Outside Machinist

Company: Venture Dynamics
Location: Norfolk
Posted on: January 14, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Venture Dynamics is seeking experienced Outside Machinists to join our team in supporting the repair of US Naval Vessels in Hampton Roads. Must have at least 4 years experience working on ABS and or Navsea certified vessels. Remove, repair, overhaul, install and align main propulsion machinery and associated equipment/components. Also remove, repair, overhaul, install and align equipment associated with auxiliary systems such as condensers, compressors, pumps, forced draft blowers, main feed pumps, various types of valves, cargo handling machinery, anchor handling gear, boat davits, cranes, elevators, conveyors, firefighting equipment, machine shop equipment, galley, and laundry equipment Install and repair foundations for operating machinery and principal structures/components of ships armament. Install, adjust, set, and repair or replaces various control/regulating or safety devices such as meters, gages, valves, governors and automatic alarms. Test or assist in testing of shipboard machinery pierside or on sea trials to prove satisfactory operation and acceptance. Use various portable and fixed machine tools such as boring bars, milling machines, facing machines and drill presses. Use precision measuring instruments such as height gages, depth gages, calipers, verniers, various types of micrometers, and assists in the use of optical equipment. Coordinate and arrange for the work of several trades in connection with performing work from information received from technical work documents, blueprints, specifications, written and/or oral instructions. Engineer, steam, machinist, installation, marine erector, marine machinist, outfitter, outside-installation machinist Installs ship machinery, for example propelling machinery, auxiliary motors, pumps, ventilating equipment, and steering gear, working from blueprints and using hand-tools, calipers, and micrometers. Lays out passage holes on bulkheads, decks, and other surfaces for connections, for example shafting and steam lines. Installs below-deck auxiliaries, for example evaporators, stills, heaters, pumps, condensers, and boilers and connects them to steampipe systems. Tests and inspects installed machinery and equipment during dock and sea trials. Applicants must be able to pass a background screening and be eligible for a DBIDS Badge Pay: $25.00 - $32.00 per hour Expected hours: 40-50 per week Benefits: Dental insurance Health insurance Referral program Schedule: 10-12hour shift Day shift Monday to Friday Overtime Weekends as needed Work Location: In person

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