Pipe Helper 2

Kiewit • Abilene, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Assist skilled craftspersons with supportive duties under immediate supervision. The level and degree of responsibilities and requirements vary depending on experience and assigned job step. The role involves learning and assisting with piping fabrication and installation, equipment layout, rigging, and hydro testing in a power plant or industrial construction setting.

Requirements

• Experience as a Pipe Helper in a power plant or industrial setting.
• Possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the position.
• Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management and supervision.
• Field experience in the chosen craft discipline.
• Knowledge of safe and efficient use of hand tools, power tools, and layout tools.
• Must have required tools.
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and fit-for-duty medical screening.
• Able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site, as required.
• Able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; may need to access work areas using ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds at heights that may exceed 200 feet.
• Able to move and work in confined and cluttered places and on uneven surfaces, and complete tasks in noisy and dusty environments.

Responsibilities

• Learn to read isometric drawings, take measurements, and fabricate and install piping efficiently.
• Assist skilled craftspeople with aligning, bolting, and clamping fabricated metal components in position for welding.
• Assist with assembling and securing pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment to specifications by welding and threading joints.
• Position and secure materials and workpieces during installation, and install items in accordance with applicable plans and specifications.
• Learn to distinguish metal materials by type and thickness.
• Learn to manually handle and safely apply rigging equipment.
• Operate beveling machines, cut-off grinders, hammers, torches, magnetic drills, and a Saw-Zall.
• Lay out and install equipment, vessels, skids, pumps, pipe, and supports.
• Assist with hydro testing piping systems.
• Observe and comply with safety and project rules, and perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed