Overview
Fitter-Welders fit, assemble and weld metal parts and subassemblies to fabricate production machines and other equipment.
Day-to-day
- determines suitable material, method and sequence of operations and machine settings
- fits fabricated metal parts and assembles metal parts to produce machines and equipment
- checks parts for accuracy, clearance and fit
- sets guides, stops and other controls on machining tools, sets up prescribed cutting and shaping tools and dies in machines and presses, and sets controls for textile machines
- forms metal stock and castings to press, cut, grind, plane, bore and drill metal
- cuts, threads, bends and installs hydraulic and pneumatic pipes and lines
- performs operational maintenance of machines, parts and fluid power equipment
- may erect machines and equipment.
Considerations
- Physically demanding
To become a Fitter-Welder
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You need extensive experience, or a certificate III in engineering - mechanical trade to work as a Fitter-Welder. This course is often completed as part of an apprenticeship.