Currently looking for a skilled Pipefitter to fill a temporary opening with a shipyard located in Norfolk, VA. Interested candidates must be able to braze and have successfully completed a 4 or 5 year apprenticeship that includes on-the-job training and classroom instruction.
Responsibilities of the Pipefitter/Pipe Fitter
- Receive instructions, blueprints, and work orders for the job, sets up working procedures.
- List scaffolding and other equipment required.
- Calculate dimensions and material requirements for piping system(s).
- Plan and schedule machinery installation and repairs to avoid interfering with ship’s operations.
- Follow lockout/tagout procedures to shut down equipment according to OSHA requirements and company safety rules.
- Set up and operate various pipe cutting, bending, and threading machinery.
- Bend, cut, thread, shape, fabricate, and install pipe according to job specifications.
Requirements of the Pipefitter/Pipe Fitter
- MUST BE ABLE TO BRAZE.
- Successful completion of a 4 or 5 year apprenticeship that includes on-the-job and classroom instruction or a minimum of 7 years of on the job experience.
- Work involves considerable stooping, bending, and working in overhead structures and on scaffolds.
- May be required to lift and/or carry equipment/objects greater than 50lbs.