Job Description
NAFCO is seeking an experienced Structural Steel Fabricator (ie. 'Fitter')! Excellent end-of-year bonus potential (12 weeks paid in 2025) and extremely affordable health & dental insurance.
Average pay for this position is over $22/hour. Rate will be determined by level of skill and experience.
Primary Responsibilities
· Verify conformance of materials to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
· Align and fit materials according to specifications, using overhead cranes, pry bars, and hammers.
· Move parts into position, manually or with overhead cranes.
· Position, align, fit, and weld materials to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
· Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine material requirements and task sequences.
· Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as shears, flame cutters, or grinders to bend, cut, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.
· Lay out and examine materials to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
· Tack-weld fitted parts together.
· Lift or move materials and finished products, using large overhead cranes.
· Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
· Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
· Locate and mark material bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.
· Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
· Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.
· Straighten warped or bent parts using hand torches or straightening presses.
· Smooth material edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.
· Preheat material to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces.
· Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches.
· Install containers and other structures.
· Direct activities of assigned fitter helper
Detailed Work Activities
· Align materials to ensure proper assembly.
· Smooth metal surfaces or edges.
· Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
· Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
· Adjust equipment controls to regulate gas flow.
· Clean material or finished products.
· Mark material with identifying information.
· Operate welding equipment.
· Operate grinding equipment.
· Operate metal forming equipment.
· Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
· Heat material to prepare for or complete production.
· Lay out materials to prepare for assembly.
· Fill cracks, imperfections, or holes in materials.
· Assemble temporary structures.
· Assemble metal structures.
· Reshape materials to established specifications.
· General housekeeping of work area(s).
· Operate overhead cranes to move material, equipment, and parts.
· Use fire suppression methods in industrial emergencies.
Education and Training
· Requires training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
· Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is preferred for these occupations.
· One or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers.
· Proficient communication and or organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals.
Company DescriptionWith a history dating back to 1953, North Alabama Fabricating Company, Inc. (NAFCO) is a well-established and highly experienced fabricator of structural steel. NAFCO has been the recipient of numerous awards for projects involving fabrication and design-engineered services.
NAFCO is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Should you require assistance during the application process due to a disability, please contact Human Resources at (205) 591-5554.With a history dating back to 1953, North Alabama Fabricating Company, Inc. (NAFCO) is a well-established and highly experienced fabricator of structural steel. NAFCO has been the recipient of numerous awards for projects involving fabrication and design-engineered services.\r\n\r\nNAFCO is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Should you require assistance during the application process due to a disability, please contact Human Resources at (205) 591-5554.
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