Journeyman Pipefitter - Wyandotte

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Journeyman Pipefitter - Wyandotte, Michigan Primary Function: Layout, fabricate, assemble, install, and maintain piping and piping system, fixtures, and equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, and industrial processing systems, on basis of knowledge of system operation and study of building plans or working drawings. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. * Selects type and size of pipe and related materials according to customer specifications * Inspects worksites to determine presence of obstructions and to ascertain that holes will not cause structural weakness * Plans sequence of installation to avoid obstructions and activities of other construction workers * Read, draw, and understand isometric drawings * Obtain safety work permits * Cut, clean, and bevel pipe, using hacksaw, pipe cutters, hammer and chisel, cutting torch, and pipe cutting machine * Threads pipe, using threading machine and check thread depths * Bends pipe by hand or with pipe-bending machine * Assembles an installs variety of metal and nonmetal pipe and pipe fittings, including those made of brass, copper, lead, glass, and plastic insuring they are plumb, level and square * Joins piping by means of threaded, calked, wiped, soldered, brazed, fused, or commented joints * Complete layouts and rolling offsets, saddles an dead legs * Read and understand P & ID’s * Calculate take-offs, odd angle fittings * Secures pipes to structure with clamps, brackets, and hangers, using hand tools * Tests piping system for leaks by increasing pressure in pipes and observing gauges attached to pipes for indication of leaks * May weld holding fixtures to structural steel members * Problem solve * Travel to various job sites with own means of transportation to perform work * Follow all Safety Rules and wear appropriate PPE as required * Possess tools per required tool list that may require updates * Mentor App...