Built on Experience. Built for Skill. Built for You.

Keel was formed by bringing together three industry leaders combining generations of hands-on expertise in steel fabrication, shipbuilding, aerospace, and defense manufacturing.

That means when you join Keel, you’re joining a team backed by decades of proven craftsmanship and real-world results.

We build ships, defense systems, aerospace components, and heavy steel structures that serve critical missions — and we do it with pride.

Your Mission:

Skilled structural steel fabricator with experience operating burn tables, processing and cutting plate steel, moving materials with hoists and overhead cranes, and verifying finished products meet specifications. Demonstrates strong shop math, measurement, safety, and quality control skills while working independently with minimal supervision.

Explore the Depth of the Role:

• Set up and operate burn tables
• Process and cut plate steel
• Fabricate heavy structural steel components
• Cut steel in various sizes and shapes
• Operate hoists and overhead cranes to move materials
• Verify finished products meet specifications
• Use measuring tools such as rulers and tape measures
• Apply basic shop math skills
• Maintain quality and safety standards
• Work with minimal supervision

Mission Readiness:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• May require industry-related certifications
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in structural steel fabrication or related field preferred
• Skilled in heavy structural steel fabrication
• Ability to set up and operate burn tables efficiently
• Proficient in processing and cutting plate steel
• Ability to read and follow specifications and measurements
• Experience operating hoists and overhead cranes
• Strong attention to detail and quality control
• Basic shop math and measurement skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Knowledge of shop safety procedures and fabrication standards
• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills

Travel Requirements:

• Between facilities as needed

Physical Requirements:

• May be required to stand, walk, sit, reach/pull/push with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel regularly.
• May lift or carry 50lbs. Weights exceeding 50lbs will require mechanical means to maneuver.

Become a part of our Builders and you too can...

• Uphold Safety and Quality Standards
• Embody Team Spirit
• Relentless Customer Focus
• Convey Integrity, Trust, and Professionalism
• Execute with Excellence and Velocity

What Keel will build for you:

• Comprehensive Benefit Package
• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) Match
• HSA/FSA
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Internal Referral Bonus Opportunities
• Shift Differentials
• Overtime Potential
• Paid on the Job Training
• Certification Sponsorship Opportunities
• Committed to Individual Career Growth
• We Do Fun Things, Plus More!

Need Assistance?

If you require a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the employment process, please email talent@keelusa.com with details about your request and your contact information. Accommodation requests are reviewed individually on a case-by-case basis. Please note that this email address is monitored only for inquiries related to reasonable accommodation requests.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

What we build, builds us.