Fitter II

Come join our team at DIS-TRAN Steel! Our people—not our machinery—are our biggest assets. DIS-TRAN Steel’s leadership team lives by our company values, modeling our culture of respect and integrity each day. We're a team that likes to have fun, but we also know how to get stuff done.

About the role

The Fitter II must be capable of all requirements of the Fitter I, including fitting steel layouts according to specifications. This individual must perform duties with speed and accuracy to produce a quality product and maintain a steady workflow. The role involves frequent use of calculating skills (e.g., tape measure or other devices) and operating moving machinery or equipment, such as cranes, to manipulate steel structures. The Fitter II must work from a variety of shop drawings with minimal supervision and little rework required. This position also includes training individuals in the Fitter I role.

• Strong producer with a strong work ethic
• Able to interpret drawings and fit all structures being detailed
• Excellent safety record

Core Competencies

• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Business Insight
• Drives Results
• Collaborates
• Communicates Effectively
• Courage
• Instills Trust
• Manages Ambiguity

Responsibilities

• Operates safety equipment and uses safe work habits
• Positions, aligns, and welds parts to form complete structures, following blueprints and layout specifications, using machinery, welding torches, and hand tools
• Recognizes, sets up, and operates hand and power tools common to the welding trade
• Examines steel or workpieces to ensure specifications are met
• Moves parts safely into position manually or with hoists or cranes
• Produces complete joint penetration welds that meet visual and ultrasonic inspection
• Reads and understands welding symbols
• Prepares all joints as required by AWS D1.1 structural steel welding code
• Welds components in flat position
• Operates manual welding equipment to fuse metal parts using the gas metal arc process (GMAW)
• Cleans and repairs welds with grinders, arc gougers, and other equipment common to the welding trade
• Examines workpieces for defects and measures with weld gauges to ensure conformance with specifications and standard operating procedures

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred
• Ability to interpret blueprints and read a tape measure required
• Welding certification or prior welding experience with successful passing of DIS-TRAN Steel’s Welder II test required
• Capable of producing complete joint penetration welds that meet all visual and ultrasonic inspection per AWS D1.1 structural steel welding code
• Ability to produce high-quality welds in all applications, with various material types; makes all welds neatly and consistently; ability to weld within weld procedure required
• Ability to use a standard set of weld gauges required
• Ability to properly set, maintain, and troubleshoot welding equipment required
• Capable of reading and understanding welding symbols and preparing all joints as required
• GMAW experience required
• Certifications or prior experience using moving machinery, such as cranes, preferred
• Production speeds exceed training/learning pace and often looks for improvement in processes