Employment

Job Summary

This position reports to the shop foreman or his assignee, and requires direct contact with co-workers, subordinates, and peers.  The fitter / welder is responsible for using hand-welding or flame cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentions, or seams of fabricated metal products.  This job is a multi-skilled position and requires a keen eye for detail, strong math skills, and ability to read and interpret fabrication drawings or sketches.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The following list provides examples of the most typical duties for this position.  These duties may not include all the work that may be assigned.

• Read, analyze, and comprehend fabrication drawings and sketch designs.
• Set-up, calibrate, maintain, and repair welding equipment as required.
• Operate lifting and moving devises to move materials and equipment to access areas for production.
• Mark reference points on floors, benches, or face blocks and transpose them to work pieces utilizing measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.
• Align and fit parts according to drawing specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
• Rack work pieces on skids, inspect, mark, and transfer finished products to staging / shipping areas.
• Responsible for cleanliness of immediate work area, and equipment. 
• Maintain activity log records of production and verifies quantity and completeness of job order.
• Tracks inventory of supplies required to accomplish daily tasks.
• Assists other personnel as may be required to aid them in the completion of their work activities & duties.
• Other duties as assigned.
• General knowledge of machine operator duties, policies, processes, and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and ability required.

• Acute attention to detail and ability to exercise good judgement.
• Operate material handling equipment.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Prioritize and plan work activities efficiently to meet deadlines; work on multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Ability to deal with change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Ability to work in a team environment with multiple departments and diverse personalities.
• Reliable and safety conscious at all times.

Additional Responsibilities / Conditions

You must have a keen eye for detail and a proven ability to communicate effectively and professionally.  You will provide assistance to all levels of staff in an accurate and timely fashion. You must have the ability to work independently on assigned tasks, as well as accept direction on given assignments.  You need to consistently meet and exceed expectations, and be able to handle critical and positive feedback professionally.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work inside manufacturing facility; Noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.
• May require occasional weekend and/or evening work.
• Significant lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; frequent stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
• Perform duties while using PPE.
• Overtime may be required to meet project deadlines.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate equipment.
• Must be able to lift 25 pounds.

Benefits Include:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accident Insurance
• 401K