Machinist Journeyman - Day Shift
Job in
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, 97204, USA
Listed on 2026-02-02
Listing for:
Vigor, LLC
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-02
Job specializations:
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Manufacturing / Production
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Manufacturing Production, Machine Operator
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Who We Are
Vigor Marine Group is an established, innovative, integrated partner with a national footprint in marine maintenance and modernization, marine fabrication, and marine services.
With four shipyards, six dry docks, and more than 20,000 feet of pier space on or near U.S. Naval bases and at historic shipyards, our 2,500 dedicated employees across four states - from the Pacific Northwest to San Diego to Norfolk - personify the values of our company. Vigor Marine Group takes pride in being the employer of choice for our employees, who in turn take great pride in their contributions to the communities where they live and work, and to their nation - through their living wage jobs supporting their local economies, and through the world-class maritime and industrial services they provide to further our defense readiness and national security.
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HOURLY RATE: $40.26
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position handles the mechanical maintenance, occasional emergent repair of ships, and, at times, yard mechanical maintenance.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
:
(Demonstrates a high level of mechanical ability and shows journey level proficiency in multiple of these areas.)
- Complies with craft and shipyard safety and environmental measures
- Takes direction and requires limited guidance to conduct assignment.
- Replaces defective parts on equipment, adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts.
- Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs.
- Assemble, and install equipment, using hand tools/power tools.
- Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures.
- Move machinery and equipment, using chain hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks.
- Assemble machines, and mount them to a foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools.
- Lay out mounting holes accurately, and drill holes to the proper size.
- Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using thermal expansion or liquid nitrogen technique.
- Knowledge of rigging and overhead crane operation, lifting device use and inspection and load calculations.
- Demonstrate proficiency on a milling machine, drill press, engine lathe, and vertical/horizontal boring mills.
- Operate a lathe to grind, file, or turn parts down to dimensional specifications needed.
- Align pump and motors efficiently using the dial indicator method.
- Have the ability to work at heights.
- Have the ability to work in confined spaces.
- Communicates effectively, works independently or in a group.
- Ability to do basic math, i.e. add, subtract, divide and multiply.
- Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English
- Ability to do percentages, metric and decimal conversions, multiply fractions and decimals as required for use in measurements,
- Reads and understands blueprints and assembly drawings.
- Understand and demonstrate the use of all standard shop measuring tools:
- Micrometers inside, outside, and depth.
- Vernier scales and/or dial calipers.
- Rulers and tape measures.
- Indicators
- Protractors, Vernier, linear.
- Firm joint and spring joint calipers inside and outside.
- Height gauges.
- Pi tapes.
- Use hand tools (i.e., files and types of files, hacksaws, wrenches, porta-powers, taps, and dies).
- Working knowledge of shipboard machinery (i.e. valves and actuators, variety of pumps, gears and gear boxes, winches, heat exchangers, bearings and shafting, rudder systems, field machining) pertaining to machine shop repairs.
- Propulsion basics including variable pitch props.
- Pumps - types and mechanical seals.
- Steam systems.
- Underwater hull machinery, including bearings.
- Blowers, winches, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
- Shipboard systems including condensers, heat exchangers, fuel, lube oil, and cooling.
- Knowledge of overboard and suction ship valves (Disassembly, clean, lap and blue).
- High school diploma, GED, or greater.
- 5 years of relevant work experience preferred.
- Proven skills:
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