Aluminum Structural Fitter

3 weeks ago

Norfolk, Virginia, United States Quality Support Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Aluminum Structural Fitter to join our team at Quality Support. As a key member of our fabrication team, you will be responsible for working with pipe fitters and welders to achieve maximum production in minimum time, while maintaining high standards of quality and a positive team environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Perform tasks and work processes with technical proficiency, ensuring compliance with quality, safety, environmental, and health regulations.
  • Accountable for completion of daily work assignments, including completion and signatures for work completion and quality.
  • Creates a working environment compliant with quality, safety, environmental, and health regulations and policies.
  • Rigs plates and equipment safely.
  • Understand directions and follow instructions.
  • Maintains cleanliness and organization on assigned job sites.
  • Performs safe and effective use of craft-related tools and equipment.
  • Obtain GMAW ABS 'B' Class Weld Certification for aluminum applications.
  • Performs basic layout of plates, materials, and weldments using basic engineering sketches, drawings, and diagrams with minimal supervision.
  • Performs shipfitting functions such as fit-up of structure, cutting, sniping, sanding, grinding, prepping, tacking, and fit-up of plates with minimum supervision.
  • Performs fitting operations with limited supervision using standard shipfitting equipment to accomplish fabrication and ship repair duties.
  • Monitors working environment for compliance with quality, safety, environmental, and health regulations.
  • Must be willing to work with and train lower-skilled workers.
  • May be assigned to work any shift.
  • May be assigned additional tasks, including outside the craft, as required.
  • Must comply with the Company's Equal Opportunity and Anti-Harassment Policy.
  • Must be available to work overtime to support company needs.
  • Must be able to pass drug test requirements.
  • Must be able to pass background check.
Requirements
  • Minimum 1 year as a B-Class Fitter at Austal or 2 years in a related industry required.
  • Pass approved A-Class Fitter Test.
  • Must demonstrate an acceptable proficiency and competency to Austal Supervision for an A-Class Fitters position.
  • Must demonstrate ability to interpret and work from construction drawings, job specifications, instruction manuals, manufacturer's handbooks, change order, and contract specifications.
  • Thorough knowledge of equipment, work processes, and techniques used in measuring and fitting of aluminum components, modules, and vessels.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and measure using the metric system.
  • Knowledge of shipyard terminology such as general ship structure and vessel layout.
  • Knowledge of edge preparation and weld joint details.
  • Advanced working knowledge of engineering drawings and sketches.
Language Skills
  • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
  • Ability to write simple correspondence.
Mathematical Skills
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and measure using the metric system.
Reasoning Ability
  • Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Ability to deal with problems that may arise in certain situations.
Liaises With
  • Supervisors.
  • Foremen.
Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must be able to tour all vessels and work sites. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit.

Specific physical requirements include but are not limited to the following:

  • Must have the ability to bend, squat, stoop, crawl, and kneel.
  • Perform prolonged standing.
  • Ability to turn head from side to side and about the vertical axis.
  • Lift/push/pull 50lbs on an occasional basis.
  • Lift/push/pull up to 20lbs on a frequent basis.
  • Must have the ability to climb in a safe manner (climbing as a minimum includes stairs, scaffolding, ladders, and ramps).
  • Ability to work at heights above 12' while working from ladders, scaffolding, and/or man lifts.
  • Able to work at a variety of levels (ex. waist, eye, overhead).
  • Demonstrate the ability to safely and appropriately use required tools and equipment.
  • Demonstrate good balance while working on uneven surfaces and maneuvering obstacles.
  • Possess sufficient handgrip and coordination to carry and operate tools and equipment.
  • Ability to utilize personal protective equipment (hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toes shoes, goggles, respirator, safety harness, safety line, flotation gear, etc.) safely per OSHA standards.
  • Ability to withstand cold and hot temperatures.
  • Ability to enter 18 x 36 openings and work in confined spaces for prolonged periods of time within OSHA guidelines.
  • Able to respond to verbal and audible sounds/commands.
  • Able to utilize adequate visual skills.
  • Ability to fully extend the arm while reaching overhead, reaching out, reaching to the side, and reaching down.
  • Ability to perceive attributes of an object/material such as size, shape, temperature, and texture by means of receptors in the hands and fingers.
Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, outside weather conditions, and extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes and/or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and heat and cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud. PPE available and MUST be used correctly.

Safety

Must comply with company, federal, state, and local safety and environmental rules and regulations while performing tasks.

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