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Skip to job details. Ideal Candidate ✅ Shipfitting experience in shipbuilding, marine, or heavy industrial settings ✅ Strong blueprint and weld symbol interpretation skills ✅ Experience with SMAW tack welding and torch cutting/heating ✅ Comfortable working in physically demanding environments ✅ Ability to travel and work at either project location Compensation & Benefits + •$140/day Per Diem•+ Travel shipyard opportunities + Long-term work potential •If you're an experienced Shipfitter looking for a travel opportunity with competitive per diem, apply today! Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Charleston, SC. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $45. 00 - $45.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:
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Aerotek
Structural Welder
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What they do
A Welder or Solderer uses welding equipment to solder or heat and bind pieces of metal together.
$46,918 / year median in South Carolina
+2% projected growth
Job Description
- Travel Shipfitter
- Aerotek is looking to hire Shipfitters with at least 4 year of experience for Newport News VA or Goose Creek, SC. The pay is 45 an hour and 140 per diem.
- Job Responsibilities
- + Perform multi-pass
- SMAW tack welding
- with consistency and high quality. + Use
- oxygen/propane torches
- for cutting and heating materials. + Interpret complex
- structural drawings, weld symbols, and blueprints
- with a strong understanding of fabrication requirements. + Accurately work with
- fractional measurements
- and lay out steel components to precise specifications. + Fit, align, and assemble structural steel parts and components. + Operate vibratory tools including
- grinders
- and
- needle guns
- . + Work safely and effectively in demanding
- shipyard and heavy fabrication environments
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
- Workplace Type
- This is a fully onsite position in Charleston,SC.
- Application Deadline
- This position is anticipated to close on Sep 24, 2026.
- About Aerotek
- Aerotek® Inc.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
- Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector:
- It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
- Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
- We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Sick Leave
- 401(k) Plans
- Other Retirement and Savings