Mechanical Journeyperson (Pipefitter) Grand Rapids

General Motors; Wyoming (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking qualified Mechanical Journeypersons (Pipefitters) to join their team. This role involves maintaining and repairing mechanical components in industrial machinery, operating various tools, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Competitive salary and opportunities for skilled individuals looking to contribute in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with maintenance and repair of mechanical and hydraulic components.
• Ability to operate CNC machine tools and other industrial machinery.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety procedures according to OSHA standards.
• Maintain, repair, and replace mechanical components in industrial machinery.
• Fabricate and repair piping systems using various tools.
• Read and interpret blueprints for mechanical operations and assembly.

Skills

Experience with planned maintenance systems

Experience with predictive technologies

Experience with industrial robotics

Experience with automation systems

Experience with conveyance systems

Job description

General Motors has a need for qualified Mechanical Journeypersons (Pipefitter). You will work under minimal supervision with a high level of independent judgment and problem solving. You should be flexible enough to take on and tackle multiple job assignments in a shift.

Preferred Experience Includes:

• Experience with planned maintenance systems and predictive technologies
• Experience with industrial robotics, automation, and conveyance systems

Primary Responsibilities:

• Follow established safety procedures according to OSHA standards and company procedures
• Maintain, dismantle, repair, and replace mechanical and hydraulic components (e.g., bearings, seals, details, carriers, etc.) on industrial machinery such as shafting, motors, generators, air compressors, engines, pumps, cylinders, gears, couplings, linkages, ball screws, high-speed CNC spindles, coolant systems and filters, and combustion equipment and valves

• Layout, assemble, fabricate, maintain, and repair piping systems
• Use various hand or power tools for measuring, cutting, threading, grooving, bending, soldering, assembling, joining, and installing pipes, valves, and fittings
• Read and interpret blueprints for the mechanical operation and assembly of conveyor systems, material handling systems, robots, and other automation
• Operate mobile equipment (e.g., forklifts, vertical lifts, cranes)
• Determine loading requirements to rig equipment and material for lifting

• Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes
• Fabricate punches, tools, steel rule tools, and T-sets to exact specifications
• Plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools or assemblies using blueprints, sketches, or models
• Determine quality of finished products, ensuring defect-free parts, by verifying dimensions, alignment, and clearances for conformance to specifications using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators