Apprentice Pipe Fitter Gas

JOB A Gas Apprentice Pipe Fitter (GAPF) is required to interpret work orders, requisition materials, complete forms, and perform all Operation Qualification (OQ) and non-OQ tasks, responsibilities, and duties of the department section(s) he or she is assigned under the direct supervision of the Field Operations Supervisor, Lead Foreman and/or assigned Foreman. Until a GAPF has been trained to the satisfaction of his or her supervisor and met all OQ requirements for the task he or she is performing on a gas pipeline, a GAPF may only perform OQ-required tasks in the presence of the foreman, Field Operation Supervisor, or other Operator Qualified Journeyman as assigned. During his or her four-year apprenticeship a GAPF is never to perform any OQ task unsupervised until he or she has been directed by his or her supervisor to do so, and has successfully completed the OQ training for that task to be qualified to perform natural gas tasks as required by the department’s approved OQ plan and Office Pipeline Safety of PHMSA (Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) Code of Federal Register (CFR) 49 Part §192.801-809, Qualification of Pipeline Personnel, Subpart N. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES * Perform duties as assigned by the Field Operations Supervisor or Foreman of the section(s) he or she is assigned. * Before performing any task unsupervised on a gas pipeline, a GAPF must be qualified to perform the specified task as required by the department’s approved OQ plan and CFR 49 Part §192.801-809, Qualification of Pipeline Personnel, Subpart N. * As OQ testing for a task is completed to the satisfaction of the supervisor, the GAPF is responsible for maintaining OQ status and any required testing or certifications for tasks or duties in the section he or she is assigned. * Responsible for interpreting, completing, and returning supervisor-assigned work orders in a timely manner. * Must adhere to all City of Florence and departmental, personnel, administrat...