fitter - metal fabrication

Work site environment

• Outdoors

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Determine materials required
• Interpret engineering drawings and others’ instructions to plan methods and sequences of operation
• Lay out reference points and patterns
• Plan the sequence of tasks to cut metal most efficiently
• Study engineering drawings and blueprints
• Assemble and fit plates and sections to form structures
• Weld or bolt sections together
• Set up and operate heavy-duty metal-working machines
• Construct patterns and templates
• Install fabricated components in final product
• Rig, hoist and move materials to storage areas or within worksite

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Sound discrimination

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Initiative
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Flexibility
• Dependability
• Hardworking