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Structural Steel Layout Fitter

Rust Belt Recruiting
Cleveland, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 6/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/11/2026

Title: Structural Steel Fitter

Shift: Day Shift

Salary: $27.09 per hour, plus benefits; exact compensation is dependent on experience

Structural Steel Fitter Role:

Our client is seeking an experienced tradesman to handle layout, fitting, and fabrication work for structural steel jobs in the shop. This role exists to interpret specialized blueprints, fabricate parts, and accurately tack-weld components together to prepare them for final production.

Structural Steel Fitter Responsibilities:

  • Put metal parts together to create a finished sheet- or structural-metal project

  • Use framing squares, speed squares, combo squares, center punches, saws, and grinders to fit parts exactly

  • Receive and interpret instructions, prints, sketches, and work orders

  • Handle, measure, cut, layout, position, align, fit, and tack-weld items in the proper location

  • Bolt, clamp, and tack-weld parts to secure them tightly in position for final welding

  • Layout work lines or fit up jigs for positioning material and check, square, and scribe detailed connections

  • Burn, cope, bevel, and straighten materials using heat or flame when required

  • Follow all established welding procedures and safety compliance guidelines

Structural Steel Fitter Reporting Relationships:

The Structural Steel Fitter reports directly to the Shop Foreman. This position operates as an individual contributor on the shop floor and does not have any direct supervisory reports.

About You:

  • Possess 5 years of structural steel layout and fitter experience preferred

  • Maintain a strong ability to read and accurately interpret shop blueprints

  • Demonstrate prior welding experience, with tack welding proficiency preferred

  • Exhibit strong mathematical skills required for precise layout and fabrication calculations

  • Maintain familiarity with overhead cranes and standard shop machinery

  • Hold a willingness to join the Iron Workers Union as a condition of employment

  • Demonstrate an honest, smart, confident, creative, and passionate approach to the trade

Next Steps:

If you are a driven, team player who is passionate about making a difference with customers, we would like to hear from you. Please reach out to our recruiting agency today to discuss this opportunity with our client.

Additional Information:

  • Equal Opportunity Employer: Our client provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

  • Union Benefits: This position requires Iron Workers Union membership and features a comprehensive union benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k plan, paid vacation, and paid holidays.

  • Working Conditions: This role is based in a fast-paced manufacturing shop environment focusing on the fabrication of structural and miscellaneous steel for office buildings, warehouses, and schools. Candidates must keep their work area clean and safely handle heavy materials.

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