- Panama City, Florida, United States
- On-site
- Mid
- 3–5 years
Lay out and fabricate metal structural parts, such as plates, bulkheads, and frames. Brace them in position within the hull of ships for riveting or welding.
Responsibilities
- Layout position of parts on metal, working from blueprints or templates and using scribe and hand tools
- Locate and mark reference lines, such as center, buttock, and frame lines
- Align parts in relation to each other, using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls
- Mark the location of holes to be drilled and install temporary fasteners to hold the part in place for welding or riveting
- Prepare molds and templates for fabrication of nonstandard parts
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent