First Class Combo Welder

Portsmouth, VA 23704

Posted: 02/12/2024 Employment Type: Contract Industry: Welding Job Number: SH950027212

Job Description

Craft and Technical Solutions is an established Marine and Industrial Staffing Company with offices all over the country. We partner with businesses as well as jobseekers to place individuals into positions efficiently. We are currently in need of 1st Class Marine Combo Welders to join our team in Norfolk, VA. 
Responsibilities:
  • Welding various metals using processes such as SMAW & FCAW.
  • Must be able to read blueprints and other engineering drawings.
  • Must be able to read and interrupt technical manuals as applicable.
  • Tack weld clips and brackets in to place prior to permanent welding.
  • Fabricate, align, and assemble structural parts such as plates, bulkheads, and frames.
  • Ability to comprehend blueprints, sketches, weld symbols, material types, and templates.
  • Must have a thorough knowledge of various metals characteristics and qualities including the correct welding processes required and the effects of welding on the material.
  • Ability to comprehend blueprints, sketches, weld symbols, material types, and templates.
  • Fabricate, align, and assemble structural parts such as plates, bulkheads, and frames.
  • Tack weld clips and brackets in to place prior to permanent welding.
  • Solid understanding of shipbuilding and/or manufacturing processes
  • Must be able to demonstrate the ability to accurately perform layout, cutting with a torch, metric measuring, and structurally fitting processes.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
  • 5 years of welding and fitting experience in the marine industry.
  • Solid understanding of shipbuilding and/or manufacturing processes.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Must be able to read blueprints.
  • Must be able to work at heights and in confined spaces.
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds on your own.
  • 10-Panel drug screen.
  • Must be a U.S Citizen and provide a birth certificate or passport.
CTS, LLC offers a comprehensive benefit packet to eligible employees. Eligible employees may enroll in:
  • Health
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Voluntary Life/Voluntary AD&D
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability
  • Hospital Indemnity
  • Accident
  • Critical Illness
  • 401k
Safety and responsible work practices are of paramount importance at CTS and are woven into the fabric of everything we do. We are committed to employee safety & development, the protection of the environment and the communities where we operate. We are ready to be a partner in your career success!
Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Craft and Technical Solutions, LLC has a consistent policy that requires an online application to be completed before we can further consider you as an applicant for this position.
CTS is an EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
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Meet Your Recruiter

Sophia Hooks
Director, East Coast

Sophia Hooks joined CTS in November 2021, after 2 years in the marine industry and over 16 years of business operations, leadership, Human Resources, administrative management, and supportive roles in the health and dental industry. She received her BA in Business Administration from the State University of New York, and her Master's Degree in Business and Public & Community Health from Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. She is a military spouse veteran that works within the community to help transitioning service members find jobs to secure their future. Her true passion is for leadership that helps to find opportunities that allow people to support their families and future ambitions.

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