Class A Fitter

Fitter Class A – Heat Exchangers and Pressure Vessels

Location: Channelview, Texas
Job Type: Full-Time, Temp-to-Hire
Pay: $26.00–$30.00 per hour, depending on experience
Shift: Monday–Thursday, 5:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Overtime: Fridays may be used for makeup hours or overtime, with possible Saturday and Sunday work
Night-Shift Differential: Additional $1.60 per hour when assigned to nights

Job Summary

DIHO Consulting USA is seeking an experienced Fitter Class A for an industrial fabrication opportunity in Channelview, Texas. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of hands-on experience fitting and assembling heat exchangers, pressure vessels, tanks, or similar heavy industrial equipment.

This position requires advanced blueprint-reading, layout, measurement, fabrication, and fit-up skills. The selected candidate must be able to work independently, maintain tight tolerances, and ensure that components are assembled according to drawings, specifications, and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret fabrication blueprints, vessel drawings, shop drawings, and welding symbols
• Fit and assemble heat exchangers, pressure vessels, tanks, shells, heads, nozzles, flanges, channels, and related components
• Perform layout, measuring, leveling, squaring, aligning, and marking of materials
• Prepare components through cutting, grinding, beveling, drilling, and surface preparation
• Position and fit components before welding
• Perform tack welding when qualified and required
• Verify dimensions, angles, tolerances, and alignment using precision measuring tools
• Use come-alongs, chain falls, clamps, jacks, cranes, and other rigging equipment
• Work with carbon steel, stainless steel, and other industrial materials
• Inspect completed fit-ups for compliance with drawings and quality requirements
• Coordinate with welders, supervisors, quality-control personnel, and other fabrication team members
• Follow all OSHA, company, and job-site safety procedures
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area
• Work overtime, weekends, or night shift when production needs require

Requirements

• At least 10 years of industrial fitting experience
• Direct experience fitting heat exchangers or pressure vessels strongly required
• Advanced ability to read fabrication blueprints and technical drawings
• Experience with vessel layout, component alignment, and dimensional verification
• Knowledge of welding preparation, fit-up tolerances, and fabrication processes
• Ability to use tape measures, levels, squares, calipers, micrometers, and other precision tools
• Experience using hand tools, power tools, grinders, cutting tools, and rigging equipment
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Ability to stand, bend, climb, lift, and perform physically demanding work throughout the shift
• Reliable transportation to Channelview
• Ability to pass required background and drug screenings

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience fitting both heat exchangers and pressure vessels
• Welding or tack-welding experience
• Previous refinery, petrochemical, vessel-shop, or heavy-fabrication experience
• NCCER, OSHA, rigging, forklift, or related industrial certifications
• Experience working from ASME-related fabrication drawings and specifications