What are the responsibilities and job description for the Blueprint Fitter/Welder, Custom Fabrication position at Express Saint Louis?
Blueprint Fitter/Welder, Custom FabricationRole Snapshot
- Location: Pevely, MO
- Schedule: Full-Time
- Pay: $20.00–$25.00/hour, depending on experience
Own end-to-end fabrication work—reading prints, laying out parts, fitting structural tubing, and welding unique assemblies. This is not repetitive production welding; every build demands problem-solving and precision.
Why This Role- Build complete assemblies from individual cut materials using detailed drawings.
- Exercise independence—work from prints with limited supervision.
- Apply craftsmanship: fit-up, alignment, and squareness are central to success.
- Variety of projects—no same weld, same part, all day.
- Interpret fabrication drawings, blueprints, and measurements.
- Lay out and assemble structural tubing and fabricated components.
- Fit multiple sections together and perform welds to create finished assemblies.
- Measure, align, and square components before and during welding.
- Verify dimensions/fit at every stage; adjust to meet specifications.
- Keep an orderly, safe work area.
- Previous welding and/or metal fabrication experience.
- Experience fitting and assembling structural or fabricated components.
- Ability to read and work confidently from blueprints/fabrication prints.
- Accurate tape measure skills and solid basic shop math.
- Ability to visualize how pieces come together as a finished assembly.
- Knowledge of fit-up, alignment, and maintaining squareness.
- Comfort with structural tubing and similar materials.
- Quality-first approach suited to non-repetitive, custom builds.
- Welder/Fabricator, Fitter/Welder, Structural Fabricator, Fabrication Welder, Welding Assembler roles.
- Custom fabrication, structural fabrication, equipment manufacturing, or environments where welders build full assemblies from prints.
You won’t be stuck on a single weld or part. You’ll bring drawings to life—transforming raw materials into completed, spec-accurate welded assemblies from start to finish.
Salary : $20 - $25