Structural Fitter

SteelCon Inc.; Missouri; On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

SteelCon Inc. is seeking a Structural Fitter to fabricate and assemble structural steel components per shop drawings and standards. You will complete SteelCon's Welder & Fabricator Training Program and work with jigs, cranes, and cutting tools in a fast‑paced shop environment.

The role requires reading drawings, precise measurement, and adherence to safety and quality procedures, with responsibility for alignment and assembly of steel structures.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write, and perform higher arithmetic computations.
• Ability to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with co-workers and managers.
• Ability to work under supervision and set priorities for job completion.
• Proficiency with tape measures.
• Maintain AWS certification on 1-inch plate using MMA and FCAW processes.
• Pass welding and fitting tests administered by SteelCon Inc.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lay out, and fit metal components per blueprints or templates.
• Locate and mark reference lines on workpieces.
• Align parts using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls.
• Set, fit, and erect structural assemblies within tolerances.
• Install foundations and outfittings like doors and brackets.
• Tack weld panels, bulkheads, or assemblies as needed.
• Operate shop machinery such as ironworkers, rolls, presses and brakes.
• Follow instructions with minimal supervision.
• Perform other related duties safely.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Math calculations

Communication

Teamwork

Cranes operation

Attention to detail

Safety compliance

Tools

Cutting torch

Welding equipment

Overhead crane

Jib crane

Forklifts

Job description

Structural Fitter

At SteelCon Inc., we build the future of America's infrastructure with cutting-edge steel fabrication and structural solutions. From power to progress, we deliver unmatched quality and reliability-one project, one partnership, and one employee at a time.

We live by our core values: Excellence, Responsibility, Innovation, and Teamwork. These values fuel our success and create a dynamic environment where our employees grow and thrive. With a commitment to career development, advancement opportunities, and employee well-being, SteelCon is the place where your hard work turns into long-term success.

Scope of Responsibility:

This position involves fabricating and assembling structural steel components using prescribed procedures, industry standards, and detailed drawings. Employees must complete SteelCon's Welder & Fabricator Training Program.

Primary Purpose of this Position:

Fit steel parts for structural, plate, and misc. steel assemblies per shop drawings and quality requirements.

Essential Job Functions:

• Planning, laying out, and fitting metal components, such as plate stiffeners, stiffened panels, bulkheads, and frames using blueprints or templates and tools while maintaining alignment tolerances.
• Locating and marking reference lines, such as center, buttock, and frame lines.
• Alignment of parts in relation to each other, using jacks, turnbuckles, clips, wedges, and mauls.
• Setting, fitting, and erecting of structural assemblies and modules within alignment tolerances.
• Installing structural foundations and outfit items such as doors, hatches, brackets, and clips.
• May tack weld panels, bulkhead, assemblies, clips, and brackets.
• May roll, bend, flange, cut, and shape plates, beams, and other metal parts using shop machinery, such as ironworkers, plate rolls, presses, and press brakes.
• Ability to follow instructions, written and/or verbal, with little or no supervision.
• Performing other related job duties as assigned in a safe and efficient manner; also, please see physical requirements.
• Other typical duties performed by a fitter.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to read, write, and perform higher arithmetic computations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, decimals, and fractions.
• Ability to understand and carry out semi-complicated verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to effectively communicate with co-workers and managers.
• Ability to work under periodic supervision focused on the progress of work and setting priorities for job completion.
• Skill in using tape measure or 1" rule.
• Ability to maintain American Welding Society certification on 1-inch plate in flat position using the gas metal arc welding and flux-cored arc welding processes.
• Ability to pass the fillet weld break test using the gas metal arc welding process.
• Ability to pass a Steelcon Inc administered basic welding test that covers shop drawing interpretation, weld symbols, welding processes, weld process symbol interpretation and application, and a visual acuity test.
• Ability to pass a Steelcon Inc administered fitting test that covers shop drawing interpretation, fractional number calculations, basic geometry, etc.
• Ability to interpret, understand, and utilize cutting lists, shop orders, and shop drawings.
• Ability to operate a cutting torch to meet American Welding Society specifications.
• Ability to possess pride in own workmanship, demonstrate attention to detail, and work safely.
• Ability to operate forklifts, jib hoists, and overhead cranes in a safe and proper manner. Use and understand industry and Steelcon Inc adopted hand signals used for crane operations.
• Ability to adjust welder to insure proper feed rate and temperature.
• Ability to multitask.

