Job Information
Aerotek Shipfitter in Portsmouth, Virginia
Job Title: Shipfitter
Job Description
As a Shipfitter, you will be responsible for laying out and fabricating metal structural parts such as plates, bulkheads, and frames. You will align these parts in relation to each other within the hull of the ship for riveting or welding. This involves working from blueprints or templates, using scribes and hand tools, and marking reference lines. Furthermore, you will be required to install packing, gaskets, liners, structural accessories, and members, such as doors, hatches, brackets, and clips. Preparing molds and templates for fabrication of nonstandard parts may also be part of your responsibilities. Tack welding clips and brackets in place prior to permanent welding, rolling, bending, flanging, cutting, and shaping plates, beams, and other heavy metal parts may also be required.
Work Environment
This role requires clearance to work at Naval bases (DBIDS).
About Aerotek:
We know that a company's success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual's success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek's 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at Aerotek.com.
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.