As a leading national skilled trade organization, we have the resources to help you maximize the skills you've developed and to contribute positively to your trade.

LEAD offers great benefits such as paid holidays* and paid sick leave* ( * subject to eligibility requirements) and allows you to CHOOSE how and where you utilize your hard-won skills, along with the opportunity to grow your experience level. Your team at LEAD want you to have a great fit at a company that values your contributions.

What are you working toward?

Based on your work ethic, development and dedication to your role, with support from your local branch and job-site leadership, you will develop and strengthen your skill sets

We are seeking Outside Machinist to become part of our team!

Your responsibilities will include:
1. Outside Machinists will be responsible for removing, repairing, overhauling, installing and aligning main propulsion machinery, auxiliary systems such as condensers, compressors, pumps, forced draft blowers, main feed pumps, valves and other mechanical equipment.
2. Install, adjust, set and repair or replace various control. Regulating or safety devices such as meters, gauges, valves, governors and automatic alarms. Test or assist in testing of shipboard machinery.
3. Lays out passage holes on bulkheads, decks, and other surfaces for connections, for example shafting and steam lines.

Requirements for this role include:
1. Must be able to read and interpret blueprints, drawings and schematics.
2. Outside Machinists must be able to use and sometimes set up portable and fixed machine tools such as boring bars, milling machines, drill presses, lathes, hand and power tools. Candidates must be able to use precision measuring instruments such as calipers, height gauge, depth gauge, micrometers and tape measures.
3. Candidates must be able to work as part of a team and may be asked to work weekends and overtime.
Please contact Undrae at 757 260 9842 or Heather at 757 260 9840

LEAD is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

LEAD is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success as a growing national company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.