Aluminum Fitter

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St. Johns Ship Building, Inc. is a full‑service shipbuilding and marine repair company that specializes in new construction and repair of commercial aluminum and steel vessels. Operations are conducted on a storm‑protected 100‑acre campus in Palatka, FL, just 30 miles southwest of Jacksonville on the St. Johns River, providing direct access to the Atlantic Ocean. We are committed to delivering vessels on time and on budget with top‑quality craftsmanship and personalized service.

The Aluminum Fitter is responsible for fabricating, laying out, positioning, aligning, and fitting aluminum components for both new construction and repair projects. The role involves interpreting blueprints and specifications to assemble various aluminum structures accurately and efficiently while maintaining high standards of safety and quality throughout the process.

• Position, align, and fit parts to form complete units or subunits according to blueprints and layout specifications, using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
• Verify conformance of work pieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
• Tack‑weld fitted parts together.
• Lay out and examine aluminum stock or work pieces to ensure specifications are met.
• Align and fit parts using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
• Locate and mark work‑piece bending and cutting lines, accounting for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.
• Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
• Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine material requirements and task sequences.
• Set up and operate fabricating machines such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise assemble metal components.
• Hammer, chip, and grind work pieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.
• Smooth work‑piece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.
• Design and construct templates and fixtures using hand tools.
• Straighten warped or bent parts using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers.
• Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures.
• Remove high spots and cut bevels using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
• Direct welders to build up low spots or short pieces with weld.
• Lift or move materials and finished products using large cranes.
• Heat‑treat parts with acetylene torches.
• Preheat work pieces to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces.
• Install boilers, containers, and other structures.
• Erect ladders and scaffolding to fit together large assemblies.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as required.

• Six months to one year of related experience.
• Must pass AWS certification within the first 60 days on the job.
• High School Graduate or GED.
• Accountability – Ability to accept responsibility and account for actions.
• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Autonomy – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Detail‑oriented – Ability to pay attention to minute details.
• Organized – Ability to follow a systematic method of performing tasks.
• Resource Management – Ability to obtain and use equipment, facilities, materials, and personnel appropriately.
• Safety Awareness – Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Technical Aptitude – Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.
• Applied Learning – Ability to participate in learning activities to maximize the experience.
• Communication – Oral ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Judgment – Ability to formulate sound decisions using available information.
• Reliability – Dependable and trustworthy.

• Starting pay is $18+ per hour, based on experience.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• Cost Savings and Worksite Benefits.
• Company‑paid Medical Gap Insurance.
• Company‑paid Short‑Term Disability.
• Company‑paid Basic Life and AD&D insurance.
• Company Match 401(k).
• Paid holidays.
• Personal and vacation time.

Entry level

Full‑time

Management and Manufacturing

Shipbuilding