Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters

• Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
• Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes.
• Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
• Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes.
• Tack-weld fitted parts together.
• Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
• Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to workpieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.
• Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
• Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures.
• Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.
• Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
• Erect ladders and scaffolding to fit together large assemblies.
• Locate and mark workpiece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.
• Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
• Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers.
• Smooth workpiece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.
• Preheat workpieces to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces.
• Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters.

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters.