Yacht Carpenter

The Marine Carpenter will be responsible for planning, executing, and completing a wide range of finish carpentry tasks aboard vessels. As a Marine Carpenter, you'll bring a working knowledge of the materials and tools used to create various components of boats, including wood types, fasteners, adhesives, planners, saws, routers, and finishes, as well as the ability to use joinery techniques to assemble these elements.

• Repair structural woodwork and replace defective parts and equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
• Construct floors, doors, and partitions, paneling, boxes, rails, and trim using woodworking machines, hand tools, and power tools.
• Perform joinery work on vessels to fabricate and fit bulkheads, ceilings, windshields, windows, furniture, cabinets, desks, trims, handrails, cap rails, and other marine-related joinery work.
• Install prefabricated or custom parts such as hatches, marine hardware, metal trim, and other parts.
• Perform carpentry projects aboard a variety of seasoned and newly constructed yachts and sportfishing vessels.
• Projects will range in scope and scale from one-off unit replacements to full interior/exterior refits.

• Minimum 3 years' carpentry experience.
• Skilled in the identification, recommendation, and use cases for a wide range of marine-grade material selections.
• Knowledge of woodworking joints in the marine industry.
• Capable in the layout and execution of industry-standard joinery, including but not limited to scarf, lap, finger, dovetail, mortise, miter, box, and bridle joints.
• Proficient in field measurements and computations utilizing tape measure, square, lasers, trammels, plumb bobs, etc. Adept with shop math and geometry.
• Has experience reading and interpreting blueprints. Able to complete work from plans, concept renderings, and verbal description.
• Candidates should be familiar with the parts and processes required for servicing of stairs, partitions, subfloors, frameworks, doors, paneling, trim, weather stripping, hardware, locks, hinges, knobs, vents, overheads, valences, counters, rails, cabinets, benches, tables, teak decking, cap rails, rub rails, plenums, insulation, flooring, etc.
• Able to operate, service, and maintain a wide range of hand and power tools.
• Knowledge and experience in the application and use of epoxy and vinyl ester resins, adhesives, bonding agents, solvents, caulk, and finishes.

Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies' construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy, and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any characteristic protected by law.