Location: Nationwide travel-based roles with possible job sites in Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania
FlexTrades is seeking skilled Welder Fitters for project-based assignments across the country. If you have strong blueprint reading, fitting, and tack welding skills in a structural steel environment, this is your opportunity to earn top pay, guaranteed overtime, and full benefits while working on impactful industrial projects.
Job Responsibilities
- Perform layout, fitting, and tack welding of structural steel components
- Work with materials including shear plates (3/8? to 1?), clip angles, channels, end plates, girders, beams, columns, gussets, and more
- Execute tack welds using MIG (.045? electrodes) and Flux Core (spray transfer) welding processes
- Operate overhead cranes (5-ton) for material handling and staging
- Read and interpret complex blueprints, shop drawings, and WPS documentation
- Ensure high-quality, spec-accurate tacking for downstream full seam welders
- Fit and secure components for bolt-up installation in the field
- Use shop equipment such as brakes, drills, plasma cutters, saws, and camber machines
- Maintain precision in measurement and layout using imperial units (inches)
- Work primarily in the flat position with single-pass tack welds
- Bring and use your own chipping hammer
Candidate Requirements
- Proven experience fitting structural steel components
- Excellent blueprint reading and measurement skills (imperial/standard)
- Solid understanding of fillet and groove weld joint configurations
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Comfortable working 2nd or 3rd shift and 50+ hours per week
- Willingness to travel and commit to long-term assignments (3–12 months)
- Must pass a drug test prior to employment
Compensation & Benefits
- Pay: $30/hour
- Guaranteed overtime paid at time and a half
- Paid travel to and from job sites
- Paid lodging in single-occupancy hotel rooms
- Per diem: $45/day
- Access to a full suite of benefits
- Flexible time-off between assignments
- Opportunities to work on high-impact industrial and construction projects
FlexTrades is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, including individuals with disabilities and veterans.
