Commercial Pipefitter/Welder

About the role

Review and plan layout, install and/or demo, test and repair all types of piping systems in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with job site manager to configure piping system layout(s)
• Develop a complete understanding of the contract plans and specifications as well as C.A.D. documents and be able to plan, lay-out, install and/or repair all types of piping system applications
• Utilize all industry standard(s) for pipe fitting techniques and methods for different types of piping systems and pipe connections including butt weld, socket weld, threaded, grooved, flanged, compression, glued and fused joints
• Understand and implement lockout/tag-out procedures for safe and secure task(s)
• Read and understand orthographic and isometric drawings and visualize two-dimensional drawings in three dimensions
• Prepare all material surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there is no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions
• Check grooves, angles, or gap allowances, using micrometers, calipers, and precision measuring instruments
• Clamp, hold, tack-weld, heat-bend, grind or bolt component parts to obtain required configurations and positions for welding
• Connect and turn regulator valves to activate and adjust gas flow and pressure so that desired flames are obtained
• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts or warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansion of material
• Develop templates and models for welding projects, using mathematical calculations based on blueprint information

Requirements

• High School Diploma (or GED, High School Equivalence Certificate)
• Minimum 4 years Pipefitting experience
• Steamfitters license a plus but not required
• Ability to comprehend documents including safety rules and regulations, installation & maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write daily reports and correspondence
• Ability to understand information, ideas, direction, and perform tasks while asking clarifying questions
• Working knowledge of pipefitting techniques and methods
• Ability to work with carbon steel, stainless steel, PVC, poly/HDPE, copper, and various high pressure/temperature alloys
• Proficient in the use of bevellers, threaders, groovers, and other end prep machines
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers and fractions rapidly and accurately

Skills

• Heating water, Chilled Water, Condenser water, Lab & Medical gasses, Refrigeration applications, Fuel & Oil applications, and High & Low-pressure Steam applications
• Steel/carbon pipe, Copper Pipe, PVC/PCV pipe, Poly Pipe applications, Stainless Steel pipe, and Aluminum pipe

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401k

Pay

$30.00/hr. – $50.00/hr., depending on skill and experience.