Pipefitter Helper

Clark Construction Group, LLC•Louisa, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Helps pipefitters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Requirements

Self-Motivated
Results Oriented
Adaptable
Team Player
Accountable
Ethical
Innovative
Resilient
Builds Relationships
Requires getting into awkward positions
Requires being outside most of the time
Requires standing more than one-third of the time
Requires lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying objects
Requires using abdominal and lower back muscles repeatedly or over time without tiring
Must be able to work safely around heavy equipment and construction traffic.
Must be able to frequently lift, carry, and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds alone, and use team-lifting techniques for anything heavier.
Long periods of continual standing or walking are required, along with the ability to bend, climb, kneel, and reach.
Good balance and dexterity are crucial, as you will be working safely at various heights and in tight spaces.
Need visual acuity to operate equipment and spot hazards.
Ability to hear with or without assistance to understand instructions in noisy environments.
Must consistently wear all necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and strictly follow Clark Construction's safety policies and procedures, and all applicable laws, at all locations.
A pre-employment drug “fitness for duty” screening is required.

Nice To Haves

Often handle loads up to 50 lbs., sometimes up to 100 lbs.
Need a lot of strength at this level.
Work in this occupation involves bending or twisting your body more than one-third of the time
Work in this occupation involves use of protective items such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, a hard hat, or personal flotation devices
Work in this occupation involves using your hands to hold, control, and feel objects more than one-third of the time
Work in this occupation involves kneeling, crouching, stooping, and/or crawling more than one-third of the time
Work in this occupation involves making repetitive motions more than one-third of the time
Work in this career involves bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching
Work in this career involves seeing clearly up close
Work in this career involves identifying and understanding the speech of another person
Work in this career involves bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching
Work in this career involves seeing clearly up close
Work in this career involves identifying and understanding the speech of another person
The work environment frequently involves exposure to moving mechanical equipment, high noise levels, dust, fumes, airborne particles, vibrations, and potential electrical hazards.
Flexibility to work extended hours, especially during critical project phases or client deadlines.

Responsibilities

Measures, cuts, threads and assembles new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
Cuts or drills holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
Performs rough-ins, repairs and replaces fixtures and water heaters, and locates, repairs, or removes leaking or broken pipes.
Assists pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
Cuts pipe and lifts up to fitters.
Fits or assists in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
Requisitions tools and equipment, selects type and size of pipe, and collects and transports materials and equipment to work site.
Mounts brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes and sets sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.
Excavates and grades ditches and lays and joins pipe for water and sewer service.
Disassembles and removes damaged or worn pipe.