Structural Shipfitter job in New Orleans at Express Employment Professionals-New Orleans

Job Duties:

• Performing the duties of a Structural Shipfitter daily.
• Job duties include but are not limited to measuring, laying out, cutting, grinding, forming, and drilling of assorted materials (aluminum, steel, stainless, gasket, rubber, screen, etc.).
• Works from Engineering drawings, sketches, and written and verbal instructions.
• Typical tools and equipment used in the performance of duties are MIG and TIG welders, manual hand tools, mechanical, pneumatic, cordless, and electric tools including porta power,come a long, clamps, hammers and mauls, gougers, grinders, saws, band saws, drills, tapes, and scales.
• Housekeeping of shop and work area (keeping work area neat and clean) daily.
• Must visually inspect work to drawings and sketches for completeness and dimensional correctness.
• May direct the activities or tasks of helpers, as assigned.

Requirements:

• 1 – 3 years of related aluminum/shipyard experience
• Formal craft training to demonstrate the ability to read blueprints, engineering drawings and sketches, layout and fabricate parts and assemblies correctly.
• Demonstrated skills based on the results of the fabricating test.
• Must be willing to work rotating shifts.
• Ability to become certified as a forklift and overhead crane operator.
• Willingness and flexibility to work extended hours as needed to accomplish the task or work