Opportunity Description
**1st Class Shipfitter**
**Pay: $45/hr Per Diem: $140/day**
**Locations:** **Goosecreek, SC & Newport News, VA**
If you take pride in building steel structures the right way — with precision, toughness, and craftsmanship — we want you on our team. We're hiring skilled Shipfitters for major projects in Charleston and Newport News, working where high‑level fabrication meets real‑world engineering.
**What You’ll Do**
You will:
+ Perform multi-pass SMAW tack welding with consistency and quality.
+ Use oxygen/propane torches for cutting and heating materials.
+ Interpret advanced structural drawings, weld symbols, and blueprints — not just read them.
+ Work confidently with fractional measurements and lay out steel components with precision.
+ Fit, align, and assemble structural parts to exact specifications.
+ Operate vibratory tools such as grinders and needle guns.
+ Work in demanding environments typical of shipbu...
**Pay: $45/hr Per Diem: $140/day**
**Locations:** **Goosecreek, SC & Newport News, VA**
If you take pride in building steel structures the right way — with precision, toughness, and craftsmanship — we want you on our team. We're hiring skilled Shipfitters for major projects in Charleston and Newport News, working where high‑level fabrication meets real‑world engineering.
**What You’ll Do**
You will:
+ Perform multi-pass SMAW tack welding with consistency and quality.
+ Use oxygen/propane torches for cutting and heating materials.
+ Interpret advanced structural drawings, weld symbols, and blueprints — not just read them.
+ Work confidently with fractional measurements and lay out steel components with precision.
+ Fit, align, and assemble structural parts to exact specifications.
+ Operate vibratory tools such as grinders and needle guns.
+ Work in demanding environments typical of shipbu...
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