Steel erector - fabricator jobs are the types of jobs involving the installation, the creation, and the modification of structural steel frames. These types of jobs are divided into two parts: steel erecting and steel fabrication. Steel erector involves the assembly and installation of structural steel frames into buildings and bridges. The positioning of the steel frames are based on the specifications in the engineering drawings. Ironically, steel erectors can also be responsible for dismantling steel frames.
Having acrophobia, or fear of heights, can be a problem in steel erector - fabricator jobs. Being a steel erector will require you to work from mobile elevated work platforms so it's important that you are comfortable with heights. If you were given the task of lifting steel components into position with tower cranes, you really have to be okay with being elevated several feet away from the ground. Since a good sense of balance is needed in steel erector - fabricator jobs, vertigo is also a definite no-no.The steel fabrication part of steel erector jobs involve the construction and modification of structures and machines from steel and other raw materials. Examples of steel fabrication products are bar screens, hand railings, pillar kiosks, sewage wet wells, steel ladders, steel, structural frames, valve chambers, and wall panels. Being a steel fabricator will require you to use fabricating tools such as band saws, burn tables, cutting torches, magnetic based drills, welding equipment, wheeling machines, and wing brakes.There are no specific academic requirements for steel erector - fabricator jobs. You can apply for a job in the steel industry after you graduate from high school. Background in blueprint reading, drafting, engineering, mathematics, physics, or welding will be very beneficial. Steel erector - fabricators are usually hired on a project-to-project basis and most employers prefer applicants who have completed an apprenticeship in structural steel working. Most structural steel working apprenticeship programs last for around three to four years.
