Blueprint‑Driven Steel Plate Welder/Fabricator

Job Description

Job Description

Are You the Go‑To Pro for Heavy Plate Fit‑Ups?

If reading a blueprint, laying out thick plate, and fitting complex assemblies is your sweet spot, this role is for you. Cannonball Recruiting is partnering with a steel fabrication and machining shop in Irving, TX that produces large steel products for customers throughout the U.S.

What’s on the Table

• Pay: $24–$28 per hour (depending on weld test results)
• Schedules:
  • 1st: Monday–Thursday, 6:00am–4:30pm
  • 2nd: Monday–Thursday, 5:00pm–3:30am
  • Overtime on Friday and Saturday as needed

Your Mission

Own the fabrication process from print to product. You will position, align, and fit parts to spec; perform MIG welding (and use Flux Core, TIG, and Stick when the job calls for it); verify results; document progress; keep equipment humming; and champion safety—all while delivering on the organization’s production goals.

How You’ll Execute

• Study engineering drawings, routers, and BOMs to plan materials and sequence
• Lay out and inspect metal stock; mark bend and cut lines with allowances for thickness and weld/machine shrinkage
• Use jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, hammers, braces, clamps, ropes, and bolts to achieve precise fit‑ups
• Tack components and complete welds to blueprint requirements
• Confirm conformance using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes
• Move and set parts manually and with forklifts, hoists, and cranes
• Design/build templates and fixtures that make repeat work efficient
• Straighten warped or bent parts using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers
• Communicate with supervisors and peers by phone, in writing, email, and in person
• Juggle multiple tasks and priorities; lift 50+ pounds; take on other duties as assigned

What You Bring

• 3–5 years of experience as a steel fabrication fitter/fabricator
• Expertise reading and interpreting blueprints
• Hands‑on fabrication from drawings
• MIG proficiency; plus familiarity with Flux Core, TIG, and Stick on heavy plate
• Skilled with power tools and hand tools
• Understanding of crane operation and shop material handling
• Confident using a tape measure and doing basic math

Benefits You’ll Receive

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) with company match
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Life benefits
• PTO and Paid Vacation
• Company‑Paid Holidays
• Job Training Programs