Fitter Fabricator — Sign-On Bonus + Outstanding Benefits

Plasser American Corp.; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

80 PTO hours first year

10 paid holidays per year

401(k) match 0.50 for every $1.00 up 6

Merit bonus potential

Tuition reimbursement

Disability and life insurance on day 1

Job summary

Plasser American Corp. in Chesapeake, VA is seeking a skilled welder to lay out, fit, and weld fabricated components into machinery frames and structural parts.

The role requires blueprint reading, layout, welding with various processes, and assembling parts. Offers sign-on bonus, generous PTO, holidays, 401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, and comprehensive insurance from day one.

Join a leader in North American railway maintenance and contribute to safe, reliable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent from two-year college or technical school.
• Three years related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Selects equipment and plans layout, assembly, and welding.
• Lays out, positions, aligns, and fits components together.
• Bolts, clamps, and tack-welds parts to secure in position for welding.
• Sets up equipment and welds parts using arc, gas-shielded arc, submerged arc, or gas welding equipment.
• Assembles parts by welding, bolting or riveting.
• Repairs products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Technical writing

Public speaking

Training others

Mathematics

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

Three years related experience

Tools

ASW-D1.1

Job description

Plasser American Corp. in Chesapeake, VA is seeking a skilled welder to lay out, fit, and weld fabricated components into machinery frames and structural parts.

The role requires blueprint reading, layout, welding with various processes, and assembling parts. Offers sign-on bonus, generous PTO, holidays, 401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, and comprehensive insurance from day one.

Join a leader in North American railway maintenance and contribute to safe, reliable infrastructure.