NABRICO Marine Products is searching for a Safety Oriented Lead Fitter in our Caruthersville, Missouri barge manufacturing plant. As a Lead Fitter, 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 will you do:

Read blueprints or other specifications
May operate overhead crane
Measure to specifications
Identify parts for assembly in proper order
Cut and wash with torch (Oxy Fuel)
Tack weld pieces together

What you will need:

Minimum of 4 years of structural fitter experience
Ability to work with a tape measure and determine center point
Able to perform basic math calculations using fractions; carpenter's math
Proficiency in reading and understanding blueprints
All Fitters must pass a tack welding test; six-part practical test using an oxy-fuel cutting torch
May require working above ground
Must be able to climb ladders or stairs to reach objects; comfortable with heights
May require working in narrow or confined workspaces for extended periods of time
May require extensive kneeling, bending, walking and/or standing for long periods of time
Must 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 respirator
Willing to work overtime, weekends and holidays as needed

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