Fabricator III

In this role, you'll independently perform complex fabrication and welding activities across a variety of assemblies, processes, and materials. You'll interpret engineering drawings, establish fit-up and welding sequences, maintain dimensional accuracy, and ensure work meets qualified welding procedures and applicable customer requirements. You'll also collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Engineering to resolve technical challenges while supporting the development of less experienced fabricators.

Success Criteria

As a Fabricator III, you'll spend most of your time independently fabricating varied and complex assemblies while maintaining consistent first-pass quality, dimensional accuracy, and controlled rework. You'll interpret complex drawings, tolerances, weld symbols, and inspection requirements to establish effective fit-up and welding sequences. You'll perform qualified welding across multiple relevant processes or materials, control distortion, and verify critical dimensions to ensure finished components meet established specifications.

The most successful team members demonstrate strong technical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to troubleshoot fabrication and quality challenges. You'll identify estimating, material, and documentation issues early, manage labor against established work plans, and coordinate with Quality and Engineering when technical requirements conflict. You'll also assist developing fabricators by sharing your knowledge and supporting consistent workmanship across the team.

Success in this role means demonstrating independent, multi-process fabrication capabilities on work representative of this level, beyond routine production assignments. Your performance will be evaluated through quality acceptance, progress against planned labor, safe work practices, workplace organization, attendance, and overall workmanship, with documented circumstances outside your control taken into consideration.

Qualifications

• Meet the required qualifications and demonstrate the technical skills of Fabricator II and all preceding Fabricator levels, applying these cumulative skills within the assigned fitting, welding, or combined discipline
• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent demonstrated trade capability
• 4 or more years of relevant fabrication or welding experience typically expected, or equivalent demonstrated capability
• Proficiency across multiple relevant welding processes and materials
• Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings, tolerances, weld symbols, and inspection requirements
• Experience with dimensional control, welding documentation, and troubleshooting fabrication processes
• Ability to pass and maintain welding qualifications applicable to assigned work
• Demonstrated capability in assigned high-yield steel work, silver brazing, and 6061 aluminum fabrication
• Ability to support welding procedure improvements and cross-functional problem-solving efforts
• Ability to meet applicable customer and site access requirements
• Ability to demonstrate proficiency in assigned fitting, welding, or combined fabrication responsibilities, with welding qualifications applicable to employees assigned welding work
• Ability to work safely in active fabrication environments while following approved welding procedures, lifting and rigging practices, and required PPE standards
• Ability to perform assigned work involving standing, walking, bending, and handling tools and materials, with applicable accommodations

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical trade training in welding, fabrication, or a related field
• Experience working with heavy industrial, defense, or marine products
• Additional welding qualifications relevant to assigned work
• Experience working with specialized materials
• Familiarity with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
• Experience using precision measurement equipment
• Crane operation or rigging skills relevant to assigned work