How do they match: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

  • Weld Fitter
  • Weld Technician
  • Welder
  • Tack Welder

  • Direct welders to build up low spots or short pieces with weld.
  • Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches.
  • Locate and mark workpiece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.
  • Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
  • 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.
  • Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers.
  • Tack-weld fitted parts together.

  • Operate welding equipment.