Fitter/Welder

Overview

Fit and weld structural steel components per blueprints for construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• welding
• fit-up
• blueprint reading
• material prep
• gouging
• assembly

Tasks

-Spot paints for identification marks. -Receives instructions, prints, sketches and work orders. -Chips peens and grinds material to prepare for welding or finish. -Responsible for work conforming to drawings and notes thereon. -Perform gouging and scarfing as needed. -Cleans up material by grinding or chipping. -Lays out work lines or fits up jigs for positioning material when required; checks, squares, and scribes all detail connections. -Welds structural materials such as plates, sheets, girders, tanks, etc., occasionally involving uncommon structural metals or machine metals under close tolerances of heat application and workmanship. -Directs and assists in handling and spreading of material, assembling material into required relationships according to detail drawings; handling and placing detail material in assembly, placing bolts, drift pins and other fastening deceives in proper locations. -Straightens materials by heat or flame. -Maintain clean and organized work area. -Moves material to and from the work area. Moves welding equipment to material when necessary. Positions component parts on a table held by a fixture or jib, tacking when required. -Reads and interprets blueprints and plans the fitting operation.

Requirements

• aws d1.1
• tack welding
• aws procedures
• safety
• blueprint reading
• math skills

What You Bring

-Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. -Burns and tack welds for assembly purposes. Burns, copes, bevels and straightens material. Does minor layout. -Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide into all units of measure. -Follows applicable welding procedures (AWS, AISC) -Must take and pass welding test in accordance to AWS D1.1. -Must adhere to and follow all safety rules and PPE requirements -Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and blueprints. -Equipment Knowledge & Skills – use a variety of hand tools and welding equipment -Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Cert in AWS D1.1 weld test

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About Schuff Steel

-A builder-mindset drives integration of preconstruction, fabrication, modularization, and erection, planning backward from completion to origin. -Projects include iconic landmarks: Wilshire Grand, Apple HQ, SoFi Stadium, State Farm Stadium, Golden 1 Center, and Vegas Strip resorts. -Deploy cutting-edge tech—BIM, CNC cutting, cobots, proprietary SIMS software—to ensure precision and constructability. -Fabrication shops pre-assemble heavy sections to reduce field risk and speed erection, lowering costs and improving safety. -Safety culture backed by full-time pre-task planning, with incident rate ~⅓ the industry average.

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