead Marine

San Diego, CA, USA

Lead Marine Staffing is current looking for Journeymen Shipfitters for the Shipyard Industry here in San Diego. This Shipfitter job will be working on Naval Bases & Shipyards from 6:00am to 2:30pm and overtime as needed. DBIDs badge in hand is a plus. Qualified candidates please apply now!

Responsibilities:

  • Ability to read and comprehend instructions, drawings, and general correspondence in English.
  • Comprehensive understanding of ship repair terminology and ship compartment location
  • nomenclature.
  • Ability to read and interpret structural drawings (including weld symbols), sketches, specifications,
  • and NAVSEA standard items and Navy damage control diagrams.
  • Experience fabricating templates, squaring plates, scribing in structures, and installing perpendiculars
  • on ships in accordance with drawings, specifications, or sketches.
  • Experience using oxy-acetylene torch for cutting and washing.
  • Welding experience:
    • SMAW (S-11A) (fillet)
    • FCAW (S-1) (fillet)
    • GMAW (S-25) (fillet)
  • Experience using hand and power tools safely including but not limited to mauls, grinders, circular and reciprocating saws, and hand and magnetic drill.

Requirements:

  • Must comply with OSHA & NAVSEA standards
  • Complete daily work assignments and provide status of unfinished work for shift turnover
  • Measure, lay out, and mark structures to be removed using drawings, specifications & sketches
  • Cut out existing structures as required by the drawings or specifications, or as directed by the supervisor
  • Construct templates and fabricate foundations or other structures.
  • Install prefabricated foundations and structures in accordance with drawings and specifications

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid sick leave

To see a list of more available jobs, please visit leadstaff.com/jobs/

About LEAD Staffing

Lead Staffing, established in 2010, specializes in Construction, Industrial and Marine Staffing of Skilled Tradespeople throughout the United States of America. Our goal is to work with regional and national contractors that share our commitment towards safety and to provide long term rewarding work assignments for our valued employees.

LEAD is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

LEAD is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a growing national company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Company Description

“At LEAD, your career is our top priority. As a leading recruiting partner, we're dedicated to connecting talented job seekers with exciting opportunities and rewarding careers across a variety of dynamic industries. Our team takes the time to understand our employee's unique skills, experience, and professional goals. We then leverage our extensive network and industry expertise to match them with the perfect fit - whether that's a short-term project, long-term contract, or a permanent role. Employee's don't just settle for just any job - they partner with LEAD and unlock a world of rewarding possibilities for themselves. Apply today and let us help you find the perfect fit.”

Company Description

“At LEAD, your career is our top priority. As a leading recruiting partner, we're dedicated to connecting talented job seekers with exciting opportunities and rewarding careers across a variety of dynamic industries. Our team takes the time to understand our employee's unique skills, experience, and professional goals. We then leverage our extensive network and industry expertise to match them with the perfect fit - whether that's a short-term project, long-term contract, or a permanent role. Employee's don't just settle for just any job - they partner with LEAD and unlock a world of rewarding possibilities for themselves. Apply today and let us help you find the perfect fit.”

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