Pipe Fitter

Description

• Perform regular system check-ups to ensure pipes are free from rust, blockages, or damages.
• Measure, cut, thread, and bend pipes to required specifications.
• Maintain and care for tools and equipment to ensure they are in good working condition.
• Follow safety protocols to ensure a safe work environment, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Interpret construction blueprints, schematics, and diagrams to layout pipe systems.
• Ensure adherence to local building and safety codes, as well as project specifications.
• Secure pipes to walls, structures, and fixtures using brackets, clamps, and tools.
• Work with different materials, including steel, copper, plastic, and alloy piping.
• Detect leaks or obstructions and repair or replace faulty components.
• Identify and mitigate potential hazards in the workplace.
• Inspect, test, and maintain piping systems to ensure proper functioning.
• Operate specialized tools such as pipe threaders, cutters, bending machines, and welding equipment.
• Install pipes, valves, fittings, and other components according to blueprints and layout specifications.
• Use welding, brazing, soldering, or cementing methods to join pipes and components.

Requirements

• Certification or apprenticeship in pipe fitting or a related field is typically required.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions, and decimals.
• In order to properly perform the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, talk, hear and use hands/fingers in order to grasp/handle/feel. The employee frequently is required to walk, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb up and down ladders and/or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. This position requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Lifting/Carrying 11-50 lbs.: Frequently
• Strong knowledge of different piping systems and materials (steel, copper, PVC, etc.).
• Experience with welding and soldering is often preferred.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and write simple instructions and short correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Must pass pre-hire requirements including background check, motor vehicle report, and drug screening.
• Reading Blueprints and Schematics:
• Proficient in reading and interpreting technical documents and blueprints.
• Reaching Above Shoulder: Frequently
• Familiarity with various hand and power tools.
• Operational knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office software preferred.
• Squatting/Kneeling: Frequently
• Lifting/Carrying 51-75 lbs.: Occasionally
• Handling/Fingering: Frequently
• Good manual dexterity and attention to detail.
• Reaching Outward: Frequently
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Lifting/Carrying 10 lbs. or less: Frequently
• Pushing/Pulling 12 lbs. or less: Frequently
• Must possess valid drivers' license.
• This position requires frequent working outdoors, inside mechanical/equipment rooms, regularly being exposed to extreme inside/outside weather conditions to include extreme hot and/or extreme cold. This position is regularly exposed to live voltage, moving mechanical parts, and heavy equipment. Frequent exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, elevated and/or precarious workplaces, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock and vibration. Occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is typically loud.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance