Fab Shop Pipe Fitter - 1st & 2nd Shift

American SpiralWeld Pipe Company, LLC; Crosby (TX); On-site; USD 44,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

American SpiralWeld Pipe Company, LLC is seeking a Fabrication Fitter to lay out, fit, and weld fabricated pipe and related components according to blueprints and specifications. The role entails following safety policies, assembling frameworks, tack-welding, and performing dimensional checks with precision.

The ideal candidate will read pipe drawings, use calipers and tape measures, and be proficient with welding equipment.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, pipe drawings, and procedures.
• Must be able to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Must be able to speak effectively with supervisors and other employees.
• Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Must be able to accurately read tape measure.
• Must be able to read, understand and interpret blueprints and weld procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lays out, fits, and welds fabricated pipe and related components such as flanges, elbows, and ports.
• Follows all safety policies and initiates safety improvements.
• Fits and assembles structural frameworks and housings from angle iron, I-beams, and plate steel using hand tools and welding equipment per blueprints.
• Tack-welds scrap metal to outline to provide jig for assembly.
• Positions parts in jig and files, chisels, and grinds parts to fit them together as indicated.
• Completes welds with minimal deburring and grinding; checks dimensions against blueprint specifications.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Math skills

English literacy

Safety compliance

Problem solving

Hand-eye coordination

Tools

Welding equipment

Calipers

Tape measure

Job description

The Fabrication Fitter lays out, fits, and welds fabricated pipe and related components such as flanges, elbows, and ports.

• Follows all safety policies and initiates safety improvements.


• Fits and assembles structural frameworks and housings from materials such as angle iron, I-beams, and plate steel; uses hand tools and welding equipment and follows blueprint specifications; examines blueprints and materials list to obtain parts specifications.


• Tack-welds scrap metal to outline to provide jig for assembly.


• Positions parts in jig and files, chisels, and grinds parts, as indicated, to fit them together.


• Completes welds with minimal de-burring and grinding necessary.


• Periodically compares dimensions of assembly to blueprint specifications using square, ruler, and calipers.


• Heats parts with acetylene torch and bends them in vise, on anvil, or around stakes mounted in table as necessary.


• Tack-welds fitted parts together or directs fab finisher to tack-weld parts.


• Performs final dimensional check in accordance with blueprint or work sheet.


• Other duties as assigned by management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Must be physically able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations.


2. Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, read and understand pipe drawings, and procedure manuals.


3. Must be able to write routine reports and correspondence.


4. Must be able to speak effectively with supervisors and other employees.


5. Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.


6. Must be able to accurately read tape measure.


7. Must be able to understand and execute instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.


8. Must be able to recognize and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.


9. Must be able to use company computer systems to view and understand the action required from the dispatch list.


10. Must be able to read, write and effectively communicate in English.


11. Must be able to read, understand and interpret blueprints and weld procedures.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Knowledge of welding processes.


2. Experience as a welder.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS

• The employee is regularly required to sit or stand; use their hands, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.


• The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and climb or balance.


• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.


• Specific vision abilities required by this job include both close and distant vision.


• Successful passing of vision test (20/30 with or without corrective lenses; if corrective lenses required, corrective lenses must be worn while completing all essential job functions and responsibilities) required every 2 years.