Structural Steel Fabricator

NAFCO is seeking an experienced Structural Steel Fabricator (ie. 'Fitter')! Excellent end-of-year bonus potential (12 weeks paid in 2025) and extremely affordable health & dental insurance.

Average pay for this position is over $22/hour. Rate will be determined by level of skill and experience.

Primary Responsibilities

· Verify conformance of materials to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.

· Align and fit materials according to specifications, using overhead cranes, pry bars, and hammers.

· Move parts into position, manually or with overhead cranes.

· Position, align, fit, and weld materials to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.

· Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine material requirements and task sequences.

· Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as shears, flame cutters, or grinders to bend, cut, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.

· Lay out and examine materials to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.

· Tack-weld fitted parts together.

· Lift or move materials and finished products, using large overhead cranes.

· Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.

· Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.

· Locate and mark material bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.

· Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.

· Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.

· Straighten warped or bent parts using hand torches or straightening presses.

· Smooth material edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.

· Preheat material to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces.

· Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches.

· Install containers and other structures.

· Direct activities of assigned fitter helper

Detailed Work Activities

· Align materials to ensure proper assembly.

· Smooth metal surfaces or edges.

· Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.

· Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.

· Adjust equipment controls to regulate gas flow.

· Clean material or finished products.

· Mark material with identifying information.

· Operate welding equipment.

· Operate grinding equipment.

· Operate metal forming equipment.

· Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.

· Heat material to prepare for or complete production.

· Lay out materials to prepare for assembly.

· Fill cracks, imperfections, or holes in materials.

· Assemble temporary structures.

· Assemble metal structures.

· Reshape materials to established specifications.

· General housekeeping of work area(s).

· Operate overhead cranes to move material, equipment, and parts.

· Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies.

Education and Training

· Requires training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

· Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is preferred for these occupations.

· One or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.

· Proficient communication and or organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals.