Fitter III

NABRICO Marine Products is searching for a Senior Fitter in our Caruthersville, MO barge manufacturing plant. As a Fitter, you’ll 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.

NABRICO Marine Products is a leading U.S. manufacturer of barges that transport dry and liquid cargoes on inland waterways. 

What you’ll do:

• Read blueprints or other specifications
• Aligns parts using jack, turnbuckles, overhead cranes, pins, wedges and hammer
• Measure to specifications
• Identify parts for assembly in proper order
• Cut and wash with torch (Oxy-Fuel)
• Tack weld pieces together
• Removes high spots using grinders
• Inspect and ensure that completed work conforms to specifications by the company and government standards (e.g. Coast Guard standards)
• May perform repairs for testing if required
• May serve as a problem-solving resource to others
• Complete all required records

What you’ll need:

• Minimum of 2 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 have to pass a tackers 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