• Location: Mobile, Alabama
• Type: Contract
• Job #991
• Salary: $37.00

FirstFour is looking for Steel Structural Fitters to join our team at a major shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, Day Shift, 50 hours per week. 

COMPENSATION: $37 per hour

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Technically proficient in tasks, work processes, and equipment operation.
• Accountable for completion of daily work assignments including the completion and signatures for work completion and quality.
• Creates a working environment compliant with quality, safety, environmental, and health regulations and policies.
• Rigs plates and equipment safely.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization on assigned job sites.
• Accountable for completion of daily work assignments including the completion and signatures for work completion and quality.
• Performs safe and effective use of craft related tools and equipment, including but not limited to: millers, sanders, grinders, burr motors, band saws, skill saws, saws all, come along and chain falls etc.
• Obtain GMAW ABS ‘B’ Class Weld Certification for aluminum applications.
• Performs basic layout of plates, materials and weldments using basic engineering sketches, drawings, and diagrams with minimal supervision.
• Performs ship fitting functions such as but not limited to fit up of structure, cutting, sniping, sanding, grinding, prepping, tacking and the fit up of plates with minimum supervision.
• Performs fitting operations with limited supervision using standard ship fitting equipment to accomplish fabrication and ship repair duties.
• Monitors working environment for compliance with quality, safety, environmental and health regulations.
• Must be willing to work with and train lower-skilled workers.
• May be assigned to work any shift.
• May be assigned additional tasks including outside the craft as required.

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE:

• Pass approved A-Class Fitter Test.
• Must demonstrate ability to interpret and work from construction drawings, job specifications, instruction manuals, manufacturer’s handbooks, change order, and contract specifications.
• Thorough knowledge of equipment, work processes and techniques used in measuring, and fitting of aluminum components, modules and vessels.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and measure using the metric system.
• Knowledge of shipyard terminology such as general ship structure and vessel layout.
• Knowledge of edge preparation and weld joint details.
• Advanced working knowledge of engineering drawings and sketches.
• Drug screen and background check required.

• Location: Mobile, Alabama
• Type: Contract
• Job #990
• Salary: $0.00 - $28.50

FirstFour is looking for Structural  Welders to join our team at a major shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

COMPENSATION: $34.00 per hour
Sign on Bonus:  $1000.00 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Single-pass and multi-pass fillets in all positions, for all joint and material thickness configurations
• Multi-pass full penetration joint details, for all joint and material thickness configurations
• MIG Welding 100% Argon – 2G, 3G, and 4G to xray standard

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma/GED OR two years of maritime experience.
• Ability to weld in uncomfortable positions where applicable.
• Minimum of 3 years of GMAW MIG welding experience at a comparable employer.
• Ability to pass A Class skills evaluation test to demonstrate welding ability for full penetration joint details.
• Ability to successfully complete onboarding procedures in preparation to pass AL CV weld qualification test requirements to meet contract requirements for A Class welding on the vessel.
• Demonstrated ability to weld fillets for material thicknesses 4mm- 25mm.
• Demonstrated ability to weld gusset toe and wraps with minimal blending required.
• Demonstrated ability to weld frame wraps and terminations with minimal blending required.
• Demonstrated ability to weld T-Bar wraps and terminations with minimal blending required.
• Demonstrated ability to weld into corners / vertical intersections with minimal blending required.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and correct basic weld pick up, with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to terminate stich welds with minimal weld correction to address minor cosmetic or weld defects.
• Demonstrated ability to weld continuously for 400mm.
• Drug screen and background check required.