Sheetmetal Worker - International Placements

Have you always wanted to work overseas? Are you looking to expand your career with the opportunity to receive world-class training?

An exciting career awaits you at ASC, Australia's submarine company - the sustainer of Australia's conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines in the AUKUS partnership. To deliver on this new and exciting work, we are seeking skilled trades individuals to undertake long-term, world-leading training in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, U.S.

Placements are available February 2027 and will be approx. 22 months in duration.

Responsibilities 

As a Sheetmetal Worker you will perform duties like the below:

• Manufacturing, forming, assembling, and installing sheet metal components across a range of onboard systems including ventilation, drainage, shielding, and structural applications.
• Lay out common sheet metal forms, duplicate samples, apply templates to sheet metal and plastics of various gage thickness.
• Fabricate, repair and perform alterations to various types of sheet metal articles and equipment.
• Work indoors, outdoors and aboard submarines and surface crafts performing sheet metal installation or repair work in extremely crowded spaces that involve awkward overhead and other extremely cramped positions.
• Adhere to technical drawings and specifications, and strict compliance with safety and quality standards.

Eligibility Criteria 

The successful applicant must possess: 

• Australian Citizenship 
• Minimum Cert III Engineering (Fabrication Trade)
• 1-5 years' experience (desirable)
• An ability to obtain and maintain a NV1 defence clearance 

Additional Details

During deployment, you will receive on the job training combined with instructor led classroom training. This training program and work is carried out in accordance with company and US Navy processes and procedures. 

At the completion of your deployment, you will return to Western Australia (WA) to carry out the planning, management, and in-water maintenance activities on the United States Navy Virginia Class Submarines. Repatriation to WA is non-negotiable, so please consider this when applying. 

Whilst ASC will accept all applications for this role, as this role requires an ability to access protected US defence technology, applicants holding nationality of certain foreign countries will not be eligible. 

To check your eligibility please visit the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency website. 

Please note: This is a Civilian role and recruitment processes will differ from those undertaken in Active Service Defence recruitment. 

Benefits 

We’re here to support you prior to departing for the US and when you are overseas. As an ASC employee working in the US, you will have access to a host of great benefits: 

• Be paid to work, train, and live in the United States
• Work on US Virginia Class nuclear-powered submarines and learn cutting-edge nuclear technology 
• Have access to benefits and entitlements to support relocation and your time living and working in the US (such as cost of living allowances, housing assistance, family assistance) 
• Return home to a secure job with ASC in the future nuclear-powered submarine program 
• Access to ASC’s extensive employment benefits 

Next Steps 

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted to organise a phone call for a further discussion to the opportunity.

Early applications are encouraged as shortlisting may commence immediately.