Fitter/Fabricator- Day Shift

Red Dot Buildings (Metal Building Systems); Athens (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Dot Buildings is seeking an experienced Fitter to transform shop drawings into accurately built steel assemblies. You will measure, lay out, cut, and fit structural steel components per detailed shop drawings, ensuring precision before erection on site.

Join a team focused on quality craftsmanship, safety, and dependable workmanship in a 60+-year-old company based in Athens, Texas, delivering complex, custom-engineered metal buildings.

Qualifications

• Structural steel fitting or fabrication experience; five years preferred.
• Confidence reading shop drawings and fabrication prints.
• Experience fitting beams, plates, angles, or built-up steel components.
• Strong tape-measure, layout, and basic math skills.
• Welding, cutting-torch, and grinder experience.
• Ability to calculate angles and cuts using basic trigonometry.
• Overhead-crane experience preferred.
• Familiarity with weld symbols or Welding Procedure Specifications is a plus.
• Safety-first mindset and dependable attendance.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with a team.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret structural steel shop drawings.
• Measure, lay out, cut, fit, and assemble built-up steel components.
• Position and align beams, plates, angles, and other materials.
• Make accurate cuts using cutting torches and grinders.
• Tack and weld components according to project specifications.
• Use tape measures, squares, and basic trigonometry to calculate dimensions and angles.
• Follow Welding Procedure Specifications and established quality standards.
• Inspect your work for proper dimensions, alignment, and fit.
• Safely operate overhead cranes and other lifting devices.
• Identify and communicate drawing, material, or measurement concerns.
• Maintain an organized work area and properly care for tools and equipment.
• Follow all required safety policies and procedures.

Skills

Structural steel fitting

Shop drawings reading

Layout and measurement

Basic math

Welding experience

Cutting tools

Overhead crane experience

Team communication

Safety mindset

Tools

Welding torch

Grinder

Cutting torch

Job description

Description

Are you an experienced Fitter who can look at a shop drawing and turn it into an accurately built steel assembly? Red Dot Buildings is looking for a skilled, dependable professional who takes pride in quality craftsmanship and knows how to fit structural steel correctly and safely.

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Are you an experienced Fitter who can look at a shop drawing and turn it into an accurately built steel assembly? Red Dot Buildings is looking for a skilled, dependable professional who takes pride in quality craftsmanship and knows how to fit structural steel correctly and safely.

This is more than a standard welding position. You will measure, lay out, cut, position, and fit structural steel components according to detailed shop drawings. Your accuracy will help ensure every component fits correctly when the building reaches the jobsite.

About Red Dot Buildings

For more than 60 years, Red Dot Buildings has designed and manufactured custom-engineered metal buildings. Based in Athens, Texas, Red Dot delivers complex, customized structures for commercial, educational, athletic, government, worship, and specialty applications.

From design and detailing through fabrication and erection management, Red Dot's work is built on technical expertise, teamwork, attention to detail, and a commitment to quality.

What You Will Do

• Read and interpret structural steel shop drawings.
• Measure, lay out, cut, fit, and assemble built-up steel components.
• Position and align beams, plates, angles, and other materials.
• Make accurate cuts using cutting torches and grinders.
• Tack and weld components according to project specifications.
• Use tape measures, squares, and basic trigonometry to calculate dimensions and angles.
• Follow Welding Procedure Specifications and established quality standards.
• Inspect your work for proper dimensions, alignment, and fit.
• Safely operate overhead cranes and other lifting devices.
• Identify and communicate drawing, material, or measurement concerns.
• Maintain an organized work area and properly care for tools and equipment.
• Follow all required safety policies and procedures.

Requirements

What You Bring

• Structural steel fitting or fabrication experience; five years is preferred.
• Confidence reading shop drawings and fabrication prints.
• Experience fitting beams, plates, angles, or built-up steel components.
• Strong tape-measure, layout, and basic math skills.
• Welding, cutting-torch, and grinder experience.
• Ability to calculate angles and cuts using basic trigonometry.
• Overhead-crane experience is preferred.
• Familiarity with weld symbols or Welding Procedure Specifications is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and pride in producing quality work.
• A safety-first mindset and dependable attendance.
• The ability to communicate clearly and work effectively with a team.

Candidates with fewer than five years of experience are encouraged to apply if they have strong structural fitting, print-reading, measurement, and layout skills.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation based on your skills and experience
• Retirement contributions that grow with you
• Generous paid time off
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement
• The chance to work on complex, custom-engineered steel buildings
• A team that values safety, quality, dependability, and craftsmanship
• Schedule and Work Environment
• 40-hour regular workweek
• Overtime as required
• Active structural steel fabrication-shop environment
• Frequent standing, bending, and stooping
• Frequent lifting, pushing, or pulling of up to 50 pounds
• Required use of personal protective equipment

Red Dot Buildings is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.