Pipefitter - 28224

About the role

HII Platform Modernization (PM) trades teams provide expert solutions on submarine alterations and installations for fleet modernization. The selected Pipefitter candidate will support PM, working closely with our skilled trades teams, on active class surface ships, submarines, and shore-based facilities using various pipefitting processes, mechanical techniques and related tools to remove, install, and upgrade industrial equipment, assisting with alterations and installations for fleet modernization on various contracts.

Responsibilities

• Support trades team by working on active class vessels to assist with alterations and installations for fleet modernization.
• Perform all work in accordance with established quality and safety procedures.
• Perform a variety of simple and complicated tasks, both routine and non-routine, including those outside of specialty, related to shipboard maintenance to meet standards on various contracts at company, customer and/or field locations.
• Work from blueprints, engineering sketches, charts, or work orders.
• Lay out and mark points and lines on pipe, tubing and parts or subassemblies using rule, square, scribe or templates.
• Cut, fit, assemble, bend, and position pipe, tubing and support structures to be brazed or welded into jigs, holding fixtures, and existing structure using hand and powered tools.
• Apply comprehensive understanding of production and processes, specialty trades functions and tools to provide technical support, install, operate, maintain, repair, and modify shipboard systems, integrated systems and related equipment at company, customer and/or field locations.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions to eliminate problems in minimum time.
• Participate in special projects as required.
• Develop and use technical documents including controlled work packages, formal work processes and procedures, test documents, reports and task or trip reports.
• Inspect completed work for conformance to specifications.
• Provide guidance and work leadership to less-experienced welders. May serve as a group leader.

Requirements

• High School education, or Trade School or equivalent, and 2 years of related experience.
• Must be able to obtain medical clearance to wear a half-face respirator.
• Must have knowledge and experience with standard pipe fitting procedures, bending processes for tubing and pipe, testing installed piping systems and Class P-3a and P-3b silver brazing processes in accordance with NAVSEA Tech Pub. 7000 and NAVSEA Standard Item 009-12.
• Must have strong knowledge of reading and interpreting drawings, blueprints, weldments, technical manuals, engineering sketches, charts and/or work orders as well as written and verbal instruction for products to be fabricated and/or installed.
• Must be able to work from blueprints, weldments, technical manuals, engineering sketches, charts and/or work orders as well as written and verbal instruction.
• Must be able to work outside of trade specific requirements as team projects require, assisting team members towards task completion.
• Must have knowledge of quality control steps and procedures. Must be able to follow and enforce safety procedures.
• Must have experience working in a team environment and be able to communicate effectively with others.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance and maintain clearance level throughout employment.
• Must be able to obtain base access credentials within 60 days of start date and maintain credentials throughout employment.
• Must be able to travel between 50% - 75% when not assigned to local tasking.
• Must provide hand tools and trade specific PPE per trades designation.

Qualifications

• Candidate must be able to demonstrate silver brazing ability on needed processes through qualification testing and pass with a satisfactory grade from our Quality Assurance Team within the first three weeks from start date for continued employment.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of reading and interpreting drawings, blueprints, weldments, technical manuals, engineering sketches, charts and/or work orders as well as written and verbal instruction for products to be fabricated and/or installed.
• Comprehensive understanding of production and processes, specialty trades functions and tools to provide technical support, install, operate, maintain, repair, and modify shipboard systems, integrated systems and related equipment.
• Ability to work from blueprints, weldments, technical manuals, engineering sketches, charts and/or work orders as well as written and verbal instruction.
• Ability to work outside of trade specific requirements as team projects require, assisting team members towards task completion.
• Knowledge of quality control steps and procedures. Ability to follow and enforce safety procedures.
• Experience working in a team environment and ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance and maintain clearance level throughout employment.
• Ability to obtain base access credentials within 60 days of start date and maintain credentials throughout employment.
• Ability to travel between 50% - 75% when not assigned to local tasking.
• Ability to provide hand tools and trade specific PPE per trades designation.

Benefits

• Best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices.
• Wellness resources.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Savings Plan Options (401(k)).
• Financial planning tools, life insurance.
• Employee discounts.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships.
• Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation.

Pay

Anticipated Salary Range: $38,438.00 - $56,160.00

Schedule

Full Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt