Fitter

Fitter Job Highlights

Company Profile

Epic Piping is the premier global turn-key pipe systems manufacturer (pre-fabricator) and master distributor of pipe, fittings, and flanges.

Job Profile

The company is looking for a Fitter who can identify items on the bill of material listed on a sketch. Pull items to the table, verify items match what is listed on the sketch and fabricate per detail following Job Instruction Sheet and Weld Procedure Sheet.

Educational Qualification

• The aspiring applicants should have a High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)

Work Experience

• The candidates should have required field experience or in a related area.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Comply with safety and environmental guidelines, policies, and regulations
• Cut metal plates or structural shapes
• Examine weld for bead size and other specifications
• Layout, positions, aligns and fits components together in various body positions. – Bolts, clamps, and welds together metal components of products, such as piping systems, plate, pipe, and tube or structural shapes
• Loads, transports, and unloads material, tools, equipment, and supplies
• May clean or degrease weld joint or workplace, using a wire brush, or portable grinder
• Perform minor maintenance or cleaning activities of tools and equipment
• Preheat workpiece, using hand torch
• Remove excess weld, defective weld material, slag and spatter, using hand-held grinder or gas torch, hand scrapper, grinder, or power chipper
• Works in conjunction with other departments (Cutting operations and bay pulling) to ensure all relative materials are properly staged and ready for fabrication

Position Levels

Fitter I

• 1-2 years of pipe fabrication experience
• General knowledge of machines, designs, repair, and maintenance
• General knowledge of tools, equipment, blueprints, models, and technical plans

Fitter II

• 2-3 years of pipe fabrication experience
• Extensive knowledge of design techniques, production of technical plans, blueprints, models, and drawings
• Extensive knowledge of materials, methods, and principles involved in the production of precise technical designs, uses, and maintenance

Fitter III

• 3-4 plus years of pipe fabrication experience
• Expert knowledge of design techniques, methods, production of precision technical plans, blueprints, and drawings
• Expert knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance

Fitter IV

• 5 plus years of pipe fabrication experience
• Ability to move to any station and determine metallurgy and size without hesitation.
• Expert knowledge of design techniques, methods, production of precision technical plans, blueprints, and drawings
• Expert knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Accuracy – Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly
• Dependability – Takes responsibility for own actions; completed assignments in an ethical and mature manner
• Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task
• Productivity – Met previously established goals and objectives
• Quality of Work – Demonstrates competence in required job skills and knowledge; accuracy, clarity, consistency, and thoroughness of work; gives feedback for continuous improvement of work product; understanding and mastery of processes, methods, systems, and procedures
• Reliability – The trait of being dependable and trustworthy
• Safety Awareness – Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety
• Working Under Pressure – Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations

Employer’s Statement

Epic Piping is an Equal Opportunity Employer.