Fitter Fabricator - Night Shift

Advanced Integration Technology•Chesterfield, MI

About The Position

The Fitter Fabricator assembles structural frameworks and housings from raw material and prepares and fabricates metal components for welding. The role includes verifying workpieces against specifications, fitting and securing parts, operating fabrication equipment, and working from prints. The position is based indoors in a production environment that is temperature controlled unless products or equipment are located outdoors. The job may involve travel up to 10% of the time and may require a government security clearance.

Requirements

Associate degree or technical school education.
Minimum of one year of related experience and/or training.
Ability to read and understand blueprints, schematics, and measuring devices.
Ability to follow processes and standard procedures.
Ability to use hand tools and power tools.
Ability to work in a high-energy, high-volume, rapidly changing environment.
Initiative, effort, and commitment to completing assignments in a timely manner.
Thoroughness and accuracy when completing tasks.
Clear and effective written and spoken communication skills.
Basic computer skills, including turning a computer on and off, locating and opening files, navigating websites, performing searches, and downloading files.
Ability to build constructive and effective relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues, coworkers, contractors, management, team members, and customers.
Ability to perform consistently under stressful conditions, handle frequent interruptions, and multitask.
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to an inclusive culture.
Ability to work 4:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. and any required overtime, which may include weekends.
Ability to travel up to 10% of the time, if required.
Ability to perform medium work, including moving objects up to 50 pounds; climbing ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, or poles; moving on foot for extended distances; operating a motor vehicle, forklift, or other heavy equipment; working with fingers and hands; standing for prolonged periods; using tools; and performing repetitive actions involving bending, stooping, wrists, hands, or fingers.
Ability to visually inspect small defects and parts and operate machines.

Nice To Haves

Cross-functionality in other areas of the aerospace industry.

Responsibilities

Verify workpieces conform to specifications using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
Align and fit parts according to specifications using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
Set up and operate fabrication machines to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or assemble metal components.
Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts into position for welding or riveting.
Chip or grind excess weld, slag, or spatter using hand scrapers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.
Review parts received from the kitting area and compare them to the print.
Fabricate and revise fixtures, jigs, and gauges.
Operate or use forklifts, cranes, hoists, slings, grinders, cutting torches, hand tools, drills, punches, and measuring instruments.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Inspect equipment, structures, or materials to identify causes of errors, problems, or defects.
Analyze and diagnose problems and work independently to solve them.
Read instructions, operate machines, and inspect parts produced.