Pipefitter - Maintenance

Crest Industries; Port Lavaca (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimal Field Services is seeking Pipefitters to install, maintain, and dismantle pipelines for new construction or maintenance. You will lay out, fabricate, assemble, and install piping systems on job sites, measuring and manipulating pipe with specialized tools to ensure accurate production.

As a member of our field team, you will read blueprints, select pipe types, cut, thread, bend, secure, and test piping systems while meeting safety requirements and pass drug screen.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of pipefitting experience.
• Must have valid driver’s license/ID and be able to read blueprints.
• Must be able to calculate dimensions and use basic math.
• Ability to measure, mark, cut, bend, and install pipes.

Responsibilities

• Measure and mark pipes for cutting, threading, and welding.
• Read and comprehend blueprints.
• Select type and size of pipe and related materials according to job specs.
• Cut pipe using pipe cutter, hammer and chisel, cutting torch and pipe cutting machine.
• Thread pipes using threading machine.
• Bend pipes using pipe-bending tools and machine.
• Secure pipes to structures with brackets, clamps and hangers using hand and power tools.
• Test piping systems for leaks by increasing pressure and observing gauges.
• Calculate dimensions and use basic math.
• Diagnose and isolate troublesome distribution points and make corrective repairs.

Skills

Read blueprints

Measure and mark pipes

Calculate dimensions

Basic math

Pipefitting

Tools

Pipe cutting tools

Threading machine

Pipe bending tools

Power tools

Job description

Come join our team at Optimal!

We know a few things about competing with giants and exceeding expectations.

After years of working in the field, our founders decided to break from tradition and build the company they wanted to work for. They believed in starting a company rooted in trust, its team, and the idea that everyone matters and has a part in getting the job done right.

Quickly building a reputation from the ground up and growing the company along with our list of clients, Optimal is now influencing the industry and the people we serve. We live by the values that make us who we are.

And that is how we deliver the impossible for our clients and team members every day.

The Pipefitters for Optimal Field Services will be responsible installing, maintaining, and dismantling all types of pipelines, fittings, and hydraulics, as required for new construction or maintenance. The employee will need to lay out, fabricate, assemble, and install/maintain piping systems for the jobsite. Pipefitters will be required to be able to measure and manipulate pipe using specialty tools or hand tools in order to ensure accurate production at all times.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Measure and mark pipes for cutting, threading, and welding
• Read and comprehend blueprints
• Selects type and size of pipe and related materials such as supports, hangers, and hydraulic cylinders according to job specifications
• Cuts pipe using pipe cutter, hammer and chisel, cutting torch and pipe cutting machine
• Threads pipe using threading machine
• Bends pipe using pipe-bending tools and machine
• Secures pipes to structure with bracket, clamps, and hangers, using hand and power tools
• Test piping systems for leaks by increasing pressure in pipes and observing gauges attached to pipes for indication of leaks
• Calculating dimensions and using basic math
• Diagnose and isolate troublesome distribution points and make corrective repairs; make emergency repairs to offset downtime and production delays

REQUIREMENTS FOR PIPEFITTERS

• Must have valid driver’s license/ Identification Card
• Must be able to read and interpret blueprint specifications
• Must be able to calculate dimensions and use basic math
• Minimum of 2 years of experience
• Must be able to pass a drug screen and physical

Stop relying on contractors who over promise, under deliver, and do not care about your success. Instead, experience the Optimal difference. Build your team with us and know you have experienced craftsmen who have your back and can deliver.

Optimal Field Services is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

Optimal Field Services is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request information regarding reasonable accommodation, contact your Human Resource Business Partner.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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