Mechanical Journeyperson (Pipefitter) - Lockport

About the role

A Journeyperson Pipefitter is a driven, determined and ambitious tradesman who is responsible for installing, assembling, fabricating, maintaining and repairing of mechanical piping systems to improve functionality.

Responsibilities

• Follow established safety procedures according to OSHA standards and company procedures
• Maintain, dismantle, repair, and replace mechanical and hydraulic components (e.g. bearings, seals, details, carriers, etc.) on industrial machinery such as shafting, motors, generators, air compressors, engines, pumps, cylinders, gears, couplings, linkages, ball screws, high speed CNC spindles, coolant systems and filters, and combustion equipment and valves
• Layout, assemble, fabricate, maintain, and repair piping systems
• Use various hand or power tools for measuring, cutting, threading, grooving, bending, soldering, assembling, joining, and installing pipes, valves, and fittings
• Read and interpret blueprints for the mechanical operation and assembly of conveyor systems, material handling systems, robots, and other automation
• Operate mobile equipment (e.g. forklifts, vertical lifts, cranes)
• Determine loading requirements to rig equipment and material for lifting
• Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes
• Fabricate punches, tools, steel rule tools and t-sets to exact specifications
• Plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools or assemblies using blueprints, sketches, or models
• Determine quality of finished products, ensuring defect-free parts, by verifying dimensions, alignment, and clearances for conformance to specifications using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators

Skills

• Experience with planned maintenance systems and predictive technologies
• Experience with industrial robotics, automation, and conveyance systems
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints
• Proficiency with hand and power tools for pipe work
• Ability to operate mobile equipment (forklifts, vertical lifts, cranes)
• Skill in setting up and operating CNC machine tools
• Capability to fabricate tools and tooling to exact specifications