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Career: Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Job Description
Fabricate, lay out, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools. |
99
|
Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes. |
96
|
Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met. |
94
|
Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes. |
93
|
Tack-weld fitted parts together. |
91
|
Locate and mark workpiece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications. |
91
|
Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches. |
90
|
Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal. |
90
|
Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures. |
87
|
Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting. |
87
|
Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences. |
87
|
Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components. |
86
|
Smooth workpiece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves. |
83
|
Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers. |
75
|
Direct welders to build up low spots or short pieces with weld. |
72
|
Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers. |
71
|
Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools. |
71
|
Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to workpieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone. |
64
|
Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes. |
60
|
Preheat workpieces to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces. |
52
|
Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches. |
36
|
Erect ladders and scaffolding to fit together large assemblies. |
27
|
Install boilers, containers, and other structures. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
71
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
52
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
45
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
44
|
Getting Information
|
44
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
42
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
41
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
40
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
38
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
34
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
33
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
33
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
33
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
31
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
31
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
31
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
30
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
29
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
28
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
28
|
Thinking Creatively
|
28
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
27
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
27
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
27
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
27
|
Processing Information
|
25
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
25
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
24
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
23
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
23
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
22
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
22
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
22
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
22
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
18
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
18
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
18
|
Interacting With Computers
|
17
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
17
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
10
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
7
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|