Instrument Fitter

Turner Industries; Deer Park (TX); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner Industries is seeking an Instrument Fitter for our Deer Park, TX site. The role focuses on bending and running tubing, fabricating small piping runs, and replacing steam traps while following safety and quality standards.

Non-exempt position reporting to foreman; required to pass drug screens and background checks; experience and NCCER certification preferred. Local residents encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of experience in instrumentation work.
• Written pre-employment qualification test.
• Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation.
• Hazard Communication orientation/test.
• OSHA required safety training and PPE compliance.

Responsibilities

• Plans layout, fabricates, assembles, installs and repairs instruments, both electronic and pneumatic, including primary piping and tubing.
• Selects type and size of pipe and related material according to job specification; installs new, modifies or repairs existing installations; measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs primary piping and tubing.
• Installs tubing, bundles, junction boxes, instruments, and connects piping to equipment; conducts leak tests and observes for hazards.
• Maintains safe, orderly work area and adheres to client safety requirements.

Skills

Tubing bending & running

Small-run piping fabrication

Steam traps replacement

Education

Instrumentation Degree or NCCER Certification (preferred)

Job description

Turner Industries is a fully diversified industrial contractor. We help move the world forward by providing responsive, innovative solutions designed to increase plant production, reduce costs, reduce downtime, and even prevent shutdowns. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, Turner Industries has over 20,000 employees with offices and job sites across the United States. Our single-solution approach in the petrochemical, refining, energy, pulp and paper, and related industries has made Turner one of the nation's top industrial contractors and earned us the No. 1 spot on ABC's 2024 Top Performers list. People are at the heart of everything we do. Their safety, security, and satisfaction have always been our top priorities. For proof, look no further than our strong working relationships and extraordinary workforce.

Turner Industries Group, LLC has openings for Instrument Fitters to join our team in Deer Park, TX. Candidates must be proficient in bending and running tubing, able to fabricate small runs of screw piping, and able to replace steam traps. Non-exempt role; reports to the foreman; performs a variety of routine duties with established policies.

NO per diem or relocation available for this position; the successful candidate will be a current resident in/near the area.

• 40 hrs, overtime and call outs as needed
• Seeking skilled Journeyman
• Instrumentation Degree or NCCER Certification preferred
• Must be able to pass drug screen and background check

General Job Description:

Plans layout, fabricates, assembles, installs and repairs instruments, both electronic and pneumatic,

including primary piping and tubing.

Functional Requirements:

Selects type and size of pipe and related material according to job specification; installs new,

modifies or repairs existing installations; measures, cuts, bends, threads, assembles and installs

primary piping and tubing; installs tubing, multitude bundles, junction boxes, instruments, both

electronic and pneumatic, air piping and tubing; connects all piping and tubing to equipment; leak

tests all piping and tubing installed; observes all installed instrument and systems to determine

hazards, need for adjustment, relocation or replacement; may repair faulty equipment or systems;

minimizes waste of material and avoids unsightly, hazardous or unreliable installations.

Qualification Standards:

• Four (4) years of experience in specified skill (depending on mechanic level)
• Written pre-employment qualification test
• Post-offer drug/alcohol screen and physical evaluation
• Hazard Communication orientation/test
• Turner Industries Group, LLC indoctrination
• OSHA approved corrective eyewear (Z87)
• Job site orientation
• Job site safety requirements as required by the client (clean shaven, long sleeves, steel toe boots,

etc.)

• Safety equipment as required by the client (hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, respirator, hearing

protection, safety harness with lanyard, etc.)

• Applicant/employee must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of such individual or others

in the work place

Turner Industries is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability and/or protected veteran status in accordance with governing law.