Shipard Laborer

Job Title: Shipyard Laborer

Job Description

The Shipyard Laborer supports maintenance and repair activities aboard U.S. Navy vessels by performing fire watch, general labor, and trades assistance. This role involves monitoring hot work such as grinding, welding, and cutting metal, setting up and cleaning work areas, moving materials and tools, and assisting marine trades personnel with repair and maintenance tasks. The position requires regular heavy lifting of 40–50 pounds and the flexibility to shift between fire watch, labor, and trades support duties based on daily needs.

Responsibilities

• Perform vigilant fire watch duties during grinding, welding, cutting, and other hot work to help maintain a safe work environment.
• Set up work areas by staging tools, equipment, and materials needed for ship repair and maintenance activities.
• Clean up work areas after tasks are complete, including removing debris, organizing tools, and maintaining general housekeeping standards.
• Move, carry, and position materials, tools, and equipment throughout the shipyard and aboard vessels, including regular lifting of 40–50 pounds.
• Assist marine trades personnel with maintenance and repair tasks aboard U.S. Navy vessels as directed.
• Support ship repair operations by acting as a trades helper for marine repair and construction-related activities.
• Follow all safety procedures and use required personal protective equipment (PPE) while working in a heavy industrial shipyard environment.
• Climb ladders and access various areas of the ship, including confined spaces, to support work activities.
• Wear and properly use a respirator and other protective gear when required by the task or work area.
• Adapt to daily work needs, which may focus primarily on fire watch, general labor, or trades assistance depending on project demands.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience using hand tools safely and effectively.
• Proven experience using power tools in an industrial, construction, or similar environment.
• Ability to perform regular heavy lifting of 40–50 pounds throughout the shift.
• Willingness and physical ability to perform consistent general labor in a heavy industrial setting.
• Comfort working in a ship repair or construction-type environment with changing tasks and priorities.
• Ability to follow safety instructions and maintain awareness while performing fire watch duties.
• Capability to climb ladders, work in confined spaces, and wear a respirator as required.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in ship repair, marine repair, or marine trades support is highly beneficial.
• Comfort working around welding, grinding, cutting, and other metal fabrication activities.
• Ability to work extended hours, including overtime, as project needs require.
• Strong work ethic and reliability in a demanding, physically intensive role.

Why Work Here?

You join a team where your hard work directly supports the maintenance and readiness of U.S. Navy vessels. You gain extensive hands-on experience in ship repair and marine trades while working substantial overtime opportunities, often ranging between 50 and 70 hours per week. This environment offers exposure to skilled marine professionals, allowing you to build practical industrial skills and grow your career in a specialized and in-demand field.

Work Environment

This role is based in a heavy industrial shipyard environment aboard metal ships and around active repair operations. You work primarily on-site in all weather conditions, both indoors and outdoors, and regularly move through tight spaces, ladders, and varying levels of the vessel. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is required at all times, and you must be prepared to wear a respirator and other safety gear as needed. The standard shift runs from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with frequent opportunities for extended 12-hour shifts and occasional Sunday work to meet project demands.

This is a Contract position based out of Seattle, WA.

The pay range for this position is $22.00 - $22.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• 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)

This is a fully onsite position in Seattle,WA.

This position is anticipated to close on May 13, 2026.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.