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Document Metal Fabricator (Fitter) Overview

Metal fabricators (fitters) are individuals who work with ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including plate and structural steel sections, to produce or repair component parts for bridges, buildings, towers, platforms, steel stairs and hand rails or other assemblies and structures made from steel.

Individuals in this occupational group can be found employed in structural steel and manufacturing plants as well as in heavy machinery and ship building companies. They may be requested to fabricate pressure vessels, structural steel, boilers, tanks, shells, chutes, hoppers, stacks and other heavy steel components on a custom-made b... Complete Description

GearTrade Skills

on the job practical skills
  • Installs on-site.
  • Handles materials.
  • Fabricates detail materials.
  • Performs welding activities.
  • Fits and fastens components and subcomponents.
  • Utilizes various shop drawings, sketches and fabrication drawings.
  • Prepares final products for finishes.
  • Loads finished assemblies.
  • Identifies materials.
  • Demonstrates common trade practices.

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  • assorted wrenches
  • gloves
  • safety harness
  • respirator
  • dogs and wedges
  • reflective gauntlet
  • drift pins
  • safety glasses
  • c-clamps
  • safety boots
  • face shields
  • dust mask
  • hearing protectors
  • bar clamps
  • self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
  • ballpeen hammer
  • welding helmets
  • reflective vest and coveralls
  • fire resistant clothing
  • hard hats

Text treeTerminology

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  • structural drawings
  • press brake
  • tack weld
  • Q.A. manual
  • detail drawings
  • plate roll
  • tirfor
  • dunnage or falsework
  • numerical control
  • Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
  • layout
  • trial assembly
  • template
  • stick welding (SMAW)
  • FCAW
  • blocking
  • MSDS
  • flame cutting
  • SOP

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