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Fabrication Fitter - 1st & 2nd Shift

Fabrication Fitter - 1st & 2nd Shift

American SpiralWeld Pipe Company, LLCCrosby, TX, US
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Job Description

Job Description

The Fabrication Fitter lays out, fits, and welds fabricated pipe and related components such as flanges, elbows, and ports.

  • Follows all safety policies and initiates safety improvements.
  • Fits and assembles structural frameworks and housings from materials such as angle iron, I-beams, and plate steel; uses hand tools and welding equipment and follows blueprint specifications; examines blueprints and materials list to obtain parts specifications.
  • Tack-welds scrap metal to outline to provide jig for assembly.
  • Positions parts in jig and files, chisels, and grinds parts, as indicated, to fit them together.
  • Completes welds with minimal de-burring and grinding necessary.
  • Periodically compares dimensions of assembly to blueprint specifications using square, ruler, and calipers.
  • Heats parts with acetylene torch and bends them in vise, on anvil, or around stakes mounted in table as necessary.
  • Tack-welds fitted parts together or directs fab finisher to tack-weld parts.
  • Performs final dimensional check in accordance with blueprint or work sheet.
  • Other duties as assigned by management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Must be physically able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.
  • Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, read and understand pipe drawings, and procedure manuals.
  • Must be able to write routine reports and correspondence.
  • Must be able to speak effectively with supervisors and other employees.
  • Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
  • Must be able to accurately read tape measure.
  • Must be able to understand and execute instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
  • Must be able to recognize and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  • Must be able to use company computer systems to view and understand the action required from the dispatch list.
  • Must be able to read, write and effectively communicate in English.
  • Must be able to read, understand and interpret blueprints and weld procedures.

    • PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Knowledge of welding processes.
  • Experience as a welder.

    • ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS

  • The employee is regularly required to sit or stand; use their hands, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
  • The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and climb or balance.
  • The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 75 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include both close and distant vision.
  • Successful passing of vision test (20 / 30 with or without corrective lenses; if corrective lenses required, corrective lenses must be worn while completing all essential job functions and responsibilities) required every 2 years.
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    Fitter 1St Shift • Crosby, TX, US