Leadman

Birdon America, Inc. is seeking a Shipfitting lead to join our growing team at our Bayou La Batre, Alabama shipyard. This is a great opportunity for you to provide your knowledge and skills to a growing company in building a new Coast Guard vessel.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Must be able to tack, distribute heat evenly with a clean bead.
Must be able to pass the pre-employment testing.

Excellent math skills with ability to read a tape measure accurately.
Ability to properly repair a defective work.
Ability to operate safety equipment and use safe work habits, coaching and instilling these in workers.
Must be able to operate power tools (grinders, saws, and drills) and assigned welding process equipment.
Demonstrates leadership skills, quality driven initiatives.
Responsible for day to day oversight of shipfitters on projects, inspects worker efforts for quality and performance.
Ensures directives given by Foremen/Superintendents are fulfilled.
Evaluates performance of team members.
Serves as backup for their Shipfitting Foreman in their absence.

Qualifications and experience:

Experience in ship/boat building industry welding aluminum, carbon steel, Stainless Steel.
Experience with assembly and erection of vessel panels, subassemblies and components.
Proficiency in shipfitting, pipe fitting, shipfitting supervision and economics of shipbuilding.
Must be able to read blue prints and weld schedules, maintains designed dimensional accuracy

Excellent communication skills
Must be able to lift up to 50lbs.
Must be able to stand, bend, stoop, squat or kneel regularly as well as climb stairs and ladders to complete tasks.

Birdon offers a full benefits package including:

Health/Dental/Vision

EAP/Life

STD/LTD

401(k) with company match (pre- and post-tax options)

Vacation/Sick accrual and holiday pay

Tuition reimbursement program

Employee referral program

Pet Insurance

Birdon is committed to the HEALTH and SAFETY of our workforce and to the ENVIRONMENT we expect this same commitment from all employees.

As a Federal Contractor, Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background and drug screening, conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Birdon America Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Know Your Rights. The Company invites any applicant and/or employee to review the Company’s written Affirmative Action Plan. This plan is available for inspection upon request by emailing hr@birdon.us. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact hr@birdon.us for further assistance.

Learn more about this Employer on their Career Site