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Structural Steel Assembly Specialist
Location: Arlington, TN
Shift: Second Shift | Monday-Friday, 4:00 PM-3:00 AM (Some Saturdays Required)
Job Type: Full-Time
Starting Pay: From $21.00/hour (Higher starting pay available based on experience, plus a 10% shift differential.)
Position Overview
We are looking for a skilled Structural Steel Assembly Specialist to join a busy fabrication shop. This position is ideal for someone with hands-on experience fitting and assembling structural steel, interpreting fabrication drawings, and operating shop equipment. The successful candidate will be committed to producing quality work while following established safety standards.
\n- Read and interpret structural steel blueprints, fabrication drawings, weld symbols, and layout details.
- Fit and assemble structural steel components, including beams, columns, stairs, railings, and miscellaneous metal products.
- Perform measuring, layout, cutting, and assembly using standard steel fabrication methods.
- Operate fabrication equipment such as ironworkers, magnetic drills (mag drills), band saws, grinders, plasma cutters, oxy-fuel torches, and other shop machinery.
- Prepare and tack structural steel assemblies before final welding.
- Safely operate overhead cranes, rigging equipment, and other material handling equipment to move heavy steel components.
- Inspect measurements, alignment, fit-up, and squareness to ensure assemblies meet quality standards before welding.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area while meeting production schedules.
- At least 2 years of structural steel fitting or fabrication experience preferred.
- Ability to read and understand structural steel blueprints, weld symbols, and fabrication drawings.
- Experience performing structural steel layout, fit-up, and fabrication.
- Familiarity with fabrication equipment, precision measuring tools, and shop machinery.
- Ability to handle heavy materials and remain on your feet throughout the shift.
- Experience using overhead cranes and rigging equipment is preferred.
- Strong attention to detail, commitment to workplace safety, and ability to work well with a team.
- Experience performing Flux-Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) in a structural steel fabrication environment.
- Ability to produce clean, high-quality FCAW welds on structural steel components.
- Experience welding in flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions using FCAW.