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Shipfitting Superintendent

MHI Ship Repair & Services is a major marine repair and conversion contractor serving the U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, Maritime Administration and Commercial ship owners and operators worldwide. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1. Supervises the activities of the Shipfitting Department personnel directly or indirectly and maximizes efficiency and productivity of supervisors and production workers. Responsible for resolving issues with regard to day to day operations. 2. Confers with Director of Production, other Superintendents and subcontractors to coordinate work schedules and prioritize work. 3. Ensures that machinery and equipment are properly maintained for efficient production and eliminates wasteful practices within the department. Responsible for identifying improved methods, and efficient and economical utilization of materials. Orders new equipment and material as needed for ongoing jobs. 4. Conducts ship checks to ensure as requested. Provides assistance to the estimating department in developing cost estimates. 5. Ensures adherence to company policies, safety standards, good housekeeping practices and on time performances. Development of department procedures and training outlines. 6. Maintains good employee relations practices within his department and takes corrective action as required. 7. Oversees hiring and release of department resources as required to maintain production schedule demands. 8. Establishes accountabilities and goals used for performance evaluation and conducts training. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 1. High school diploma or equivalent. 2. 12 years of related work experience to include 10 years of management responsibilities. 3. Minimum of two years of Technical School. 4. Must have in-depth knowledge of NAVSEA and MSC standard items. Ability to interpret blueprint and technical documentation related to shipfitter requirements 5. Ability to multi-task and prioritize. 6. Requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to motivate others. 7. Basic computer skills. MHI offers competitive wages and excellent benefit package. Qualified applicants apply at 543 E. Indian River Rd. , Norfolk, VA or respond to this ad. Affirmative Action Employer/EOE of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Category: Structural Fitter

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NOTE: The following description is a GENERAL Overview of this career and not a description of a particular job posting.

Structural Fitter will layout and fabricate metal structural parts such as plates, bulkheads, and frames within the hull of a vessel for riveting or welding. Structural Fitter use such tools as shears, punches, drill presses, bending rolls, bending slabs, furnaces, saws, and metal presses up to 750 tons. Also, Structural Fitter will need to be proficient in the use of Oxygen Acetylene cutting procedures and have the ability to tack weld. Typical layout work will consist of preparing plates for shearing, planning and bench planning, angles for punching and shearing, making collars, brackets for installation, furnaced plate, airports and manholes. Typical installation tasks will be deck ladders, fittings for riggings, mooring equipment ventilating equipment, oil-tight hatches, dry cargo hatches and braces, king posts and masts, engine room floor plates, engine room grating, shell castings, stern frames, anchor handling, and stem casting. Fabrication assignments may consists of plumbing a transverse bulkhead, lifting a shell frame from a vessel, construction of and/or duplicating structural parts. The Structural Fitter is familiar with such equipment as hydraulic jacks and pumps, steamboat ratchets, strongbacks, yokes, dogs and wedges, pneumatic tools and chalk lines.
Education
Most Structural Fitter careers require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, and/or an associate's degree. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Qualifications
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, and/or experience is required for these occupations, particularly in the use of career-related tools and work in a marine setting.