Pipefitter (SC)

Description

Job Title:Pipefitter Maintenance

Department:Base Operations & Maintenance

Job Summary:

This position installs and manages the upkeep of various pipe equipment and systems. Their primary duties include reviewing plumbing system blueprints, fixing pipe and plumbing systems, and ensuring pipes meet the proper specifications. The Pipefitter is responsible for installing or repairing plumbing, and the duties range from fabricating piping and materials to assembling systems and ensuring they're running effectively and do not leak. This position may work on plumbing systems, heating, and cooling piping, marine piping systems, and more.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Inspect the workplace, clear obstructions, and prepare materials and equipment

• Review plumbing system blueprints, pipe systems, and related equipment installations and understand requirements

• Using a variety of tools to modify pipes to specifications

• Measure and cut and thread pipes according to requirements

• Assemble and weld pipe components and systems

• Install and secure pipes to walls and fixtures with brackets, clamps, and welding equipment

• Order materials such as pipes, hangars, brackets, hydraulic cylinders, etc

• Test functionality of hydraulic and other systems

• Repair and maintain pipe systems, supports, and related equipment such as radiators and HVAC units

• Clear pipe systems of obstructions and test their functionality

• Complying with relevant codes and regulatory standards

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Proficient written and oral communication skills according to skill requirements

• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times, stressful environment

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals

• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume

• Ability to apply concepts of introductory algebra and geometry

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• At least five (5)years of related experience required

• Successful completion of a four-year apprenticeship that included classroom and on-the-job instruction in pipefitting or related field

• Knowledge of health and safety guidelines while working with dangerous equipment and chemicals

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged period of standing, bending, reaching, and working with hands

• Occasional periods of prolonged exposure to loud noises

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds at times

• Ability to stand, walk, and reach with arms and hands as necessary

• Ability to hear and see to position and safety requirement levels

• Occasional exposure to elements such as heat, cold, noise, dust, dirt, and chemicals

Special Qualifications/Requirements:

• Must be able to successfully pass as required a federal, state, or local government's background investigation

• Valid State Driver’s License, certified in operation and maintenance of natural gas distribution systems, and certified in pipe joining procedure

• Current American Welding Society (AWS) Certified Welder (CW) certification

Disclaimer:

The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Job Description last Updated: 07/26/2022

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