Pipefitter (Industrial Construction)

Key Responsibilities:

• Plans, lays out, fabricates, assembles, installs, and repairs piping/plumbing parts, equipment and products.
• Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment, according to specifications, by welding, brazing, soldering, and threading joints.
• Attach pipes to walls, structures and fixtures, such as radiators or tanks, using brackets, clamps, tools or welding equipment.
• Inspect, examine, and test installed systems and pipelines, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods.
• Measure and mark pipes for cutting and threading.
• Lay out full scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, and related equipment, following blueprints.
• Select pipe sizes and types and related materials, such as supports, hangers, and hydraulic cylinders, according to specifications.

Qualifications:

• Two to three years’ experience.
• Previous use of electrical and manual tools required.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Large bore carbon steel pipefitting experience required.
• Experience in using carbon steel, copper, ductile iron and PVC.