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Fitter

Gulf Island
Lafayette, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/14/2025

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Main Purpose :

The Offshore Fitter performs job functions required and assigned in iron fabrication as steel structures per the contract / job specifications, quality assurance requirements / fitting procedures and established ISO / QC program standards.

Essential Functions :

  • Study engineering drawings to determine materials requirements and task sequences
  • Read and interpret blueprints and specifications
  • Perform mathematical calculations, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, angles, etc.
  • Locate and mark workpiece from drawings cutting lines, checking for material thickness, welding shrinkage, and other component specifications
  • Straighten warped or bent parts using sledges, hand torches, and straightening procedures
  • Follow fitting procedures and principles used in fabricating offshore jackets, decks, heliports, production facilities, etc.
  • Repair products by dismantling, straightening, reshaping, and reassembling parts using cutting torches, straightening presses, and hand tools
  • Lays out and installs piping, equipment, and other mechanical systems in compliance with construction drawings and specifications
  • Inspect work sites for obstructions or holes that could cause structural weakness
  • Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications using squares and measuring tapes
  • Pull coordinates to find pipes and get measurements
  • Perform other duties assigned by supervisor

Benefits Offered :

  • Earned Wage Access
  • Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) with Company Match
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Vacation
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Safety Awards
  • Company Store
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Requirements

Physical Requirements :

  • Standing
  • Walking
  • Turning, twisting, bending, and stooping
  • Pushing and Pulling
  • Reaching, forward and overhead
  • Climbing
  • Balancing, fingering, feeling, talking, hearing, and seeing
  • Lifting - employees must lift to 25 pounds and occasionally 50-75 pounds

Job Requirements :

  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Must be able to pass pre-employment physical and drug screen
  • Must be able to pass a background check
  • Must be able to pass a written and practical pipefitter and / or structural fitter test
  • Valid TWIC card

Desirable Experience, Education, and Training :

  • 2 years experience in offshore fitting
  • Highschool diploma or GED

Tools, Equipment, and Technology :

Must know of and use cutting torches, measuring tapes, calculators, levels, man-lifts, high-reach equipment, welding machines, chipping hammers, pressure chippers, power grinders, etc.

Environmental Conditions :

80% to 90% of the work activities are performed outdoors. Individuals will be required to work in changes of temperature, hot, cold, humid, wet, and dry conditions, dust, mud, etc.

They may also be exposed to fumes (Paint, paint thinners, diesel, / or gas, etc.)

Gulf Island will not sponsor applications for work visas. Additionally, applicants for employment with Gulf Island must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Accordingly, Gulf Island will not consider applications from candidates who require the company to sponsor a work visa and who are not currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Gulf island is not accepting unsolicited candidates from search firms for posted employment opportunities. Please no phone calls or emails.

All resumes submitted by search firms to Gulf Island employees via email, the internet, or any other form and / or method without a valid written search agreement in place for the position will be deemed the sole property of Gulf Island.

No recruiting placement fee will be paid in the event Gulf Island hires the candidate due to the referral or through other means.

Last updated : 2024-11-14

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