Industrial Pipe Fitter, Day Shift

PPG Industries

21d•$34•Onsite

About The Position

As a Pipe Fitter, at PPG Barberton, OH plant, you will be a crucial part of our operations, ensuring that a quality product is available to our customers when they need them. Your work will directly affect people’s lives! Under general supervision, hand welding and flame cutting equipment such as arc welders, gas welders, and gas torches to weld together metal components (flat, horizontal, or vertical plates and pipes). Works from sketches, prints, operation sheets, preliminary drawings, and written/verbal instructions. Must maintain welding specifications. Set up and operate welding equipment. If you do not have a 6G Weld Certificate in Stick and Tig, you must be able to obtain one. All expenses for obtaining 6G Weld Certificate will be paid by PPG.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent technical training
One to four years of experience in an industrial or similar environment
Basic Blueprint reading experience required.
As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a 6G Welding test, which includes both Vertical Stick and Tig Welding, and receive the corresponding certificate within six (6) months from your start date.

Responsibilities

Select type and size of pipe, and related materials and equipment, such as supports, hangers, and hydraulic cylinders according to specifications
Plan installation or repair to avoid obstructions and to avoid interfering with activities of other workers
Review P&ID drawings and job specifications to determine work requirements
Fabricate and modify piping systems and process equipment
Cut pipe using saws, pipe cutter, hammer and chisel, cutting torch, and pipe- cutting machine
Thread pipe using pipe threading machine, bend pipe using pipe bending tools and machinery
Assemble and install variety of metal and non- metal pipes using threaded caulked, soldering, brazen, fused, or cemented joints and hand tools
Prepare pipe ends according to weld procedure and welder preference
Increase pressure in pipe system to test and observe connected pressure gauge
May weld pipe supports structural steel members
May observe production machines in assigned areas of manufacturing facility to detect malfunctions
Respiratory protection devices may be required
Responsible for complying with all safety and project rules
Maintain and repair rotating and fixed equipment throughout the plant
Promote and utilize 5-S standards for the line to improve efficiency, cleanliness and safety
Perform a number of PM’s under pipefitting duties
Other duties may be assigned