Structural Metal Fabricator And Fitter
Hour-based
ONET: 51-2041.00
4
Years
546h
Related instructions
8200h
On-the-job training
Classroom instruction topics
- NCCER Core
- Basic Safety (Construction Site Safety Orientation)
- Introduction to Construction Math
- Introduction to Hand Tools
- Introduction to Power Tools
- Introduction to Construction Drawings
- Introduction to Basic Rigging (Elective)
- Basic Communication Skills
- Basic Employability Skills
- Introduction to Materials Handling
- Welding Safety
- Oxyfuel Cutting
- Plasma Arc Cutting
- Air-Carbon Arc Cutting and Gouging
- Base Metal Preparation
- Weld Quality
- SMAW Equipment and Setup
- SMAW Electrodes
- SMAW Beads and Fillet Welds
- Joint Fit-Up and Alignment
- SMAW Groove Welds with Backing
- SMAW Open-Root Groove Welds Plate
- Welding Symbols
- Reading Welding Detail Drawings
- Physical Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Metals
- Preheating and Postheating of Metals
- GMAW and FCAW Equipment and Filler Metals
- GMAW Plate
- FCAW Plate
- GTAW Equipment and Filler Metals
- GTAW Plate
- SMAW Open-Root Pipe Welds
- GMAW Pipe
- FCAW Pipe
- GTAW Carbon Steel Pipe
- GTAW Low Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe
- SMAW Stainless Steel Plate and Pipe
- GMAW Aluminum Plate
- GMAW Aluminum Pipe
- GTAW Aluminum Plate
- Soldering and Brazing
On-the-job training
- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
- Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
- Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
- Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
- Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
- Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.
- Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes.
- Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes.
- Operate welding equipment.
- Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
- Tack-weld fitted parts together.
- Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
- Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
- Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
- Operate grinding equipment.
- Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.
- Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
- Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.
- Operate cutting equipment.
- Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
- Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
- Lay out parts to prepare for assembly.
- Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
- Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to workpieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.
- Locate and mark workpiece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.
- Smooth metal surfaces or edges.
- Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
- Smooth workpiece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.
- Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
- Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures.
- Assemble temporary equipment or structures.
- Erect ladders and scaffolding to fit together large assemblies.
- Construct patterns, templates, or other work aids.
- Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
- Design templates or patterns.
- Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
- Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
- Shape metal workpieces with hammers or other small hand tools.
- Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.
- Assemble electromechanical or hydraulic systems.
- Install boilers, containers, and other structures.
- Direct operational or production activities.
- Direct welders to build up low spots or short pieces with weld.
- Reshape metal workpieces to established specifications.
- Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers.
- Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
- Preheat workpieces to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces.
- Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches.
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