Pipefitter - El Paso, TX

Turner Industries • El Paso, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Turner Industries is seeking a Pipefitter in El Paso, Texas. The role lays out, fabricates, assembles, installs, and maintains piping systems, fixtures, and equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial processing systems. This is a non-exempt position reporting to the Foreman. Duties are assigned according to specific procedures, and work is checked frequently.

The Pipefitter selects and prepares pipe and related materials, plans installation sequences, fabricates and joins piping, secures pipe to structures, installs and maintains refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, and tests piping systems for leaks. The position may involve work at height and below ground, lifting and carrying materials, using tools and equipment, wearing required PPE, and working in excessive heat or cold and loud environments. Compensation is based on individual qualifications and experience.

Requirements

• NCCER credentials or the ability to pass a craft test.
• Must be a local candidate.
• Must have or meet the requirements to pass a DISA background check.
• High school education or equivalent.
• Four years of experience in the specified skill, depending on mechanic level.
• Meet client job-site safety requirements, which may include being clean-shaven and wearing long sleeves and steel-toe boots.
• Use safety equipment as required by the client, such as a hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing protection, and safety harness with lanyard.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Select pipe sizes, types, and related materials according to job specifications.
• Inspect work sites for obstructions and determine whether holes could cause structural weakness.
• Plan installation sequences to avoid obstructions and conflicts with other construction work.
• Cut, thread, and bend pipe.
• Assemble and install metal and nonmetal pipe fittings, including brass, copper, lead, glass, and plastic fittings.
• Join pipe using threaded, caulked, soldered, brazed, fused, or cemented joints.
• Secure pipe to structures using clamps, brackets, and hangers.
• Install and maintain refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, including compressors, pumps, meters, pneumatic and hydraulic controls, and piping.
• Test piping systems for leaks.
• Perform assigned work according to specific procedures and client job-site safety requirements.

Benefits

• 401(k), immediately vested
• Benefits after 60 days
• Holidays after 90 days
• Vacation after one year
• Depending on employment status: health, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment (ADD), voluntary life/ADD, disability benefits, leaves of absence, 401(k), paid time off, paid holidays, telehealth access, and employee assistance program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED