Structure Fitter Welder - Night Shift

Job Description

Overview

Lay-out, fit, and weld fabricated components to assemble structural forms such as heat exchangers by performing the following duties.

Responsibilities

• Ability to lay out, fit, and weld fabricated components to assemble structural forms
• Proficient in blueprint reading for layout
• Regular attendance, ability to arrive at work punctually, ability to work on–site, ability to work overtime.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others, ability to deal respectfully with the public, customers, vendors, other employees, managers, and executive management.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently, ability to work in a fast-paced environment, ability to interchange with others in the department.
• Must be able to operate other small machines.
• Transfer or position work pieces manually by using overhead or jib cranes. Examines and feels surface of work piece for defects. Forklift is an advantage to perform tasks.
• Identify and select different type of materials including different grades of metal for fabrication.
• Selects grade of abrasive wheel, disk and die grinder bits according to specifications, knowledge of abrasives, and condition of metal, and attaches to grinder.
• Ability to pull trigger to start and hold power tool (i.e. chatter gun, die grinder, angle grinder etc.) and move it over surface of work piece to remove weld splatter, high spot, burr, and rust from surfaces of structure components including scratches, laminated metal and excess weld material.
• Ability to load trucks manually with lifting equipment.
• Selects equipment and plans layout, assembly, and welding; a layout, positions, aligns, and fits components together; positions work pieces manually or by using overhead or jib cranes.
• Ability to clamp and tack-weld parts to secure in position for welding.
• Use tape measure, square, combination square, level and other related hand tools for part fabrication as per blueprints.
• Perform simple mathematics calculation to find part dimensions.
• Perform 100% first article inspections (first piece of each fabricated drawing) by visual examine work piece, measure part or hole dimensions or sizes, square, flatness and other drawing instructions.
• Set up welding machine and welding gun: assemble/disassemble welding tips and its liner, wire feed and voltage, using arc or gas-shielded arc welding equipment.
• Repairs products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
• Operate cutting torch and plasma torch.
• Operate small saw machine and iron machine for cutting and coping, notching materials.

Qualifications

• Must pass American Welding Society 2g Plate Test / Canadian Welding Bureau certified.  One year structural fitting experience recommended.