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Fitter/ Welder

Knoxville, TN 37914

Posted: 08/10/2018 Employment Type: Contract To Hire Job Number: 269

Job Description

Job description
  • TITLE:

FITTER / WELDER
  • PURPOSE / GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY:

TO FABRICATE STRUCTURAL & MISCELLANEOUS MEMBERS PER DRAWINGS RELEASED FOR FABRICATION
  • RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:

FITTERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING ALL PARTS FOR EACH MEMBER THEY ARE FABRICATING. THEY ARE TO ASSEMBLE EACH MEMBER PER THE FABRICATION DRAWINGS WITHIN A 1/8” TOLERANCE. ONCE FIT-UP IS COMPLETE, THEY ARE TO HAVE EACH MEMBER CHECKED FOR ACCURACY BY A QUALITY CONTROL REPRESENTATIVE. FINALLY, THEY ARE TO COMPLETE FABRICATION BY WELDING THE MEMBER OUT PER THE WELDING SYMBOLS SHOWN ON FABRICATION DRAWINGS AND/OR BY BOLTING INDIVIDUAL PIECES PER THE SPECIFIED TORQUE RANGE. THEY ARE TO THEN TRANSFER THE MEMBERS TO THE PAINT YARD FOR CLEAN-UP AND PAINT. IF EVER A FITTER FINDS THEMSELVES WITH NOTHING TO FIT OR WELD, THEY ARE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY SHOP FOREMAN TO AID IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS UNTIL WORK BECOMES AVAILABLE

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS OR QUALIFICATIONS:
  • MUST BE ABLE TO READ A TAPE MEASURE
  • MUST BE ABLE TO READ AND INTERPRET BLUE PRINTS
  • MUST BE ABLE TO READ AND INTERPRET WELDING SYMBOLS
  • MUST BE ABLE TO GENERATE PARTS LISTS
  • MUST BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY PARTS PER GATHER SHEETS AND CHECK FOR

ACCURACY BEFORE FIT-UP
  • MUST BE ABLE TO LAY-OUT MEMBERS PER FABRICATION DRAWINGS WITHIN A

1/8” TOLERANCE
  • MUST BE CERTIFIED IN FLUX CORE WELDING
  • MUST BE CERTIFIED TO OPERATE OVERHEAD CRANES
  • MUST BE ABLE TO PASS A 12 PANEL DRUG SCREEN (INCLUDING THC)
  • BACKGROUND CHECK PERFORMED BUT DOES NOT WEIGHT ON EMPLOYMENT

THIS COMPANY IS A 2ND CHANCE EMPLOYER. ALL BACKGROUNDS
WELCOME TO APPLY!
  • MUST BE ABLE TO USE JOB SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED

TO THE FOLLOWING:

o OVERHEAD AND JIB CRANES

o WELDING MACHINES

o ARC-GOUGING MACHINES

o CUTTING TORCHES

o PLASMA CUTTER

o ANGLE GRINDERS

o MAG DRILLS

o SHEAR WRENCHES

o EVO SAWS

o PORTA-POWERS

 

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: $17.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:
  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Experience level:
  • 1 year or more

 

Shift:
  • 10 hour shift
  • 12 hour shift

 

Weekly day range:
  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability
  • Saturdays are picked up when production needs

 

Work setting:
  • Outdoor work
  • Warehouse

 

Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Knoxville, TN 37914: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

 

Experience:
  • Welding: min. 1 year (Required)
  • Overhead Crane: min. 1 year (Required)

 

License/Certification:
  • Overhead Crane Certification (Required)
  • welding Certification (Required)

 

Work Location: In person

Job Requirements

welding

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