**Job Title: Journeyman Shipfitter (SCA)** **Job Description** As a Journeyman Shipfitter, you will be responsible for assembling, cutting, and grinding metal structural parts including plates, bulkheads, strong backs, turnbuckles, and come-alongs. You will align parts in relation to each other, tack and weld foundations and structural members, and perform layout work according to blueprints or reference lines. Additionally, you will mark the location of holes to be drilled, drive wedges, and install temporary fasteners to hold parts in place for welding. **Responsibilities** + Work with presses, floor shaping, forming plates, and shaping from templates. + Mark and install symbols, doors, hatches, and scuttles. + Lay out blueprints and outfit items. + Check and fit materials and tack weld various sub-assemblies. + Work on shipways with the erection of units and installation of structural items. + Install structural outfit items, doors, ladders, and foundations. + Sequence assembly and fitting effectively. + Use heating torches correctly for plate heat straightening and shrinkage. + Use hand and power tools proficiently. + Perform shop and field fabrication. + Adhere to industry codes, regulations, and specifications. + Comprehend blueprints, sketches, and templates. + Perform tack welding. + Install simple systems without templates and carry out riveted and deck inserting. **Essential Skills** + Tack welding + Blueprint reading and interpretation + Fabrication + Shipfitting + Scarfing **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract position based out of San Diego, California. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $33.32 - $33.32/hr. • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in San Diego,CA. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Feb 10, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.