Instrument Fitter Helper 1

TIC - The Industrial Company; Greenville (MS); On-site; USD 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

TIC_Craft in Greenville, MS is seeking an entry-level helper to support skilled craftspersons by performing duties under direct supervision. You will learn on the job and assist with various tasks related to piping, instrumentation, and equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities include selecting materials, assisting with installation and testing, moving items on site, and maintaining safe work practices. Willingness to work irregular hours and comply with safety rules is essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required or preferred with experience in the field.
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with supervision.
• Field experience in chosen craft discipline.
• Knowledge of safe and efficient use of hand tools, power tools and layout tools.

Responsibilities

• Learn to select type and size of pipe, tube and related material according to job specification.
• Assist with installation, repair, maintainance, and adjust instruments and test equipment.
• Assist craftspeople to measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble and install piping and tubing.
• Move materials and equipment to work locations and set up sites.
• May assist disassembling instruments or test equipment and examine mechanisms for defects.

Skills

Communication skills

Field experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Layout tools

Job description

Requisition ID: 189496

Position Summary

Assist skilled craftsperson(s) by performing supportive duties as directed and will work under immediate supervision. The level and degree of job responsibilities and requirements vary depending on months of experience and assigned job step.

Experience Level

Entry

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

• Learn to select type and size of pipe, tube and related material according to job specification
• Assist with installation, repair, maintainance, and adjust indicating, recording, tele-metering, and controlling instruments and test equipment, used to control and measure variables, such as pressure, flow, temperature, motion, force, and chemical composition
• Assist skilled craftsman to measure, cut, bend, thread, assemble and install primary piping and tubing
• Moves materials and equipment to work locations and sets up work sites
• May assist with disassembling malfunctioning instruments or test equipment and examine and test mechanisms and circuitry for defects
• Assist with replacement or repair of defective parts, using hand tools
• Reassembles instrument or test equipment, and tests assembly for conformance to specifications, using instruments
• Inspects instruments and test equipment periodically and adjusts calibration to ensure functioning within specified standards
• May calibrate instruments or test equipment according to established standards.

Qualifications

• May require a high school diploma or its equivalent with previous years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Must possess knowledge skills and abilities for position
• Ability to understand, follow and transmit written and oral instructions and communicate effectively with management/supervision
• Field experience in chosen craft discipline
• Knowledge of the safe and efficient use of hand tools, power tools and layout tools.

Requirements

• The person in this position needs to constantly move about a construction/industrial site, so should be able to stand, walk, sit, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl
• Constantly works in a construction environment and will be exposed to changing outdoor weather conditions
• Work irregular hours, weekends, overtime and holidays as required
• May be required to use ladders/mechanical platforms/manlifts/scaffold to access required equipment/work areas (may exceed 200 feet), so must be able to climb and maintain balance on formwork, steel formwork, stairs, ladders and scaffolds
• Move and work in and around confined and cluttered places, and uneven surfaces
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy and dusty environment
• May be required/able to move items weighing up to 50 pounds across construction/industrial site
• Must have required tools
• Must pass Fit For Duty Testing
• U.S. Driver's License may be required
• Observe and comply with all safety and project rules, perform other duties as required
• Ability to pass pre-access drug and alcohol testing

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Company: TIC_Craft