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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in sheetmetal fabrication, layout, and installation, with a strong commitment to precision and safety in shipyard environments. Proficient in reading blueprints and using metalforming tools to support ship construction schedules.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Sheetmetal FabricationBlueprint InterpretationMetalforming Tools OperationShop MathematicsSafety Standards Compliance
ATS Keywords
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Hard Skills
Sheetmetal ExperienceDuctwork InstallationVenting Systems ConstructionMeasurement VerificationPrecision Work
Soft Skills
TeamworkCommitment to Safety
Tools & Technologies
BrakesShearsRollersGrindersDrills
Industry Keywords
Shipyard EnvironmentMarine BlueprintsIndustrial EnvironmentConfined SpacesHeight Work
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Fabricate, cut, bend, form, and install sheetmetal components to exact specifications
- Build and install ductwork, venting systems, exhaust systems, metal containers, instrumentation panels, and shipboard structures
- Plan and lay out work from blueprints, drawings, and other specifications using shop mathematics
- Use brakes, shears, rollers, grinders, drills, layout tools, and measurement equipment
- Verify measurements and maintain accuracy
- Ensure all work meets Ingalls craftsmanship and safety standards
- Work in shipyard environments involving heights, confined spaces, and varying weather conditions
- Support production across multiple shifts to meet ship construction schedules
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum of 1 year of sheetmetal experience or related craft experience in joiner, shipfitting, and/or carpentry
- Proven experience in sheetmetal fabrication, layout, and installation
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and specifications
- Skill using metalforming tools and performing shop mathematics
- Strong commitment to precision, safety, and teamwork
- Willingness to work in an active industrial environment supporting ship construction
- Willingness to work across multiple shifts
- Ability to work at heights, in confined spaces, and in varying weather conditions
- Preferred: ability to set up and operate sheetmetal machines such as brakes and shears
- Preferred: ability to pass a skill assessment test
- Preferred: ability to read marine blueprints and work from standard and metric specifications
Benefits
Comp & perks- Additional opportunities for overtime and long-term career advancement
- Competitive benefits
- Medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices
- On-site health centers
- Tele-medicine
- Wellness resources
- Employee assistance programs
- Savings plan options (401K)
- Financial education and planning tools
- Life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee discounts
- Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships
- Valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth