Pipefitter Craftsman 2

Kiewit•Abilene, TX

About The Position

The Pipefitter Craftsman 2 lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains piping systems, pipe supports, and related hydraulic or pneumatic equipment in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The role involves pipe fabrication and installation in a power plant or industrial setting, along with equipment layout and installation and hydrotesting piping systems. Work takes place in a construction/industrial environment and may involve irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.

Requirements

Experience as a pipefitter in a power plant or industrial setting.
Working knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.
Ability to understand, follow, and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management and supervision.
Ability to use hand tools, power tools, and layout tools safely and efficiently.
Must have required tools.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing and a fit-for-duty medical assessment.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl while moving about a construction/industrial site.
Ability to work outdoors in changing weather conditions and in noisy, dusty environments.
Ability to work irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays as required.
Ability to access work areas using ladders, mechanical platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds, potentially at heights exceeding 200 feet, and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds.
Ability to work in and around confined and cluttered spaces and on uneven surfaces.
Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction/industrial site.

Responsibilities

Read isometric drawings, take measurements, and efficiently fabricate and install piping.
Align, bolt, and clamp components of fabricated metal products in position for welding.
Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment to specifications by welding and threading joints.
Position and secure materials and workpieces during installation, and install items according to applicable plans and specifications.
Distinguish varying thicknesses and types of metal materials.
Manually handle and securely 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.
Hydrotest piping systems.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules, and perform other duties as required.