Traveling Structural Welder/Fitter – First Shift

Tradesmen International; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 39,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tradesmen+ Rewards Program

Vacation Pay

Health insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Job summary

Tradesmen International is actively hiring Traveling Structural Fitters/Welders for projects in multiple states. This first-shift position offers a base pay of $36/hour plus $120/day per diem for travelers over 60 miles from the job site.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, layout, FCAW welding, and operating fabrication tools. The company emphasizes safety, productivity, and craftsmanship, with a benefits package including vacation pay, health insurance, and retirement savings.

Qualifications

• Experience reading complex blueprints, structural drawings, and AWS welding symbols.
• Proficient in measuring, laying out, and fitting structural steel beams and heavy plates.
• Competent in FCAW welding and operating fabrication tools safely.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and welding symbols.
• Measure, mark, layout, and fit-up structural members.
• Perform FCAW welding and operate torches and grinders.
• Prepare metal surfaces and ensure weld quality and penetration.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Welding FCAW

Structural fit-up

Safety compliance

Tools

Torch cutting

Plasma cutting

Grinders

Job description

Tradesmen International is actively hiring Traveling Structural Fitters/Welders for projects in multiple states. This first-shift position offers a base pay of $36/hour plus $120/day per diem for travelers over 60 miles from the job site.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, layout, FCAW welding, and operating fabrication tools. The company emphasizes safety, productivity, and craftsmanship, with a benefits package including vacation pay, health insurance, and retirement savings.