1st Class Field (Manual) Machinist - Steel America

🔍 At a glance
Company: Colonna's Shipyard (Steel America)
Location: Norfolk, VA 23523
Pay: $27.03 - $37.81 per hour
Job Type: Full Time
Experience: 7+ years as a machinist

Why this job is worth considering

Steel America, a business unit of Colonna's Shipyard, is seeking a 1st Class Field (Manual) Machinist to work multiple on- and off-site projects in and around Norfolk, VA. This is hands-on field machining work — rudders and steering systems, valves, propellers, pumps, and deck machinery — using manual equipment and precision measuring tools, with the chance to instruct and lead other machinists on the job.

What you'll be doing

• Routine blueprint reading and technical writing to accomplish work tasks.
• Daily use of tools such as micrometers, height gauges, Vernier calipers, and dividing heads.
• Operate machine tools to varying tolerances as needed, from half-thousandths upward.
• Perform non-routine maintenance and repair of portable machine tools.
• Routine use of hoisting and rigging equipment for heavy pieces, such as forklifts and chain falls.
• Responsible for determining and applying system tolerances.
• Daily tasking covers rudders and steering systems (blue checking and fitting, piano wire alignment, shaft straightness/run-out determination), seals (gaskets, packing, O-rings, mechanical and tightness testing), valve work (leak testing, seat types, packing/gasketing/lubrication, lapping), propellers (keyed, tapered, flanged and key fits, solid and built, CPP systems, polishing), pumps (internal/external valving, bearing and sealing arrangements, alignment), and deck machinery (gear boxes, bearings/seal arrangements, alignments, drivers, sheaves, cables, turrets, booms).
• Instruct lower classes of machinists, manage work and personnel assignments, and requisition job materials.

What we're looking for

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent and at least 7 years of experience as a machinist.
• Experience with manual lathes and mills.
• Able to read and comprehend blueprints, drawings, and other technical trade documents.
• Adept mechanical ability, manual dexterity, and hand/eye coordination.

Pay, benefits and schedule

$27.03 - $37.81 per hour. This role works multiple on- and off-site projects in and around Norfolk, VA. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid life and AD&D insurance with the option to buy additional coverage, short- and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) with a discretionary company match, flexible paid time off covering vacation, illness, and observed holidays, tuition reimbursement for approved coursework, an employee assistance program for employees and household members, and access to a prepaid legal services plan.

About Colonna's Shipyard and apply

Colonna's Shipyard is a full-service ship repair company based in Norfolk, Virginia, with over 150 years in the business of repairing and maintaining commercial and government vessels. Steel America is one of its business units, focused on structural and precision machining work supporting that repair work.

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