Hot Tap 3

Job Overview:

The Hot Tapping Lead Technician is responsible for the safe and successful performance of hot tapping services onsite at client work locations. Interacting with various customers and operational support people to successfully coordinate and execute services. The Lead Technicians responsible for leading on site operations and personnel while promoting the safety, quality, and integrity culture at Colt.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Maintains a safe, secure and healthy environment by adhering to Company/Customer safety standards and practices alerting others regarding potential hazards both pertaining to and not pertaining to your scope of work
• Performs all duties assigned and adheres to Colt’s Core Values
• Responsible for the review of client job scopes, operating withing job and client documentation
• Accountability of job equipment and tooling prior to arriving at the job site
• Performs Hot tapping operations that may include any of the following techniques and tasks:

o Creating a safe entry into a pipe or vessel; operating at a pressure or vacuum

o 45 Degree Angle Taps

o Hot taps and conventional line stops.

o Hot stops,

o Double Line Stops

o Tee Stops and Elbow Stops

o Through the line valve stops and Freeze Stops

• Perform routine maintenance and troubleshooting of equipment
• Maintain on-call status with ability to respond to customers rapidly and travel to address customers service needs on site
• Inspect fittings provided by manufacturing as part of quality control prior to installation
• Identifies the necessity for the use of proper safety equipment, in coordination with the plant, and Colt’s safety matrix in order to perform all projects as safely as possible
• Perform appropriate documentation and administrative procedures as required from a job-to-job basis
• Communicates and collaborates with field personnel, client representatives and management in order to obtain successful completions of projects
• Knowledge and ability to educate a client towards appropriate service offerings for the condition.
• Adhere to quality procedures and demonstrate a strong safety culture

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• 5 or more years of experience with on-line leak repair
• Must be able to pass routine and random drug screening
• Ability to perform a variety of tasks, often changing assignments on short notice
• Must be able to understand, speak, and write English
• Ability to prioritize and complete work assignments by specific deadlines
• Knowledge of plant maintenance and repair work preferred
• Must possess a valid driver’s license
• Have obtained or has the ability to obtain OSHA 10 And OSHA 30 certification.

Work Conditions

• Position is based out of a branch or site location with a geographic responsibility
• Field duties require indoor and outdoor work in a plant or industrial atmosphere
• Interaction with other crew employees, as well as supervisors and customer personnel
• Working around production machinery with extreme heat, and noise levels
• May be required to work in or near extreme hot or cold environments.
• Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection on a per job basis
• May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes
• May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Ability to lift and carry 75 pounds
• Must be able to walk and climb throughout industrial areas including steps and ladders
• Ability to Communicate with customers and crew in high stress environments,
• Ability to work on elevated or hard to reach surfaces and areas in a variety of locations throughout industrial facilities.
• Must be able to manage time and schedule on a weekly basis and be able to travel when necessary to offsite locations
• Excellent communication skills, must be able to follow Standard Operating Procedures, evaluate each individual job scope, and mitigate all safety hazards with proper safety precautions and personal protective equipment.