What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instrument Fitter position at Turner Industries?
Turner Industries currently accepting resumes for experienced Instrument Fitters for maintenance work in the Bay City, TX area.
Candidates must be proficient in bending and running tubing, have the ability to fabricate small runs of screw piping, and replace steam traps
- No per diem, ideal for candidates local to Bay City area
- NCCER highly preferred
- 4-10's schedule is subject to change, must be available to work overtime and answer callouts as needed
General Job Description:
Plans layout, fabricates, assembles, installs and repairs instruments, both electronic and pneumatic,
including primary piping and tubing.
Functional Requirements:
Selects type and size of pipe and related material according to job specification; installs new,
modifies or repairs existing installations; measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs
primary piping and tubing; installs tubing, multitude bundles, junction boxes, instruments, both
electronic and pneumatic, air piping and tubing; connects all piping and tubing to equipment; leak
tests all piping and tubing installed; observes all installed instrument and systems to determine
hazards, need for adjustment, relocation or replacement; may repair faulty equipment or systems;
minimizes waste of material and avoids unsightly, hazardous or unreliable installations.
Qualification Standards:
- Four (4) years of experience in specified skill (depending on mechanic level)
- Written pre-employment qualification test
- Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
- Hazard Communication orientation/test
- Turner Industries Group, LLC indoctrination
- OSHA approved corrective eyewear (Z87)
- Job site orientation
- Job site safety requirements as required by the client (clean shaven, long sleeves, steel toe boots,
etc.)
- Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing
protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.)
- Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of such individual or others
in the work place
Tools/Equipment:
Employee may be required to provide the following: tool box, tube cutters, hacksaw frame, channel
locks, vise grips, center punch, screw driver, combination square, tape, adjustable wrench, allen
wrench set, combination wrenches, nut driver, folding rule, torpedo level, pipe wrenches, tubing
benders, rain suit.
Physical Involvement:
Employee may be required to do the following: climbing ladders, scaffolds, structures, etc. above and
below ground level; maintaining balance on ladders, scaffolds structures, etc.; reaching in all
directions, handling and manipulating objects and materials; coordinating the movements of eyes,
hands and fingers to operate tools and equipment; lifting 30 to 50 pounds from ground level, waist
level, and/or overhead; carrying objects; tools, equipment, etc.; standing; sitting; walking; pushing;
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pulling; bending;kneeling; crouching/squatting; crawling; seeing with or without correction; hearing
with or without correction.
Mental Involvement:
Employee may be required to do the following: following set procedures and standards; applying
basic mathematical skills; planning work and selecting proper tools; comparing and understanding
differences in the size, shape and form of lines, figures and objects; picturing and evaluating solid
objects from drawing or diagrams using standards that can be measured or checked; following oral
and/or written directions, plans and blueprints; reading; writing; ability to recognize and report
safety hazards.
Work Environment Factors:
- Location: industrial construction sites
- Mobility Barriers to Access Job Site: uneven ground level; obstructed pathways; work performed at
low and/or high elevations; work performed in confined areas
- Climatic/Environmental Conditions at Job Site: predominately outdoor climate; may be exposed to
extreme hot or cold weather, excessive humidity, rain, etc.; various noise levels caused by tools,
machinery, equipment, etc.; potential exposure to chemical substances
Turner Industries is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability and/or protected veteran status in accordance with governing law.
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