JOURNEYMAN PIPEFITTER/WELDER

Overview

Responsibilities

• Working with Victaulic piping and threading gas pipe lines
• Welding on steel pipe
• Laying out pipe, crafting, fabricating, installing pipe systems, supports, and hydraulic or pneumatic equipment.
• Cutting, threading, or hammering pipes using various power and hand tools
• Measuring and marking pipes for cutting or threading
• Cutting or boring holes in structures
• Drawing layouts to scale while studying blueprints and following relevant codes
• Troubleshooting problems
• Inspecting, examining, or testing installed systems or pipelines
• Assembling and welding pipe components and systems.
• Securing pipes to walls and fixtures with brackets, clamps, and welding equipment.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience as a Pipe Fitter
• Excellent mechanical and troubleshooting skills
• Minimum five years' experience in commercial construction industry preferred
• A deep understanding of state and local building codes
• Tools of the trade and the ability to bring them to jobsites
• Welder's gauge
• Pipefitting squares
• Fitter grips
• Centering head
• Pipe wraps
• Strong work ethic with a positive and calm mindset
• References to verify your professional skills and experience
• Able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time and to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds