Fitter (Nights)

Epic Piping•Livingston, LA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Fitter position involves identifying items on a bill of materials listed on a sketch, pulling those items, verifying they match the sketch, and fabricating them according to the Job Instruction Sheet and Weld Procedure Sheet. This role requires working in conjunction with other departments to ensure materials are properly staged for fabrication. The Fitter will lay out, position, align, and fit components together, and then bolt, clamp, or weld them into place. Responsibilities also include cleaning and preparing weld joints, removing excess weld material, preheating workpieces, cutting metal plates or structural shapes, and examining welds for quality. Additionally, the Fitter will load, transport, and unload materials, tools, and equipment, and perform minor maintenance and cleaning of tools and equipment.

Requirements

High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Preferred
Experience in field or in a related area
Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
Dependability - Takes responsibility for own actions; completed assignments in an ethical and mature manner.
Quality of Work - Demonstrates competence in required job skills and knowledge; accuracy, clarity, consistency, and thoroughness of work; gives feedback for continuous improvement of work product; understanding and mastery of processes, methods, systems, and procedures.
Productivity - Met previously established goals and objectives.
Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Nice To Haves

Fitter I: 1-2 years of pipe fabrication experience, General knowledge of tools, equipment, blueprints, models, and technical plans, General knowledge of machines, designs, repair, and maintenance
Fitter II: 2-3 years of pipe fabrication experience, Extensive knowledge of design techniques, production of technical plans, blueprints, models, and drawings, Extensive knowledge of materials and methods and principles involved in the production of precise technical designs, uses and maintenance
Fitter III: 3-4 plus year of pipe fabrication experience, Expert knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. Expert knowledge of design techniques, methods, production of precision technical plans, blueprints and drawings.
Fitter IV: 5 plus years of pipe fabrication experience, Expert knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. Expert knowledge of design techniques, methods, production of precision technical plans, blueprints and drawings. Ability to move to any station and determine metallurgy and size without hesitation.

Responsibilities

Comply with safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and regulations.
Works in conjunction with other departments (Cutting operations and bay pulling) to ensure all relative materials are properly staged and ready for fabrication.
Lay out, positions, aligns and fits components together in various body positions.
Bolts, clamps, and welds together metal components of products, such as piping systems, plate, pipe and tube or structural shapes.
May clean or degrease weld joint or workplace, using wire brush, or portable grinder.
Remove excess weld, defective weld material, slag and spatter, using hand held grinder or gas torch, hand scrapper, grinder, or power chipper.
Preheat work piece, using hand torch.
Cut metal plates or structural shapes.
Examine weld for bead size and other specifications.
Loads, transports and unloads material, tools, equipment, and supplies.
Perform minor maintenance or cleaning activities of tools and equipment.