Job Information
CP Industries Holdings Inc Pipe Fitter in Mckeesport, Pennsylvania
Summary/Objective
Lays out, installs, maintains, and repairs all types of pipe lines, fitting, and fixtures as required in plant maintenance and construction.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Receives instructions, prints, and work orders for job.
Interprets drawings and sketches, plans details of working procedure and tools and material requirements.
Selects materials in accordance with suitability for job.
Lays out work, makes sketches of piping as required and calculates dimensions and radii of bends.
Sets up and operates bending, threading, and cut-off equipment and uses various hand tools of the trade to shape and fabricate pipe as required for installation.
Tests, inspects, dismantles, repairs, replaces, or installs any type of high or low-pressure piping, fittings, and fixtures as required for maintenance and construction of pipe lines for air, water, steam, oil, gas, acid, caustic, etc.
Makes and seals various types of joints such as expansion, flange, nipple, coupling, union, lead wiped, soldered, flared, calked, etc. Sets up pipe for welded or special type joints. Installs gaskets, packing, pipe supports, etc.
Applies various types of insulation and pipe covering. Exercises safety precautions and makes provisions for handling materials and equipment to and from job site as required in connection with work. Works in shop and field.
Uses burning torch as required.
Plans details of working procedure determine material or replacement needs and selects a logical approach to "trouble shooting" and repair problems. Answers trouble calls.
Maintains performance and maintenance records on electrical equipment.
Specific Skills Required:
1. Technical Capacity.
2. Ethical Conduct.
3. Communication Proficiency.
4. Results Driven.
5. Initiative.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Competencies:
Physical Demands - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment -- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud.
Safety & Miscellaneous
Follow Safe Working Procedures, follow all Safety and Safety related rules, procedures and regulations, keep work area free from clutter, and practice good housekeeping, Report accidents, injuries and work-related illnesses to your supervisor.
Travel -- No travel required for this position.
Education and/or Experience --
1. Certificate from an accredited trade school program.
2. Minimum of two to four years of experience in a similar role.
Hours of Work -- Normal shift is eight hours, i.e., 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm with ten-minute paid break in the morning and 20-minute paid lunch in a climate controlled room. Afternoon shift works 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. with break and lunch. Overtime hours and weekend work may be scheduled and voluntary overtime wo k may be available.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.