Mechanical Journeyperson (Pipefitter) -Kokomo

General Motors•Kokomo, IN

15d•$39 - $45

About The Position

A Journeyperson Pipefitter installs, assembles, fabricates, maintains, and repairs mechanical piping systems to improve functionality. The role also involves work on industrial machinery and mechanical and hydraulic components, operating machine tools and mobile equipment, and verifying finished work against specifications. This position may be filled at the Journeyperson or Journeyperson In Training level; credentials and interview scoring determine status and pay. Journeyperson In Training compensation is $38.55–$44.97, or the Journeyperson rate is $45.89. Applicants must meet the stated experience or trade-certificate requirement and complete GM’s hiring process, including assessments, drug testing, and a background check. The role requires flexibility to work day, afternoon, or night shifts, overtime, weekends, and holidays, potentially with little notice. GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Relocation and travel expenses are the applicant’s responsibility. Physical requirements include responding quickly to safety instructions, alarms, and signals; standing for extended periods; wearing personal protective equipment; navigating a busy environment; bending, twisting, kneeling, crouching, and reaching; and potentially lifting or carrying materials weighing up to 50 pounds. Some tasks may involve sitting, and the employee may need to drive mobile equipment. General Motors states that UAW hourly employment offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, with an annual incentive payout available as qualified.

Requirements

At least six years of related experience in a mechanical trade (millwright, pipefitter, toolmaker, or machine repair), or a U.S. Department of Labor Certificate of Completion in one of those trades.
Satisfactorily complete GM’s hiring process requirements, including comprehensive assessments, drug testing, and a background check.
Be at least 18 years of age.
Be eligible to work in the United States.
Be willing to work flexible shift hours, including day, afternoon, or night shifts, and overtime, weekends, and holidays on those shifts, with little notice.
Meet the stated physical requirements, including standing for extended periods, wearing personal protective equipment, navigating a busy environment, and bending, twisting, kneeling, crouching, and reaching; lifting or carrying materials up to 50 pounds may be required depending on department.
Applicants who need or will need GM immigration-related sponsorship to work or remain employed at GM should not apply.

Nice To Haves

Experience with planned maintenance systems and predictive technologies.
Experience with industrial robotics, automation, and conveyance systems.

Responsibilities

Follow established safety procedures in accordance with OSHA standards and company procedures.
Maintain, dismantle, repair, and replace mechanical and hydraulic components on industrial machinery.
Lay out, assemble, fabricate, maintain, and repair piping systems.
Use hand or power tools to measure, cut, thread, groove, bend, solder, assemble, join, and install pipes, valves, and fittings.
Read and interpret blueprints for mechanical operation and assembly of conveyor systems, material handling systems, robots, and other automation.
Operate mobile equipment such as forklifts, vertical lifts, and cranes.
Determine loading requirements for rigging equipment and materials for lifting.
Set up and operate conventional or CNC machine tools, including lathes, milling machines, and grinders, to shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
Fabricate punches, tools, steel rule tools, and t-sets to exact specifications.
Plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools or assemblies using blueprints, sketches, or models.
Verify finished products for quality and conformance to specifications by checking dimensions, alignment, and clearances with measuring instruments.