South Carolina - Welder/Pipefitter
Location: Central, SC
Company: Enscicon Corporation
Salary: 47.44
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Essential Job Functions:- Perform preventative and corrective maintenance on all types of mechanical equipment associated with hydroelectric plants.
- Read and understand necessary manuals, drawings, plans and specifications.
- Dismantle, repair, replace, install piping for the turbine and generator systems
- Welding, grinding, pipe preparation, pressure testing, cleaning of piping
- Operate boom trucks, gantry cranes and hoists (not mandatory)
- Perform metal work, pipe work, routine welding, painting
- Take measurements and prepare job sketches.
- In addition to the normal description of construction work for lifting, bending, working with the hands pulling
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other employees and the public using principles of good customer service.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
- Minimum 2-years of prior Welding/Pipefitting experience, preferably working on hydroelectric plants.
- Principles and practices of maintaining multi-purpose hydroelectric generating facilities, including dams, powerhouses, valve and gate houses and equipment associated with these facilities.
- Safe operation of heavy construction equipment.
- Theory and application of repair and replacement practices for mechanical equipment and heavy industrial machinery used at hydroelectric power generating facilities.
- Principles and practices of customer service.
- Actively respect all safety instructions detailed in the site EHS plan and being proactive on all safety related topics at the work site
- Perform skilled duties involving machining, mechanical maintenance, welding, pipefitting and rigging.
- Repair, rebuild and replace piping systems
- Knowledge in tubing and piping
- Knowledge in carbon steel, galvanized, stainless steel, PVC piping systems
- Knowledge in oil/water/air piping systems including low and high pressure
- Knowledge in different fitting types (flanges, vitaulic, etc)
- Align motors and pumps
- Operate project gantry cranes (not mandatory but please detail certificate & validity)
- Perform various types of welding (oxygen-acetylene, shielded metal-arc, TIG, MIG), cutting (oxygen-acetylene, carbon arc)
- Use a wide range of hand and power tools.
- Read and understand manuals, drawings, plans and specifications especialy isometrics and P&ID
- Able to redmark the drawings and draw piping sketches
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Work is carried out both inside and outside environment with exposure to various weather conditions.
- Frequently sit while operating vehicles.
- Frequently twist to reach equipment and perform simple grasping and fine manipulation.
- Frequently climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand and walk.
- Frequently push, pull, grasp and carry while walking.
- Occasionally work on various types of terrain and footing which may be slippery.
- Frequently lift up to 35 pounds.
- $47.44/hour
- Per diem and mobilization/demobilization provided for candidates who live outside of 60 miles from the project site