Maintenance Utilities - Pipefitter

Job Description

Job Description

RED-Rochester is a multi-utility generation plant and district energy supplier to one of the world’s most comprehensive industrial parks : the Eastman Business Park. Supporting a 1,200-acre campus, RED-Rochester has the utilities, infrastructure, technical services, support services, space and complementary regional resources to benefit a wide range of industry verticals. We are seeking a Pipefitter who enjoys the challenge of maintaining a dynamic infrastructure. Our infrastructure consists of a blend of classic and modern industrial assets and requires a person with broad industrial and utilities expertise – able to work collaboratively with others. This role is responsible for the installation, repair and maintenance of piping, piping components, valves & supports for Steam, Compressed Air, Hydraulic Water, or Oil Systems across all facilities and buildings located within Eastman Business Park owned and operated by RED Rochester, LLC.

Essential Duties :

Maintain Clear and Consistent Communication relating to the current status, performance and needs of your assigned location with RED-Rochester team supervisor, maintenance planner and operations staff. Ensure all RED-Rochester customer communicated concerns are immediately communicated and appropriately responded to.

Assists Maintenance Planner to develop standard preventive maintenance routines to ensure maximum equipment uptime and lifespan is attained for all responsible systems.

Assists Maintenance Planner to develop corrective (repair) maintenance job plans as needed to ensure all equipment repairs are completed in a timely basis to maintain all system redundancies for optimum emergency performance.

Coordinates with Maintenance Planner, all shutdown planning (routine & emergency) for the execution of maintenance activities to include Customer end-user notifications.

Complete all planned maintenance routines for assigned locations, documenting all actions within the RED-Rochester work order management system (MAXIMO®).

Complete all assigned corrective maintenance actions, documenting all actions within the RED-Rochester work order management system (MAXIMO®).

Assist with any Plant Overhaul, Upgrade or Modernization Activities being completed within assigned locations.

Supervise any outside Contractor executing work within your assigned work location to ensure compliance with RED-Rochester safety policies and that the RED-Rochester standards for workmanship are maintained.

Work, as needed within the larger team structure for team for major emergencies or catastrophic failures.

Work consistently in a Safety mindset, following all prescribed and documented safety policies at RED-Rochester, LLC.

Competencies and capabilities to respond and solve emergent events, trouble-calls, pipe ruptures, or pipe leaks : 24 hours a day – 7 days a week – 52 weeks out of the year.

Work utilizing hoists, pulleys, dollies, rollers, trucks, overhead cranes and rigging, scaffolding, ladders & shop equipment.

Potential to work with equipment such as boom lifts, scissor lifts, forklifts and power walkies.

System / Job Competencies, but not limited to :

High-pressure piping systems and equipment such as steam heating, steam generation, and hydraulic systems, steam generators, flash and expansion tanks, condensate, vacuum, circulating pumps, and radiators.

Rigging & Safety signaling related to unloading or positioning of material for installation.

Utilization all standard pipefitting tools, such as cutting, grinding, bending, joining, & threading equipment used to fit pipe per job.

General knowledge of Boilers, Furnaces, Electrical Generators, Air Compressors, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning & Lubrication systems.

Soft skills Competencies :

Excellent and Clear Communication skills

Demonstrated ability to work independently or within a team environment.

Demonstrated ability to read and interpret blue prints

Demonstrated ability to lay out the routing, placement, pitch, elevation, pressure reduction, expansion, and operation of various piping systems and equipment

Demonstrated conceptual and practical trouble shooting skills

Ability to follow procedures, work instructions and safety / environmental regulations

General Knowledge and working understand of Computers utilizing generally understood business applications such as Microsoft Office ®, IBM Maximo ® or others.

Education and / or Experience :

High school diploma / GED

Armed Forces training, Documented Fitter Apprenticeship Training or Equivalent field experience required.

Applicable Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required.

Qualifications or Licenses :

Enter and Register into an Apprentice Agreement (Form AT-10) with the NYS Department of Labor for the Pipefitter trade [DOT code : 862.281-022], within 60 days.

Register and actively participate in a RED-Rochester Sponsored 5-Year Apprenticeship Training Program [Penn Foster College – Online or Comparable] within 60 days. For experienced candidates there may be an opportunity to test out of sections of the training path.

Must obtain required safety operator licenses, as needed for fork truck, man lift and scissor lift within 12 months (Employer Provided)

Immediately obtain OSHA 10hr certification.

Must obtain OSHA 30hr certification within 12 months.

Must have an unencumbered valid NYS drivers’ license

Work Environment

Industrial environment.

Working outside in all weather conditions from street level to roof tops.

Working inside in extreme conditions from Manholes, and building basements to rooftops.

Possibility of temperatures ranging from extreme cold to over 100 degrees.

Work will take place in chemical areas, noisy areas and areas that may be very dirty. Also will be operating heavy-duty machinery and vehicles including, Boomlifts (Manlifts), scissors lifts, fork trucks and power-walkie trucks.

Physical Demands

Position requires strenuous effort, climbing, stair climbing, and crawling to accomplish equipment isolation and movement of material

Lifting and carrying of a variety of equipment weighing up to 50 lbs is sometimes necessary along with moving refrigeration cylinders and chemical drums weighing more than 50 lbs

Potential to enter manholes underground (Confined spaces) and the Utilities tunnels

Potential to work in overhead environments on Ladders, scaffolding, Boomlift or scissor lifts.