How do they match: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

  • Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

  • Ground Support Equipment Assembler
  • Structural and Ornamental Metalwork Metal Fabricator
  • Structural and Ornamental Metalwork Steel Fabricator

  • Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
  • Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
  • Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches.
  • Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes.
  • Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to workpieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.
  • 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.
  • Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.

  • Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
  • Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.