Fitter

Overview

Assemble and fit steel/bridge components per blueprints for construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• blueprint reading
• material assembly
• work planning
• spot painting
• tool setup
• area cleanliness

Tasks

-Maintain clean and organized work area. -Responsible for work conforming to drawings and notes thereon. -Cleans up material by grinding or chipping. -Receives instructions, prints, sketches, and work orders. -Spot paints for identification marks. -Reads and interprets blueprints and plans the fitting operation. -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. -Lays out work lines or fits up jigs for positioning material when required; checks, squares, and scribes all detail connections.

Requirements

• hand tools
• blueprints
• safety
• welding
• math
• communication

What You Bring

-Equipment Knowledge & Skills – variety of hand tools and equipment -Language Skills:Ability to read and interpret documents such as blueprints, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to communicate effectively with supervisor and other employees of the organization. -Must adhere to and follow all safety rules and PPE requirements -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. -Mathematical Skills:Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. All applications are necessary to adequately perform required tasks. -Burns and tack welds for assembly purposes. Burns, copes and bevels and straightens material. Does minor layout.

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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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