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Shipfitter Supervisor - 60024195

State of South Carolina

Charleston County, SCFull-time$46–79K/yrPosted 2 days agoStill listed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$46–79K/yr
Location
Charleston County, SC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Driver's License, required

Job overview

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum seeks a Shipfitter Supervisor to plan, schedule, and supervise maintenance and repairs to museum ships, buildings, grounds, and piers. The role oversees staff and structural repair work, project planning, contracted work, and rigging inspections, and operates and maintains a CNC plasma cutting machine. The position is designated essential and may require work outside normal hours and emergency storm response.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Welding, requiredMetal Fabrication, requiredConstruction Techniques, requiredCoating Systems, requiredSafety Standards, requiredEnvironmental Standards, requiredTask Planning, requiredScheduling, requiredStaff Supervision, requiredStaff Training, requiredStaff Discipline, requiredWork Direction, requiredWork Review, requiredRecordkeeping, requiredConfidentiality, required

Qualifications

High School Diploma, requiredTrade Experience, requiredValid Driver's License, required10 Years Supervising Trades Personnel, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match

Full job description

Are you an experienced professional looking for new opportunities to further your career? Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is seeking a hardworking and dependable candidate just like you to apply! This position will offer great benefits with the state, including 15 days of annual and sick leave per year or more depending on applicable state service.

The Shipfitter Supervisor will plan, schedule, and supervise the maintenance and repairs to museum ships, buildings, grounds, and piers. The job duties of this position include but are not limited to the following:

  • Supervises staff to include preparing performance planning and evaluation documents and related personnel paperwork. Coaches, counsels and trains employees. Establishes and monitors work processes. Implements management policies and initiatives and promotes teamwork.
  • As a working supervisor, plans, supervises, assigns responsibilities, and trains personnel tasked with fabricating, assembling, and erecting all structural repairs to a decommissioned US Navy aircraft carrier, a decommissioned US Navy destroyer, seven buildings, and approximately 1400 feet of pier.
  • Responsible for project planning and development, both long-term and short-term, for the shipfitters work group. Participates in the planning and responsible for oversight of the execution of contracted work associated with structural maintenance and repairs. Serves as the Agency's certified Rigger responsible for inspecting all loads, recognizing hazards, estimating weight and centers of gravity, lift points, and selecting rigging based on loading. Also operates and maintains the CNC plasma cutting machine used to machining metals, wood, glass, foam and composites as necessary. Adheres to and enforces all safety and environmental regulations.
  • As a supervisor, serves as a key member of the management team. Provides input to senior management when policies, schedules, budgets and priorities are being developed. Must be responsive to seniors in management, adhere to established policies and maintain accurate records of work planned and accomplished. Suggestions for improvements shall be made to seniors in the organizational structure. Deal with personnel issues in a way that shows appropriate concern for subordinates, but places the interests of the Agency as highest priority.
  • Performs other duties as assigned to accomplish the mission of the Agency .Employee may be required to work after normal working hours, on weekends, holidays, emergencies, and or special events. Employee is in a position designated as an "essential position", therefore, employee may be required to stay onboard USS Yorktown as part of an emergency crew during named storms to provide support during the storm to conduct post-disaster damage assessment, and to take initial recovery actions following the storms Employee may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

A high school diploma and trade experience related to the area of employment. Must possess a valid drivers license. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Extensive knowledge of, and experience with, welding, metal fabrication, construction techniques using dissimilar materials, and coating systems. Knowledge of pertinent safety and environmental standards.
  • Ability to plan and schedule the execution of multiple tasks simultaneously. Requires the ability to supervise, train, and discipline staff.
  • Ability to plan work schedules, direct, and review work of staff; maintain and approve leave and time-keeping records in SCEIS for staff.
  • Ability to keep accurate records of supplies and equipment. Occasionally may be asked to supervise, direct, and review work of contractors. Maintains sensitivity with confidential information.

Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application will be required to bring a copy of college transcript to the interview. A copy of the transcript may also be uploaded as an attachment to the application, if required by the hiring department or if desired by the applicant. Please note that some areas of the Agency may require an official, certified copy of the transcript prior to hiring or within a specific timeframe required by that area, after hiring. Failure to produce an official, certified transcript may result in not being hired or termination. Prefer at least 10 years of experience supervising trades personnel. Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position. Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

  • Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click here for additional information.
  • 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
  • 15 days sick leave per year
  • 13 paid holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available(S.C. Deferred Compensation)
  • Retirement benefit choices *• State Retirement Plan(SCRS)
  • State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)

*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.

How this job compares

Set against the 558 open Maintenance Supervisor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$46–79K/yr
  • US median$80–104K/yr215 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $62K, is 32% below the US median midpoint ($92K) — in the lowest quarter of Maintenance Supervisor salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 11 open Maintenance Supervisor jobs in South Carolina and 558 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Maintenance Supervisor postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 428 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 267 of the 558 open Maintenance Supervisor jobs (48%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.

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