Fitter - 1st Shift

Industrial Fitter – 1st Shift

Job Title:

Fitter

Location:

531 Old Swede Road – Douglassville, PA 19518

Schedule:

Monday–Friday | 5:00AM–1:30PM | Full-time on-site

Compensation:
Competitive hourly rate based on experience, skills, and market data—top-of-range compensation is reserved for candidates who demonstrate strong, job-relevant experience and independent capability

Build Your Career With ACECO

Every weld is only as good as the fit-up underneath it. We're looking for a Fitter who understands that layout and alignment accuracy come first — someone who takes pride in getting the joint right before it ever sees a welder. If you'd rather own the layout and setup than just show up to weld what someone else prepped, this role will feel like a natural fit.

What This Role Really Is

This is a hands-on structural fitting role. You'll spend most of your time laying out, aligning, clamping, and tacking large steel components to blueprint tolerance — before the piece ever goes to final weld. Fit-up accuracy is the job. Squareness, dimension, and alignment will not be secondary details — they're what you're accountable for every day.

Who Thrives Here (and Who Doesn't)

You'll do well here if you:

• Take ownership of accuracy from layout through final fit-up
• Understand that a good weld starts with a good fit
• Take pride in accuracy, alignment, and structural integrity
• Can read a print and translate it into exact measurements without guessing
• Catch fit-up problems before they become someone else's problem

This role is likely not a fit if you:

• Prefer to weld what's already been fit and clamped by someone else
• Rush layout to get to the "real" work faster
• Are uncomfortable being the one accountable when a piece doesn't align
• Prefer light, low-tolerance fabrication work

What Success Looks Like (First 90 Days)

First 30 Days

• Learn ACECO fabrication standards, tolerances, and safety requirements
• Get familiar with the layout tools, measuring equipment, and blueprint conventions used on the floor
• Begin performing fit-up work under guidance from experienced fitters

Days 31–60

• Independently lay out and fit structural steel components to blueprint tolerance
• Consistently verify dimensions, squareness, and alignment without rework
• Build a working rhythm with welders and shop leads on handoff quality

Days 61–90

• Handle complex, large-scale weldment fit-up with minimal oversight
• Be trusted to catch and correct fit-up issues before they reach final weld
• Demonstrate consistent accuracy and reliability across varied assemblies

Why Join Our Team at American Crane?

Craftsmanship — Precision layout and fit-up work, not repetitive assembly

Impact — Build large-scale industrial equipment used in critical applications

Growth — Develop advanced fitting, layout, and blueprint skills over time

Stability & Culture — Join a team built on accountability, teamwork, and GRIT

What You'll Do

Layout & Fit-Up

• Lay out, fit, and assemble structural steel components prior to welding
• Align, clamp, and tack components to meet blueprint and tolerance requirements
• Verify dimensions, squareness, and fit-up using precision measuring tools
• Perform rework (grinding, torching, adjusting) to correct fit-up before final weld

Blueprint & Technical Work

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and schematics
• Translate technical specifications into accurate layout and assembly work
• Fabricate and assemble structural and machine components to tolerance

Tacking & Fabrication Support

• Tack weld to hold components in place for final welding
• Set up material and components for efficient welder handoff
• Identify and flag fit-up or material issues before they reach final weld

Material Handling & Shop Support

• Operate cranes, forklifts, and material handling equipment
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized workspace
• Participate in cross-training and continuous development

What We're Looking For

This role requires availability to work full-time hours on-site (no remote work available) Monday-Friday 5:00AM–1:30PM.

Candidates should be located within a reasonable daily commuting distance of 531 Old Swede Road, Douglassville, PA 19518.

If relocation is necessary, the selected candidate must relocate prior to their start date. American…