Shipfitter
Current- Positions, aligns, fits, and welds parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and.
- Verifies conformance of work pieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
- Tack-weld fitted parts together.
- Examines metal stock or work pieces to be processed in order to ensure that specifications are met.
- Layouts, positions, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly, using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and rulers.
- Locates and marks work piece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.