Plate Fitter 1st Class

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Galveston, TX
Mid level
Transportation
The Role
The Plate Fitter is responsible for interpreting blueprints and fabricating metal structural parts for ship construction. Duties include measuring, positioning, and marking components, as well as safely operating hand and power tools. Quality control is essential, ensuring materials meet specifications before use. The role requires working in various conditions, including outdoor settings and confined spaces, while adhering to safety protocols.
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Plate Fitter 1st Class

Benefits:

  • 401 (k)
  • Group Health & Dental Plan
  • Short -& Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Life & Voluntary Life Insurance
  • Holiday & Vacation Pay
  • Employee Assistance Program

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

This position is responsible for the following: Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Must have a basic understanding of mathematics and be able to perform operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, as well as work fractions. 

  1. Ability to interpret blueprints and perform lay outs and fabricate metal structural parts, such as plates, bulkheads, and frames, and braces them in position within hull of ship for riveting or welding. 

  1. Quality Control: before using verify material compatibility with specifications. 

  1. Lays out position of parts on metal, working from blueprints or templates and using scribe and hand tools. 

  1. Locates and marks reference lines, such as center, buttock, and frame lines. 

  1. Positions parts in hull of ship, assisted by Rigger. 

  1. Align parts in relation to each other, using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls.

  1. Marks location of holes to be drilled and installs temporary fasteners to hold part in place for welding or riveting. 

  1. Install packing, gaskets, liners, and structural accessories and members, such as doors, hatches, brackets, and clips.

  1. May prepare molds and templates for fabrication of nonstandard parts.

  1. Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders and cutting torches. 

  1. May tack weld clips and brackets in place prior to permanent welding.

  1. May roll, bend, flange, cut, and shape plates, beams, and other heavy metal parts, using shop machinery, such as plate rolls, presses, bending brakes, and joggle machines. 

  1. Safely and efficiently use various hand, power and cutting tools.

  1. Be able to use large machinery such as a metal shear, metal brake and band saw. 

Required Education & Experience: 

  1. High School Diploma and/or one year certificate from college or technical school preferred.

  1. Must be able to pass a hands-on test when applicable and/or marine/industrial plate/structural fitting experience: 

  • 1st Class: 3-5 years 

  • 2nd Class: 1-3 years 

Working Conditions: 

  1. Open-air conditions such as noisy, hot, cold, etc. 

  1. Must wear hearing, eye, head protection and proper PPE. 

  1. Some climbing (100 feet) and lifting (50 lbs.) involved. 

  1. Traverse gangways and scaffolding at varying heights while wearing fall prevention equipment.

  1. Working with hot and sometimes hazardous materials. 

  1. Aboard ships, both on and offshore as well as confined spaces. 

  1. Must be able to stand and operate equipment for up to four continuous hours. 

  1. The work requires long periods of sitting in awkward positions, standing on a variety of surfaces and at differing angles, bending over, crouching, and climbing up and over obstructions such as scaffolding, ladders, and internal barge and boat structural members.

Necessary Equipment Operation: 

  1. Cutting Torch 

  1. Squares 

  1. Levels 

  1. Hand and Power Tools 

Special Skills: 

  1. Ability to work under deadlines and schedule pressures. 

  1. Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings, and technical manuals. 

  1. Perform basic mathematical functions. 

  1. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 

  1. High performance and a strong team player. 

  1. Commitment to company values and safety program. 

It is the individual responsibility of every employee to maintain a current awareness and understanding of appropriate regulations, internal policies and procedures, and to comply fully with those regulations, policies and procedures. 

 An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email: hrcorp@gulfcopper.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail: hrcorp@gulfcopper.com.

The Company
HQ: Port Arthur, TX
156 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1948

What We Do

Founded in 1948, Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation, an employee-owned company, repairs and refurbishes marine vessels and offshore rigs and fabricates ancillary components. The company operates strategically located shipyards, drydocks and fabrication facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Gulf Copper serves the oil and gas, marine transportation, refining, petrochemical markets in addition to the United States government.

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