Night Shift Pipefitter Journeyman

Kiewit•Greenville, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pipefitter Journeyman plans, lays out, installs, tests, and repairs piping systems in accordance with applicable plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards. The role involves reading isometric drawings, measuring, fabricating, installing, and hydro-testing piping, as well as laying out and installing equipment and supports. The position requires safe use of tools and rigging equipment, compliance with safety and project rules, and the ability to inspect subordinate work for compliance and address deficiencies. This is a skilled construction/industrial-site position with exposure to changing outdoor weather, noise, dust, confined or cluttered spaces, uneven surfaces, and work at height. Irregular hours, weekends, overtime, and holidays may be required. The employee may need to climb ladders or access platforms, manlifts, or scaffolds, and move items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Requirements

May require a high school diploma or equivalent, with previous years of experience in the field or a related area.
Strong 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.
Proficiency in the safe and efficient use of electrical, hand, power, layout, and measurement tools.
Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing, a fit-for-duty medical assessment, and a background check.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl as required on a construction or industrial site.
Ability to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders, and scaffolds; access may exceed 200 feet.
Ability to move and work in confined and cluttered places and on uneven surfaces, and complete tasks in noisy and dusty environments.
Ability to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across a construction or industrial site.

Responsibilities

Maintain working knowledge of piping types and systems, including butt-welded, socket-welded, threaded, Victaulic, grooved, glued, and fused joints.
Read isometric drawings, take measurements, and fabricate and install piping efficiently.
Align, bolt, and clamp fabricated metal components in position for welding.
Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment according to specifications by welding and threading joints.
Position and secure materials and workpieces during installation, and install items in accordance with plans and specifications.
Distinguish between different thicknesses and types of metal materials.
Manually handle and securely apply rigging equipment.
Operate beveling machines, cut-off grinders, pipe threaders, hammers, torches, magnetic drills, and a Saw-Zall.
Lay out and install equipment, vessels, skids, pumps, piping, and supports.
Hydro-test piping systems.
Estimate sizes, distances, quantities, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for work activities.
Inspect subordinate work for compliance with contract plans and specifications, identify deficiencies, explain them, and take corrective action.
Observe and comply with safety and project rules, and perform other duties as required.