Essential Job Duties

• Lays out and fab­ri­cates met­al struc­tur­al parts, such as plates, bulk­heads, and frames, and braces them in posi­tion with­in hull of ship for weld­ing: Lays out posi­tion of parts on met­al, work­ing from blue­prints or tem­plates and using scribe and hand tools
• Per­form oxy­fu­el /Plasma, machine cut­ting with hand torch­es, saws and grinders
• Locates and marks ref­er­ence lines, such as cen­ter, ref­er­ence work, but­tock, and frame lines
• Posi­tions parts in hull of ship
• Aligns /prepares parts in rela­tion to each oth­er, using jacks, turn­buck­les, clips, grinders, wedges, and mauls
• Marks loca­tion of holes to be drilled and installs tem­po­rary fas­ten­ers to hold part in place for welding
• Installs pack­ing, gas­kets, lin­ers, and struc­tur­al acces­sories and mem­bers, such as doors, hatch­es, brack­ets, and clips uses hand tools to loosen /tighten and remove /replace bolt­ed parts
• May tack weld clips and brack­ets in place pri­or to per­ma­nent welding
• May roll, bend, flange, cut, and shape plates, beams, and oth­er heavy met­al parts, using shop machin­ery, and jigs
• Per­forms prop­er safe rig­ging to move plates and parts to work areas

Job Requirements

• Abil­i­ty to read, inter­pret, and work from Marine blue­prints, job spec­i­fi­ca­tions, instruc­tion man­u­als, manufacturer’s hand­books, change orders, and con­tract specifications
• Must under­stand met­ric to stan­dard and stan­dard to met­ric con­ver­sions. Deter­mines dimen­sions and tol­er­ances of fin­ished work piece, sequence of oper­a­tions, and set-up requirements
• Must have knowl­edge of equip­ment, work process­es and tech­niques used for accept­able ship fitting
• Must have at least 3 years of expe­ri­ence as a shipfitter
• Com­ply with all Com­pa­ny Safe­ty Rules

Work Environment Requirements

• Wear Per­son­al Pro­tec­tive Equip­ment (PPE) appro­pri­ate to cur­rent or dai­ly job duties
• Be fit for a respirator
• Car­ry up to 50 pounds
• Con­stant­ly climb stairs and lad­ders on dai­ly basis
• Access con­fined spaces
• Stoop, bend, twist, kneel, lay, crouch and/or crawl
• Endure noise, fumes, dust and inclement weather
• Coor­di­nate eye-hand move­ment; reach constantly
• Use hands and fin­gers ful­ly; reach for, manip­u­late and feel objects
• Work over­time and week­ends as need­ed to meet pro­duc­tion demands

Introductory Period & Training

The first nine­ty (90) days of employ­ment will be an intro­duc­to­ry peri­od includ­ing on the job train­ing. Suc­cess­ful com­ple­tion of the intro­duc­to­ry peri­od is required for con­tin­ued employment.

Apply Online

Upload cov­er let­ter and resume with salary require­ments here:

Apply by Mail

Sub­mit cov­er let­ter and resume with salary require­ments to:

Attn: Human Resources
The Great Lakes Tow­ing Company
4500 Divi­sion Avenue
Cleve­land, OH 44102

Miscellaneous

Can­di­dates must be able to pass back­ground check and have E‑verify authorization.

The Great Lakes Group is an Affir­ma­tive Action, Equal Employ­ment Oppor­tu­ni­ty Employ­er; M/F/V/D.