STRUCTURAL STEEL FITTER

Steel Service Corporation•Flowood, MS

About The Position

The Structural Steel Fitter is responsible for fitting structural and miscellaneous steel to complete jobs safely, productively, and to quality standards. The role requires reading and understanding blueprints, using fitting tools, operating overhead cranes, and safely handling materials by flipping and rolling them. The fitter uses equipment such as grinders, hand torches, magnets, and bar clamps. The position performs a broad range of fitting, welding, cutting, shaping, repair, and material-handling work. It involves interpreting drawings and specifications, preparing and positioning workpieces, operating welding and cutting equipment, inspecting work for defects and conformance, and collaborating with coworkers. The position is in Shop Operations, is full-time with a flexible schedule, requires no travel, and reports to the Shop Foreman.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
No prior experience necessary.
Ability to read and understand blueprints.
Ability to use bevels and combination squares and operate overhead cranes.
Ability to handle materials, including flipping and rolling them.
Ability to use grinders, hand torches, magnets, and bar clamps safely and effectively.

Responsibilities

Operate safety equipment and use safe work habits.
Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions.
Analyze engineering drawings, blueprints, specifications, sketches, work orders, and material safety data sheets to plan layout, assembly, and welding operations.
Lay out, position, align, and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembly using measuring and layout tools.
Examine workpieces for defects and measure them to ensure conformance with specifications.
Set up and operate hand and power tools and welding equipment common to the welding trade.
Weld materials and alloys separately or in combination using specified welding processes.
Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind, or bolt component parts into required configurations and positions.
Select and install torches, torch tips, filler rods, and flux according to specifications and material types and thicknesses.
Ignite torches or start power supplies and strike arcs; adjust gas flow and pressure as needed.
Determine required equipment and welding methods using knowledge of metallurgy, geometry, and welding techniques.
Monitor fitting, burning, and welding processes to prevent overheating, warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion.
Mark or tag material with job numbers, piece marks, and other identifying marks.
Remove excess weld, slag, spatter, and rough spots using hand or power tools.
Prepare material surfaces for welding and preheat workpieces when necessary.
Develop templates and models using calculations based on blueprint information.
Position and secure workpieces using hoists, cranes, wire, banding machines, or hand tools.
Guide flames or electrodes to straighten, bend, melt, or build up metal.
Detect faulty equipment operation or defective materials and notify supervisors.
Clean or degrease parts using appropriate tools or chemical baths.
Cut, contour, and bevel metal plates and structural shapes to specified dimensions.
Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.
Fill holes and increase the size of metal parts; check grooves, angles, and gap allowances with precision measuring instruments.
Operate metal shaping, straightening, and bending machines, including brakes and shears.
Set up and use ladders and scaffolding as needed.
Hammer out bulges or bends in metal workpieces.
Dismantle metal assemblies or cut scrap metal using thermal-cutting equipment.
Signal crane operators to move large workpieces.
Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies.
Estimate production and manufacturing material needs and maintain required material stocks.
Join structural components such as beams and reinforcing rods, bolting and riveting as needed.
Gouge metals using the air-arc gouging process.
Mix and apply protective coatings to products.
Operate brazing and soldering equipment.
Melt lead bars, wire, or scrap to add lead to joints or convert scrap into reusable form.
Work collaboratively with coworkers to achieve common goals.