Assistant Fitters Central Bureau Recruitment Service

Designation

Assistant Fitter

Reports to

Site Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES & AUTHORITIES

• Fits and assembles structural frameworks and housings from materials, such as angle iron, I-beams, and plate steel, using hand tools and welding equipment and following blueprint specifications
• Positions parts in jig and files, chisels, and grinds parts, as indicated, to fit them together.
• Periodically compares dimensions of assembly to blueprint specifications, using square, rule, and calipers.
• Tack-welds scrap metal to outline to provide jig for assembly.
• May heat parts with acetylene torch and bend them in vise, on anvil, or around stakes mounted in table.
• May anneal parts with acetylene torch to remove stresses of welding.
• Lays out parts dimensions on worktable, using square, chalk line, and soapstone.
• May fasten parts together with acetylene torch and brazing rod.
• Examines blueprints and materials list to obtain parts specifications.