Maintenance Pipefitter - Palatka

Your Job

Georgia-Pacific has an immediate need for self-motivated and knowledgeable Pipefitter in Palatka, FL. This position creates value by troubleshooting and performing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repairs on equipment leading to increased up-time and reliability, thus helping the facility to meet their production and quality goals.

Our Team

Pipefitter's are required to have a thorough understanding of safe work practices, troubleshooting, and maintaining manufacturing equipment. Starting pay for this role is $40.07/hour.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Reading drawings, taking measurements, drawing isometrics, and installing piping efficiently
• Basic knowledge of blueprints
• Able to bolt, clamp, and tack-weld parts to secure in position for welding
• Distinguishing varying thickness and types of metal materials
• Able to position and clamp together components of fabricated metal products to prepare for welding
• Possess skilled knowledge of pipe fittings, bolts, valves, etc. as required
• Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment according to specifications by welding and threading joints without errors.
• Manually handling and securely applying rigging equipment.
• Welding small areas to client requirements
• Operate tools and equipment including beveling machines, cut-off grinders, hammers, torches, magnetic drills, welding machines, and a Saw-Zall.
• Possess skills of general mechanic to support the Mill. (Alignment of pumps, installing couplings, changing belts on rotating equipment, etc.)
• Must Maintain SCBA certification
• Capable of working in outdoor weather and environmental conditions including extreme heat and humidity, extreme cold, and high elevations.
• Lifting and carrying awkward objects up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to work on elevated platforms and maintain balance when stepping on narrow platforms such as beams and pipes. Must be able to perform these activiti...