Hull fitter

Ippon Group Oü
Finland, 20101 TURKU
Full time
Direct hire
Updated: 1/20/2026
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A hull fitter for assembling metal structures must know:

  • name and purpose of plumbing and measuring tools and devices and their use;
  • methods of refilling plumbing tools;
  • techniques for performing simple and medium-complexity metalwork operations and the process of assembling simple and medium-complexity metal structures;
  • devices and operating rules for lifting and transport devices, working and control instruments and devices;
  • technological process, methods and techniques for assembling, adjusting, checking and straightening metal structures;
  • a system of tolerances, fits and their designation on the drawings;
  • properties, brands and range of materials and pipes used;
  • methods of connecting parts for welding;
  • rules and types of marking of assembled units;
  • methods of marking places for installation of basic parts and assemblies of metal structures;
  • structural design of devices used during assembly;
  • methods of sharpening metalwork tools;
  • state standards for the materials used;
  • requirements for the work performed;
  • rules for working with a gas cutter and electric welding machine;
  • sequence and methods of assembly on assembly racks and on conductors-copiers;
  • assortment and grades of steel;
  • technical specifications for the assembly of complex metal structures;
  • qualities and roughness parameters;
  • the effect of heating metals (during welding) on their deformation;
  • symbols of welds;
  • methods of alignment of complex steel structures;
  • installation rules and arrangement of lifting mechanisms and devices;
  • methods for straightening complex metal structures in devices using templates and according to drawings;
  • design and rules for setting up manual pneumatic machines;
  • basics of labor legislation;
  • internal labor regulations;
  • rules of sanitary and personal hygiene;
  • rules and regulations of labor protection, safety and fire protection;
  • rules for using personal protective equipment;
  • requirements for the quality of work (services) performed;
  • requirements for the rational organization of labor in the workplace;
  • types of defects and ways to prevent and eliminate them;
  • production alarm.
    Types of work
    A hull fitter for assembling metal structures performs the following types of work:
    3.1. Cylindrical tanks and vessels operating under pressure up to 30 MPa (up to 300 kgf/sq. cm) - assembly and hydraulic testing.
    3.2. Parts made of sheet and strip steel - marking according to a template, editing.
    3.3. Sheet steel parts - bending.
    3.4. Parts made of high-quality steel of all profiles with a thickness of up to and over 6 mm - cutting, chopping.
    3.5. Various parts - filing of free sizes, cutting at angles, drilling according to markings.
    3.6. Small-sized casings - assembly.
    3.7. Caps, lids, brushes, vessels, funnels, boxes, cabinets of all sizes - preparation, straightening and assembly of parts for welding.
    3.8. Sheet and profile metal - drilling, cutting with guillotine and press shears, joining for welding.
    3.9. Strip and twisted metal - bending and cleaning after gas cutting.
    3.10. Butt plates, stiffeners, temporary bolts - installation.
    3.11. Supports and frames for devices - assembly.
    3.12. Gaskets of simple and complex configurations made of sheet steel, cardboard, asbestos, clinoherite, rubber - cutting and cutting according to markings manually.
    3.13. Staples made of material of different sections - flexible in the device.
    3.14. Welded racks - assembled for welding.
    3.15. Belt conveyors - assembly of metal structures.
    3.16. Pipe fittings with flanges - assembly.
    3.17. Metal cabinets and shelves - assembly.
    3.18. Low pressure devices with detachable connections - assembly.
    3.19. Oil tanks - manufacturing and assembly.
    3.20. I-beams for monorails - assembly.
    3.21. Baths of rolling equipment and oil gearboxes, pouring ladles of various capacities - assembly for welding.
    3.22. Manifold insulation - manufacturing and assembly of parts.
    3.23. Plate and overhead conveyors - assembly of metal structures.
    3.24. Door and window frames and metal doors with a rigid frame - assembly.
    3.25. Counterweight housings are assembled for welding.
    3.26. Stairs, platforms, purlins, bunker walls, decking, metal railings made of pipes and tees, brake sheets, fences, sliding supports, gratings - assembly.
    3.27. Cylindrical and conical shells made of sheet metal - bending.
    3.28. Settling tanks, measuring tanks, collection tanks - assembly.
    3.29. Foundation slabs - assembly.
    3.30. Louvre grilles, decking for openings, rod racks for fastening conductors, conductors for anchor bolts - assembly.
    3.31. I-section rods - assembly of metal structures.
    3.32. Trusses - assembly according to the copier.
    3.33. A-shaped trusses for excavators - assembly of individual units.
    3.34. Tanks of T-bar, box-shaped and lattice sections for load-bearing metal structures - assembly.
    3.35. Mixer bands - assembly.
    3.36. Mixing drums with internal spirals - assembly.
    3.37. Cell shafts of disk vacuum filters made of high-alloy steel - assembly.
    3.38. Auger screws - assembly.
    3.39. Drilling derricks - assembly of individual parts of metal structures.
    3.40. Gas tanks, air collectors and water separators - assembly.
    3.41. Gas pipelines - assembly.
    3.42. Turbine casing frames - assembly.
    3.43. Frames and casings of industrial ovens and dryers - assembly.
    3.44. Protective casings - assembly, installation.
    3.45. Pipeline load-bearing bridge structures - assembly.
    3.46. Conductors, copiers for farms - assembly.
    3.47. Evaporator and condensate housings are assembled with spherical bottoms and fittings for welding.
    3.48. Cranes with a lifting capacity of up to 100 tons - assembly of structures and individual components.
    3.49. Monorails - assembly.
    3.50. Lattice supports - assembly.
    3.51. Welded dimensional tanks - assembly.
    3.52. Ties and spacers - assembly.
    3.53. Sections of nozzles of drying drums - assembly.
    3.54. Crossbars - assembled for welding.
    3.55. Half-timbering - assembly of purlins and elements.
    3.56. Refrigerators and inclined machines of blast furnaces - manufacturing and assembly.
    3.57. Cabinets and drawers (waterproof) - assembly.
    3.58. Electric blowers and turbo blowers - assembly.
    3.59. Elements of radio towers, power line supports - assembly.
    3.60. Elevators, smoke exhausters
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