- Reading Blueprints: Interpreting complex structural blueprints, engineering drawings, and welding symbols to locate and plan assembly sequences.
- Layout and Cutting: Measuring, marking, and cutting heavy metal plates, beams, and pipes using torches, plasma cutters, and saws.
- Fitting and Alignment: Positioning and aligning structural parts using hydraulic jacks, chain falls, wedges, and clamps before permanent joining.
- Tack Welding: Performing temporary tack welds to hold steel or aluminum sections securely in place prior to final welding.
- Testing and Inspection: Checking assembled components for dimensional accuracy, squareness, and structural soundness, including conducting air or hydro testing on tanks