Fitter Fabrication

AIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries. AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.

About the role

The Fitter is responsible for assembling structural frameworks and housings from raw material. They prepare and fabricate metal components for the welding process.

Responsibilities

• Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
• Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
• 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.
• Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
• Chip or grind off excess weld, slag, or spatter using hand scrapers, portable grinders, or arc-cutting equipment.
• Review any parts received from kitting area and compare the parts to the print.
• Fabricate and revise fixtures, jigs, and gauges.
• Operate and/or use forklifts, cranes, hoists, slings, grinders, cutting torches, hand tools, drills, punches, and instruments of measurements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associates or Technical School.
• Minimum of one-year of related experience and/or training.
• This position may require a government security clearance.

Skills

• Reads and understands blueprints, schematics, and/or measuring devices.
• Follows processes and standard procedures.
• Hands-on, get-it-done attitude.
• Uses hand tools and power tools.
• Works in a high energy, high volume, rapidly changing environment.
• Displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner.
• Achieves thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved.
• Clear and effective communication skills in both written and spoken forms.
• Understands how to use computers, including tasks such as turning the computer on and off, locating and opening files, navigating to websites, performing searches, and downloading files.
• Easy to approach and can build constructive and effective relationships.
• Performs consistently under stressful conditions.
• Cross-functionality in other areas of the aerospace industry.
• Handles frequent interruptions and can multi-task.
• Analyzes and diagnoses problems and works independently to solve them.
• Inspects equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Works collaboratively and builds strategic relations with colleagues, coworkers, and contractors.
• Works effectively with different levels of management, team members, and customers.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.

Benefits

Free medical options for employees and their family.

Work Conditions

• Environment Type: Indoors, production environment, temperature controlled.
• Exposure Types:
  • Bloodborne pathogens
  • Small and/or enclosed spaces
  • Cuts and/or burns
  • Dirt, dust, grease and/or oil
  • Noisy environment
  • Intense bright light
  • Extreme cold or heat (non-weather)
  • Metal shavings
  • Commercial chemicals
• Standard work schedule, overtime may be necessary for meeting deadlines, required travel, and emergent conditions.
• This position may involve travel up to 10% of the time.

Physical Demands

• Medium work that includes moving objects up to 50 pounds.
• Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Creates a work environment that promotes and encourages team members’ participation to attain common and individual objectives.
• Operates a motor vehicle, forklift, and/or other heavy equipment.
• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling.
• Prolonged periods working on feet, using tools, and performing repetitive actions that entail frequent bending and stooping.
• Reads instructions, operates machines, and inspects parts produced.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and operation of machines.