Class A Fitter

Fitter Class A – Heat Exchangers and Pressure Vessels

Location: Channelview, Texas
Job Type: Full-Time, Temp-to-Hire
Pay: $26.00–$30.00 per hour, depending on experience
Shift: Monday–Thursday, 5:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Overtime: Fridays may be used for makeup hours or overtime, with possible Saturday and Sunday work
Night-Shift Differential: Additional $1.60 per hour when assigned to nights

DIHO Consulting USA is seeking an experienced Fitter Class A for an industrial fabrication opportunity in Channelview, Texas. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of hands‑on experience fitting and assembling heat exchangers, pressure vessels, tanks, or similar heavy industrial equipment.

This position requires advanced blueprint‑reading, layout, measurement, fabrication, and fit‑up skills. The selected candidate must be able to work independently, maintain tight tolerances, and ensure that components are assembled according to drawings, specifications, and quality standards.

• Read and interpret fabrication blueprints, vessel drawings, shop drawings, and welding symbols
• Fit and assemble heat exchangers, pressure vessels, tanks, shells, heads, nozzles, flanges, channels, and related components
• Perform layout, measuring, leveling, squaring, aligning, and marking of materials
• Prepare components through cutting, grinding, beveling, drilling, and surface preparation
• Position and fit components before welding
• Perform tack welding when qualified and required
• Verify dimensions, angles, tolerances, and alignment using precision measuring tools
• Use come‑alongs, chain falls, clamps, jacks, cranes, and other rigging equipment
• Work with carbon steel, stainless steel, and other industrial materials
• Inspect completed fit‑ups for compliance with drawings and quality requirements
• Coordinate with welders, supervisors, quality‑control personnel, and other fabrication team members
• Follow all OSHA, company, and job‑site safety procedures
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area
• Work overtime, weekends, or night shift when production needs require

• At least 10 years of industrial fitting experience
• Direct experience fitting heat exchangers or pressure vessels strongly required
• Advanced ability to read fabrication blueprints and technical drawings
• Experience with vessel layout, component alignment, and dimensional verification
• Knowledge of welding preparation, fit‑up tolerances, and fabrication processes
• Ability to use tape measures, levels, squares, calipers, micrometers, and other precision tools
• Experience using hand tools, power tools, grinders, cutting tools, and rigging equipment
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Ability to stand, bend, climb, lift, and perform physically demanding work throughout the shift
• Reliable transportation to Channelview
• Ability to pass required background and drug screenings

• Experience fitting both heat exchangers and pressure vessels
• Welding or tack-welding experience
• Previous refinery, petrochemical, vessel-shop, or heavy-fabrication experience
• NCCER, OSHA, rigging, forklift, or related industrial certifications
• Experience working from ASME-related fabrication drawings and specifications