Piping Assembler

Fairbanks Morse Defense•Beloit, WI

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Fairbanks Morse is seeking a Piping Assembler to make up piping for service orders and/or engine assembly. The role prepares piping details and subassemblies, secures parts by tacking, and performs or directs welding of assemblies. The assembler works from verbal instructions, sketches, blueprints, and CNC pipe-bending programs, and performs setup, fabrication, brazing, assembly, testing, and inspection tasks for production, service, and experimental work. The position is located at Fairbanks Morse Engine in Beloit, Wisconsin. The regular schedule is Monday through Friday, 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM, with a $1.00-per-hour shift differential. New-hire training takes place on first shift for 30–90 days, Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM. The role requires working to specified tolerances and meeting Navy specifications on government orders.

Requirements

Proven experience or knowledge in assembly or pipefitting.
Technical knowledge and ability to read blueprints and drawings.
Ability to use tools such as pipe wrenches and clamps.
Good understanding of quality-control principles.
Excellent hand-eye coordination and physical condition.
High school diploma.
Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment and independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to maintain confidential information and thrive in a critical-thinking environment.
Excellent time-management and organizational skills.
Demonstrated problem-solving techniques.
Excellent customer-service skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

A higher degree from a technical school is appreciated.

Responsibilities

Receive job assignments and instructions, including sketches, blueprints, and CNC pipe-bending programs.
Set up subassemblies and assemblies for product and production parts.
Plan, lay out, and assemble work, with or without jigs or fixtures, and perform welding on experimental jigs and fixtures.
Set up and assemble details; cut, trim, grind, fit, tack weld, weld, solder, flame-cut, and anneal parts as required.
Select welding rod and heat, apply standard welding procedures to control expansion, shrinkage, and distortion, and determine weld size and type when not specified.
Complete setup and welding work as directed and instruct less-skilled welders as required.
Make up piping to drawing dimensions, including assembling flanges and fittings and heating and brazing pipe for lube oil, fuel oil, air lines, gas headers, and miscellaneous brazed assemblies.
Set up and operate manual and CNC pipe benders; trace pipes or assemblies and transfer dimensions to the CNC bender when required.
Adjust computer-program dimensions as needed to achieve accurate bends.
Fill pipe with sand, lay out bend positions, and heat and hand-bend pipe to create bends and offsets.
Braze using silver solder and meet Navy specifications on government orders.
Assemble piping to engines; swedge, drill, bend, and perform hydro tests for production, service, and experimental departments.
Test and inspect bends and record results as required.
Use templates and operate a welding machine to secure Nelson studs to engines as required.
Work to tolerances of 1/64 inch and ±0.010 inch; lift and position medium-weight parts by hand and handle heavier lifts by hoist or with assistance.