SHIPFITTER (LEAD POUR OPERATOR) - MUST BE WILLING TO WORK WITH LEAD

Req ID: 49074  Team: X11 FITTERS  Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes  Full-Time Shift: Multiple  Relocation: No relocation assistance available  Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework  Travel Requirements:  No  Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start  ​Salary Range: $57,283.20 to $85,196.80   The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range   Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. We collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.   The Role

Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is offering competitive pay, weekly paychecks, paid time off, paid holidays, medical benefits including an on-site health center, 401K company match, employee discounts, and more.    Fitters are often called the "carpenters" of shipbuilding or "Artists of Steel" because they need to read and interpret blueprints or plans to place, maneuver, or fabricate steel structures or hulls of ships. Fitters use a variety of tools to measure, cut, grind, fit, align and tack weld parts as small as a fingernail to the large sub-assemblies and super lifts that form the structural body of a ship. Fitters also build in-place all interior structures, hatches, doors, bulkheads, etc., to complete all the steel work in the ship. Fitters at NNS attend and become qualified through the shipyard’s state of the art welding school.  Fitters are expected to climb and work in high areas, crawl and work in cramped, confined spaces, and perform tasks in all kinds of weather conditions. A fitter will apply their skills in various locations across the shipyard, including the shops, platens or concrete and metal structures, dry-docks, and onboard ships in support of new construction, ship repair, and ship overhauls.   This position will require working with LEAD. Structural surface preparation like grinding and sandblasting shall be performed during LEAD pour. Heating Torch shall be used to liquidized LEAD for bonding LEAD to steel structures. $3,000.00 sign-on bonus. Only serious applicants will be considered. If you have experience* related to the following, you might be a good fit for this job.

Construction work (e.g., erecting structures, reading blueprints, framing houses) Carpentry (e.g., framing, cutting metal, using angles) Auto Mechanic or Autobody work Structural iron work (e.g., welding, building structural frameworks, understanding of metals)

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Candidates must be 18 years of age or older and legally eligible to work in the U.S. Candidates must be able to:

Climb ladders and work at extreme heights.  Work in small, tight, or confined spaces.  Kneel, squat, crawl, bend, stoop, and climb on a daily basis.  Lift heavy objects weighing 40 lbs. or more. Work while repeatedly reaching overhead. Work indoors or outdoors year-round in all weather conditions. Work in areas with radiation. Take and pass a