Shipwright

Knowledge & Skills

• Must be familiar with determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job, repairing machines or systems using the needed tools, and controlling operations of equipment or systems
  
• Able to perform manual work
  
• Good manual dexterity with the ability to use tools and machinery
  
• Safety awareness
  
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  
• Technical aptitude
  
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and technical drawings
  

Experience & Education

• Five (5) years related experience preferred
  
• High School Diploma or equivalent
  
• Must have a valid Driver’s License
  
• Additional experience/education may be required by contract or assignment
  

• Constructs or repairs ships, following blueprints or ship's plans: sights, plots, and marks reference points and lines on building dock or shipway to maintain alignment of vessel during construction or repair, using transit, plumb bob, tapes, and levels
  
• Builds keel and bilge blocks, cradles, and shoring for supporting ships in dry-dock, marine railways, shipways, or building docks, using woodworking hand-tools and power tools
  
• Fabricates and installs furring pieces, aprons, uprights, and other wood framing in ship
  
• Spikes or bolts metal fittings, plates, and bulkheads to wooden parts of ship, using brace and bits, augers, mauls, and wrenches
  
• Performs other related duties as assigned