Fitter Welder_Lead - Cover Building

Safety Oriented Lead Fitter/WelderNABRICO Marine Products is searching for a Safety Oriented Lead Fitter/Welder in our Caruthersville, Missouri barge manufacturing plant. As a Lead Fitter/Welder at NABRICO Marine Products, you will lay out, position, align, and fit together fabricated parts of metal according to layouts, work orders, blueprints, schematics, and sketches in preparation for welding. You will also inspect tack-welds completed by the assigned welder, or in some cases their own tack welding work, for conformance to specifications. Our assemblers get to see what they have built on waterways across the country.What you will do:Read blueprints or other specificationsMay operate overhead craneMeasure to specificationsIdentify parts for assembly in proper orderCut and wash with torch (Oxy Fuel)Tack weld pieces togetherWhat you will need:Minimum of 4 years of structural fitter experienceAbility to work with a tape measure and determine center pointAble to perform basic math calculations using fractions; carpenter's mathProficiency in reading and understanding blueprintsAll Fitters have to pass a tack welding test; six-part practical test using an oxy-fuel cutting torchMay require working above groundMust be able to climb ladders or stairs to reach objects; comfortable with heightsMay require working in narrow or confined work spaces for extended periods of timeMay require extensive kneeling, bending, walking and/or standing for long periods of timeMust be able to perform fitting and welding work while wearing all required personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, a filtering face piece and /or tight fitting respiratorWilling to work overtime, weekends and holidays as needed