Pipefitter 1st Class (per-diem)

Ameri-Force, Inc.; Marinette (WI); On-site; USD 79,901,000 - 88,166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Short Term Disability Benefits

Term Life Benefits

ESOP

Job summary

Ameri-Force, Inc. is seeking a Pipefitter 1st Class to install and service shipboard piping systems under NAVSEA and ABS standards. You will braze, cut, fit, and test piping in a marine environment, using hand tools, torches, and threading equipment.

The role requires following detailed drawings, coordinating with a supervisor and helpers, and maintaining safety protocols while lifting up to 50 lbs and working in extreme conditions.

Qualifications

• Experience installing, removing, testing marine piping systems per NAVSEA standards.
• Ability to pass welder workmanship training with 75%+.
• Physical ability to stand and lift up to 50 lbs; comply with safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Install, braze, and repair pipe fittings for naval piping systems.
• Use hand tools and torch for cutting and brazing.
• Coordinate with supervisor and helpers as directed.
• Perform pressure testing and tank blanking as required.
• Follow NAVSEA/Military standards and drawings or other applicable standards.

Skills

Hand tools

Welding training

Tools

Pipe threading machines

Brazing equipment

Table saws

Drill presses

Bending machines

Job description

Job Description:Pipefitter 1st Class

Pay: $29.00

Per-Diem: $150.00

Bonus: $300

This position is responsible for using ratchets, sockets, combination wrenches, nut wrenches, and various other hand tools to install pipe fittings for testing and flushing of pipe systems. Responsible for using a hand torch for cutting and brazing. Running hoses from flushing equipment to piping systems on the ship. Fix threading of fittings and braze pipe fittings and pipe valves. A pipefitter is responsible, with some supervision, for installing, removing, repairing, targeting, laying out, fabricating, and testing marine piping systems such as Auxiliary Salt Water, Fire Main, Potable Water, Hydraulic, Compressed Air, Fuel Oil, Lube Oil, Engine Exhaust etc. in accordance with work item specifications, NAVSEA/Military standards and drawings or other regulatory body standards such as ABS, Military Sealift Command, etc. New install and fabrication include the use of various shop equipment such as table saws, pipe threading machines, bending machines (power as well as hand operated), drill presses and brazing equipment. Additional tasks associated with this position include blanking and pressure testing of tanks (structural boundary testing). The pipefitter is also responsible for providing direction to helpers as directed by the supervisor. Must be able to pass welder workmanship training with a 75% or higher.

Test consists of the following:

• Silver Braze
• CuNi pipe to bronze sleeve - vertical flow, Horizontal flow
• CuNi pipe to Carbon Steel Sleeve - vertical flow, horizontal flow
• Copper coupling to copper pipe - vertical flow, horizontal flow
  • These test will be done semi restricted booth

Safety & Environmental Factors:

All employees are expected to adhere to the company’s safety policies to maintain a safe and healthy work environment. This role involves working under extreme hot or cold conditions and requires the physical ability to stand for the entire shift, use hands for various tasks, ascend stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, and hear. Team members must occasionally lift items weighing up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required include close, distant, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Benefits

As part of the Ameri-Force team, a recognized ESOP company, you have a personal stake in the collective success of the organization, fostering a collaborative and rewarding work environment. Our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Short Term Disability Benefits
• Term Life Benefits