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Job Description

Overview

Extreme Steel, Inc. is a growing AISC-certified structural steel and miscellaneous metals fabricator and erector serving the DC, Virginia, and Maryland areas. They are looking for motivated, dependable individuals to join their team as Fitter / Fabricators.

Responsibilities

  • Measure, lay out, align, and fit fabricated metal components according to blueprints and shop drawings.
  • Prepare steel for welding using grinders and other fabrication tools.
  • Weld components according to blueprints and project specifications.
  • Finish metal work by removing slag, weld spatter, and excess weld material.
  • Perform general cleaning and housekeeping tasks to maintain a safe and organized work environment.
  • Assist with general fabrication and production operations as needed.
  • Follow all company safety procedures and quality standards.

Requirements

  • Minimum 1 year of structural steel fitting or fabrication experience.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints and shop drawings.
  • Experience using grinders and other fabrication tools.
  • Welding experience preferred.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • PTO
  • Vision

Additional Information

  • Schedule: Monday – Friday | 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM

Benefits

401k
Dental
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
PTO
Vision
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How this job compares in Sterling, VA

Pay in context

At roughly $25/hr, this posting comes in about 14% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Virginia, where the middle half runs $25–$34/hr across 96 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 26% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.

The local market in Sterling, VA

Sterling, VA is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Virginia as a whole we're tracking 139 other active welding openings from 79 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Virginia.

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

The most active employers in Virginia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Mission Technologies, a division of HII (7), Colonna's Shipyard (7), and Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of HII (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Virginia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Newport News at $38/hr, Norfolk at $32/hr, and Virginia Beach at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Steel Fitter - 1st & 2nd figures were last recalculated when this page was built.