Senior Fitter

NABRICO Marine Products, is searching for a senior fitter that will be based in our Caruthersville, MO plant. NABRICO Marine Products is searching for a Senior Fitter in our Caruthersville, MO barge manufacturing plant. As a Fitter, you’ll lay out, position, align, and fit together fabricated parts of metal according to layouts, work orders, blueprints, schematics, and sketches in preparation for welding. You will also inspect tack-welds completed by the assigned welder, or in some cases their own tack welding work, for conformance to specifications.

NABRICO Marine Products Inland Barge Group is comprised of NABRICO Marine Products, a leading manufacturer of barges used to transport cargo on U.S. inland waterways. NABRICO Marine Products manufactures dry cargo barges, including flat-deck and hopper barges, that are used to transport a variety of products including grain, coal, and aggregates. NABRICO Marine Products also manufactures tank barges that carry petroleum, fertilizer, ethanol, chemicals, and other liquid cargoes. It is the largest U.S. manufacturer of fiberglass hopper barge covers used primarily on grain barges. Additionally, NABRICO Marine Products provides a full line of deck hardware to the marine industry, including hatches, castings, and winches for towboats and dock facilities.

What you’ll do:

• Read blueprints or other specifications.


• Aligns parts using jack, turnbuckles, overhead cranes, pins, wedges and hammer.


• Measure to specifications


• Identify parts for assembly in proper order.


• Cut and wash with torch (Oxy-Fuel)


• Tack weld pieces together


• Removes high spots using grinders.


• Inspect and ensure that completed work conforms to specifications by the company and government standards (e.g., Coast Guard standards)


• May perform repairs for testing if required.


• May serve as a problem-solving resource to others.


• Complete all required records.

What You'll Need:  

• Minimum of 2 years of structural fitter experience 


• Ability to work with a tape measure and determine center point


• Able to perform basic math calculations using fractions; carpenter's math


• Proficiency in reading and understanding blueprints


• All fitters have to pass a tackers test; six-part practical test using an oxy-fuel cutting torch


• May require working above ground


• Must be able to climb ladders or stairs to reach objects; comfortable with heights.


• May require working in narrow or confined work spaces for extended periods of time

May require extensive kneeling, bending, walking and/or standing for long periods