Precision Structural 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

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.