Fitters (General)
Fitters (General) fit and assemble metal parts and subassemblies to fabricate production machines and other equipment.
What the job involves
Determines suitable material, method and sequence of operations and machine settings
Fits fabricated metal parts and assembles them
Checks metal 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
Prepares pattern mechanisms to control the operation of textile machines used to spin, weave, knit, sew and tuft fabric
Performs maintenance of machines, mechanical parts and fluid power equipment
May erect machines and equipment