Heavy Steel Layout Fitter & Fabrication Specialist

Build Big. Build Right. Build in Irving.

Cannonball Recruiting is hiring experienced fabrication fitters to support a steel fabrication and machining operation in Irving, TX. The team manufactures large, heavy steel products for customers across the United States, and we’re looking for a pro who can take a blueprint and turn it into a finished, high‑quality assembly.

Compensation & Schedule Pay: $24–$28 per hour (depending on weld test results)

Shifts:

1st:
Monday–Thursday (6:00am–4:30pm)2nd:
Monday–Thursday (5:00pm–3:30am)
OT available Friday and Saturday as needed

A Day in the Shop You start by reviewing shop drawings, routers, and bills of material. With the plan in hand, you lay out and examine metal stock, mark precise bend and cut lines (accounting for plate thickness, machine and weld shrinkage), and build or adjust jigs, templates, and fixtures.

Using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, hammers, braces, clamps, ropes, and bolts, you position, align, and secure parts. You move heavy components manually or by forklift, hoist, or crane. You tack assemblies, then perform welding operations using MIG as well as Flux Core, TIG, and Stick when required—verifying every joint with squares, rulers, and tapes to meet spec.

When something isn’t straight, you help correct it with sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers. You document work, keep equipment operating smoothly, and maintain a safe, orderly work area. Throughout the shift, you coordinate with supervisors and teammates in person, by phone, and in writing, juggle priorities, and handle other assigned duties. You can comfortably lift 50+ pounds.

What You’ll Tackle Fit, align, and weld parts into complete units/subassemblies per blueprints and layout specs

Verify part and weld conformance using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes

Tack‑weld and complete welds with appropriate processes and parameters

Lay out and inspect stock to meet all dimensional requirements

Use jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers for accurate fit‑upMark bend/cut lines considering material thickness and weld/machine shrinkage

Brace, clamp, rope, or bolt parts securely for welding or riveting

Study engineering drawings to determine materials and sequence of tasks

Move parts with forklifts, hoists, and cranes as needed

Design and build templates/fixtures

Straighten warped or bent members using proper tools and equipment

Communicate status and needs via phone, email, written notes, and in person

Multitask across projects and shifting priorities

Lift 50+ pounds and perform other related duties as assigned

What You Bring3–5 years as a fabricator/fitter in steel fabrication

Strong blueprint and drawing comprehension

Hands‑on fabrication experience directly from blueprints

Proficiency with MIG and working knowledge of Flux Core, TIG, and Stick on thick steel plate

Confidence with power and hand tools

Understanding of safe crane operations

Accurate tape‑measure skills and solid basic math

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision
401(k) with company match

Health Savings Account Voluntary Life benefits

PTO and paid vacation

Company‑paid holidays

Job training programs
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