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Overview

Spitzer, a recognized industry leader in designing and fabricating high-specification equipment, is currently seeking a Structural Fitter to join their team. The role involves fitting structural frameworks and requires a strong commitment to safety and quality.

Responsibilities

  • Understand and follow safety policies and procedures at the shop.
  • Fit structural frameworks from materials to fabricate products according to layouts, drawings, or work order.
  • Read blueprints and identify material sizes.
  • Lay out, position, align and secure parts and assemblies prior to assembling.
  • Cut, contour and bevel metal plates and structural shapes to dimensions specified by blueprints.
  • Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances using precision measuring instruments.
  • Burn, measure, and tack weld to assemble multiple parts of steel per detailed drawings.
  • Operate overhead cranes.
  • Practice good housekeeping skills and properly dispose of waste according to safety and environmental policies.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor/Manager.

Requirements

  • Three plus years of structural fitting experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform advanced skills with minimum supervision.
  • Must have verbal skills with fluency for the responsibilities assigned.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • 401k
  • Disability Insurance
  • PTO
  • Paid Time Off
  • Eight paid company holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • Employee Discounts

Additional Information

  • Work schedule includes two shifts, Monday through Friday with overtime on weekends as needed.
  • Late afternoon/evening/weekend hours may be required.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
401k
Disability Insurance
PTO
Paid Time Off
Eight paid company holidays
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Employee Discounts
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 87 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 211 different employers. 157 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Spitzer Industries, Inc. currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, San Angelo at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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