Pipefitter

TACOM • Texarkana, TX

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Red River Army Depot (RRAD), located in northeast Texas, performs maintenance on tactical wheeled vehicles, including repair, rebuild, overhaul, and conversion. The Pipefitter installs, maintains, and repairs steam systems, plumbing, and related lines and equipment, using blueprints, specifications, work orders, or oral instructions. The position also involves welding and operating vehicles and forklifts to complete assignments.

The work is performed indoors and outdoors, often in dirty, dusty, or greasy conditions. Assignments may involve fumes, uncomfortable heat, physical strain, and working in hard-to-reach places. The position includes a 10% travel requirement and requires lifting up to 50 pounds as part of regular duties.

Requirements

• Demonstrate the ability to perform common pipefitter duties without more than normal supervision, including following written or verbal instructions for routine piping tasks and replacing basic components such as fittings, valves, or pipe segments.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance for access to the Depot Production Computer System.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a valid stateside driver's license.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a Forklift Operator's Driver's License (20,000 lbs.).
• Complete a pre-employment physical examination and annual examinations thereafter to demonstrate the required physical health and fitness for the duties.
• Be able to distinguish basic colors.
• Be able to lift up to 50 pounds regularly and occasionally lift and carry items weighing over 50 pounds.
• Be a U.S. citizen and provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
• For male applicants born after December 31, 1959, complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and repair overhead, surface-level, and underground steam systems, including boilers, lines, valves, pumps, controls, tanks, and associated equipment.
• Install, maintain, and repair air, gas, water, and sewage lines and plumbing fixtures.
• Use electric or acetylene welding equipment to perform work.
• Operate motor vehicles up to 5-ton capacity and forklifts up to 15,000-pound capacity to accomplish steam-fitting and plumbing assignments.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

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