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Vigor Marine Group · 4 days ago

Machinist Journeyman - Swing Shift

Portland, OR

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$38.68/hr - $38.68/hr

5+ years exp

Vigor Marine Group is a diversified industrial business specializing in shipbuilding and repair. They are seeking a Machinist Journeyman to handle precision machining, mechanical maintenance, and emergent repairs of ships while ensuring compliance with safety and environmental measures.

Shipbuilding

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Demonstrates a high level of mechanical ability and shows journey level proficiency in multiple of these areas

Proficient on a milling machine, drill press, engine lathe, and vertical/horizontal boring mills

Complies with craft and shipyard safety and environmental measures

Takes direction and requires limited guidance to conduct assignment

Replaces defective parts on equipment, adjust clearances and alignment of moving parts

Align machines and equipment, using hoists, jacks, hand tools, squares, rules, micrometers, and plumb bobs

Assemble, and install equipment, using hand tools/power tools

Position steel beams to support bedplates of machines and equipment, using blueprints and schematic drawings, to determine work procedures

Move machinery and equipment, using chain hoists, dollies, rollers, and trucks

Assemble machines, and mount them to a foundation or other structures, using hand tools and power tools

Lay out mounting holes accurately, and drill holes to the proper size

Shrink-fit bushings, sleeves, rings, liners, gears, and wheels to specified items, using thermal expansion or liquid nitrogen technique

Knowledge of rigging and overhead crane operation, lifting device use and inspection and load calculations

Operate a lathe to grind, file, or turn parts down to dimensional specifications needed

Align pump and motors efficiently using the dial indicator method

Have the ability to work at heights

Have the ability to work in confined spaces

Communicates effectively, works independently or in a group

Ability to do basic math, i.e. add, subtract, divide and multiply

Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English

Ability to do percentages, metric and decimal conversions, multiply fractions and decimals as required for use in measurements

Reads and understands blueprints and assembly drawings

Understand and demonstrate the use of all standard shop measuring tools:

Micrometers inside, outside, and depth

Vernier scales and/or dial calipers

Rulers and tape measures

Indicators

Protractors, Vernier, linear

Firm joint and spring joint calipers inside and outside

Height gauges

Pi tapes

Use hand tools (i.e., files and types of files, hacksaws, wrenches, porta-powers, taps, and dies)

Shows Proficiency in working with some of the following items:

Working knowledge of shipboard machinery (i.e. valves and actuators, variety of pumps, gears and gear boxes, winches, heat exchangers, bearings and shafting, rudder systems, field machining) pertaining to machine shop repairs

Propulsion basics including variable pitch props

Pumps - types and mechanical seals

Steam systems

Underwater hull machinery, including bearings

Blowers, winches, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment

Shipboard systems including condensers, heat exchangers, fuel, lube oil, and cooling

Knowledge of overboard and suction ship valves (Disassembly, clean, lap and blue)

Qualification

Precision machiningMechanical maintenanceBlueprint readingRigging knowledgeLathe operationPump knowledgeThermal expansion techniquesBasic math skillsEffective communicationTeamwork

Required