How do they match: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

  • Hand Former
  • Ground Support Equipment Assembler
  • Metal Products Assembler
  • Motorcycle Assembler

  • Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
  • Erect ladders and scaffolding to fit together large assemblies.
  • Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
  • Preheat workpieces to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces.
  • Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
  • Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.
  • Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers.

  • Assemble electromechanical or hydraulic systems.
  • Assemble temporary equipment or structures.
  • Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
  • Lay out parts to prepare for assembly.
  • Shape metal workpieces with hammers or other small hand tools.