Pipe Welder - WV Ops (TOB)

We are a customer-focused, integrated maintenance company operating projects throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states, seeking skilled, experienced, and qualified professionals in maintenance, construction, and plant services.

About the role

The Preventive Maintenance (PM) Technician performs preventive maintenance on equipment, machinery, tools, and/or buildings on a routine basis at a previously established optimum frequency. The Welder provides expert leadership to the team performing daily operations, preparation, assembling, and repairs of all pipe systems of various shapes, sizes, and pressures.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and perform preventive maintenance on equipment, machinery, tools, and/or buildings
• Review manufacturers’ service manuals, facility’s usage schedules, records of maintenance problems, and inspection and repair reports to determine optimum frequency of preventive maintenance
• Study production and operation schedules and confer with staff to determine when to perform planned maintenance to avoid interference with operations of facility
• Schedule and perform inspections of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or buildings
• Maintain records of planned and completed maintenance
• Ensure all safety procedures, practices, and regulations are followed before, during, and after the process to foster a positive safety culture
• Assembles, inspects, tests, and repairs pipe systems used to control plant operations
• Ensures proper placement and alignment according to blueprints, specifications, diagrams, schematics, or instructions
• Performs inspections of completed pipe system and components to determine structural and operational soundness
• Tests performed to locate defective components in systems, using test equipment, schematics, and maintenance manuals
• Joins, fabricates, and repairs metal and other material by applying appropriate welding techniques
• Interprets blueprints, specifications, diagrams, or schematics to determine appropriate welding process to be used
• Inspects completed welds to determine structural soundness
• Conducts tests on new components, assemblies, and systems based on test criteria as established by policies and procedures and/or written test plans
• Maintains accurate records of test results and provides reports of results to management
• Uses, maintains, and possesses required hand tools necessary to perform tasks assigned
• Maintains welding and pipefitting equipment
• Conducts process inspection, certification, and documentation
• Required to wear a respirator or full-faced air-supplied equipment as needed when welding in confined spaces
• May be required to wear a respirator while field welding of certain metals such as stainless steel, carbon steel, and aluminum
• Other duties and special projects as assigned

Requirements

• High School graduate or GED equivalent
• Minimum 2-3 years production maintenance experience
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to prioritize with an emphasis on quality of work
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrates a high level of customer service and strong communication (both listening and speaking) and interpersonal skills
• Experience demonstrating successful support of a positive safety culture
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation(s)
• Associate degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial maintenance and/or completion of a craft apprenticeship or technical certification preferred
• Greater than 3 years of experience as a maintenance technician preferred
• Previous TIG and stick welding experience preferred

Benefits

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation Time
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Prescription Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Various Voluntary Policies Available
• Safety Training
• Continuous Learning Environment