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• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Two years of ship fitting experience
• Must have tools; employer does not provide tools
• Shipyard experience - preferred
• Follows ABS / USCG fitting requirements
• Will work independently with minimal supervision
• Conflict management, leadership, team building, and time management skills will be used
• Detail-oriented, organizational, problem-solving, analytical, thinking, and decision-making skills will be used

*[Required Screenings: [Screenings/tests will be discussed with applicant.

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• Ship Fitters work with the Iron Worker department to provide solutions to engineering deficiencies, structural irregularities, vessel modifications, steel replacement, and repair situations
• Perform material take-offs for cost accounting on repair jobs
• Ready steel assemblies for production welders
• Repair or renew various pieces of equipment as warranted

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Prior to starting shipfitter test,6" vertical single-pass fillet weld test will be given to ensure welding dogs and strong backs in compliance with standards/values

This will be a timed test

Two (2) hours to complete this exercise

Required to prepare a ?" plate insert as if fitting the insert on an actual vessel

Assigned a lay-out table and perform the necessary fitting procedures to fit insert to the opening in the insert jig

Required to take measurements for radius and plate layout

Not allowed to place insert against the jig and trace or mark on the insert

Not allowed to use hand-crafted tools or unmeasurable devices such as curved welding rods, hard hat rims, grinding disks or cut-out templates, etc. to make the radius layout

Required to wash a bevel and finish grinding insert to provide a 30 degree (30) bevel with a ?" gap (approximately the thickness of a ?" welding rod)

Cannot grind or cut a 30 degree (30) bevel on plate

Required to maintain a ?" gap around the circumference of insert, including the radius corners

Backs, dogs, and wedges will be provided

Required to provide ship fitters tools, including a welding stinger to weld dogs and strong backs in place for this test

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