Physical Demands:

• Stand CONTINUOUSLY over the course of the 8-to-12-hour work shift.
• Walk CONTINUOUSLY over the course of the 8-to-12-hour work shift. The distances walked will range from a distance of a few feet to 60-foot length of a steel beam.
• Sit only during the break and lunch periods. Rarely one will be able to sit while welding.
• Lift weights up to 20 pounds from floor to chest CONTINUOUSLY, which includes the various tools utilized in the process of performing the usual work duties.
• Lift weights up to 35 pounds from floor to waist FREQUENTLY, during the 10 to 12 during the work shift.
• Lift weights up to 85 pounds from floor to waist OCCASIONALLY, during the 10 to 12 during the work shift. Jib cranes and overhead cranes are available for the employee's assistance with lifting.
• Carry weights noted above distances ranging from a few feet to the 60-feet length of the steel beam.
• Push and pull drawers open and closed OCCASIONALLY to FREQUENTLY to retrieve tools. An employee will OCCASIONALLY push a beam attached to a jib crane or overhead crane to properly guide into place. Force varies up to 35 pounds.
• Climb OCCASIONALLY onto beams stacked on sawhorses to guide into place. An employee will OCCASIONALLY climb a ladder of 6 to 10 feet while performing job duties.
• Stoop or crouch on an OCCASIONAL to FREQUENT basis while performing the regular job duties. The position will be held continuously for a few seconds to 15 minutes, depending upon the job.
• Kneel in the commission of job duties on an OCCASIONAL to FREQUENT basis, depending upon the job. The position will be held continuously for a few minutes to 15 minutes.
• Crawl RARELY under a beam to reach the opposite side. The distance crawled is less than 3 feet.
• Reach forward CONTINUOUSLY to perform job duties or to retrieve tools. The employee will OCCASIONALLY be required to reach to full forward extension.
• Reach overhead OCCASIONALLY to guide a beam attached to the cranes and to attach the chains from the crane to the beams or to weld while underneath the beam.
• Balance OCCASIONALLY to climb ladders and to walk on steel beams. An employee will not be working at unprotected heights.
• Gross finger dexterity skills to operate the various tools and equipment utilized in the course of standard job duties. A trigger squeeze motion is required to operate the grinders. Fine finger dexterity is not required.

Non-Material Handling Demands

• Employee is expected to work 40 hours a week. However, hours including overtime and weekends may be required based Steelcon Inc needs.
• Hear sufficiently to be aware of safety issues.
• Visual ability to read and interpret cut lists and shop drawings. Safety glasses are required in the shop area.
• Exposure to heat, cold, wet, and humid conditions in the shop area OCCASIONALLY.
• Exposure to fumes, odors, and dust in the shop area OCCASIONALLY.
• Exposure to solvents, greases, oils, and coolants OCCASIONALLY.
• Wear all required Personal Protective Equipment. PPE includes steel-toe safety shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, gloves, and hard hats.

Tools Required:

Square, Tape Measure, Weld Lead, 4-inch grinder, 9-inch grinder, Ball Peen Hammer, Sledgehammer, Hand Torch, Wire Brushes, Chipping Hammers, Clamps, Stamping Taps, and Chains.

Machines Utilized:

Welder, Overhead Crane, Jib Crane, Pallets, Sawhorses, and Forklifts.