Fitter Fabricator

About the role

Pillar Innovations is an Industrial Solutions and Service Company dedicated to the Energy, Mining, Industrial Construction, Aggregate, and Renewables Industries. Our headquarters are in Grantsville, MD, with offices across the country. We promote continuous learning, diverse work opportunities, and flexibility. We offer full benefits, apprenticeship/continuing education programs, and a strong focus on safety and employee well-being.

Responsibilities

• Use expertise in welding and metal fabrication to assemble components with precision, following blueprints, work orders, and instructions.
• Proficient in various gas metal welding techniques, including GMAW, GTAW, SAW, and SMAW.
• Ensure high-quality craftsmanship in every project with a keen eye for detail and strong understanding of materials and welding symbols.
• Work with welding processes such as structural welding, joint penetration, and partial joint penetration.
• Safely and efficiently operate assigned equipment, read and understand drawings, and adhere to quality assurance standards.
• Identify, lay-out, position, and secure parts and assemblies according to specifications and/or prints.
• Tack-weld or weld components and assemblies, performing tasks in various positions (flat, vertical, overhead).
• Perform duties indoors in a shop setting with occasional work outdoors.

Requirements

• 2+ years of welding and fabrication experience in an Industrial Metal Shop.
• Successfully complete a weld test before employment.
• Pass certifications in both GMAW and GTAW welding within 30 days.
• Advanced ability in reading and interpreting blueprints, including dimensioning and welding symbols.
• Proficient in the use of manual plasma cutter and oxyfuel cutting torch.
• Possess advanced knowledge of metal plate types and sizes.
• Experience with overhead cranes.
• Valid driver's license required.

Qualifications

• Completion of a thorough background and pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.
• Participation in random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing as requested.

Skills

• Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
• Submerged Arc Welding (SAW)
• Solid State Arc Welding (SMAW)
• Structural Welding
• Quality Assurance Standards
• Reading and Interpreting Blueprints
• Manual Plasma Cutter
• Oxyfuel Cutting Torch
• Advanced Knowledge of Metal Plate Types
• Overhead Crane Operation

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Health/Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Short/Long Term Disability
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Paid Lodging, Per Diem, and Transportation
• Weekly Pay with Premium Pay for Sundays and Holidays
• Advancement Through Defined Employee Career Paths
• Financial Tools/Programs for Financial Goals
• Scholarship Opportunities for Dependent Children

Pay

• $26.00/Hr.
• $38.00/Hr.

Schedule

• Flexible Work Schedule