Welder Apprentice

OUR VISION:

"To become an indispensable partner to building owners with mission-critical systems."

POSITION SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE:

The incumbent performs skilled mechanical tasks in the installation, repair, and maintenance of HVAC pipeline systems.

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Measures and marks pipes for cutting, threading, and welding.
• Lays out full-scale drawings of pipe systems, supports, and related information from blueprints.
• Attaches pipes to structures and fixtures using hangers, brackets, clamps, tools or welding equipment.
• Inspects and tests installed systems and pipelines, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other approved methods.
• Assembles pipe sections, tubings, and fittings using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, grinding, and/or welding equipment.
• Fills pipes with water/air and observes pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.
• Reviews blueprints and specifications to determine work details and procedures.
• Locates and marks the position of pipe installations, connections, penetrations, and fixtures in structures using measuring instruments such as rulers and levels.
• Measures, cuts, threads, and bends pipe using hand power tools or machines.
• Cuts openings in structures to accommodate pipes and pipe fittings using hand and power tools.
• Hangs steel supports from ceiling joists to hold pipes in place.
• Installs underground storm, sanitary, and water piping systems.
• Uses specialized techniques, equipment, or materials to perform computer assisted welding of small pipes, and work with special piping used in microchip fabrication.
• Inspects equipment, structures, and materials to identify the cause of errors, safety hazards, or other issues, and solutions or escalates them appropriately.

CONDUCT STANDARDS:

• Maintains appropriate Company confidentiality at all times.
• Protects the assets of the Company and ethically upholds the Code of Conduct & Ethics in all situations.
• Cultivates and promotes the “Hearts & Minds” safety culture.
• Consistently exemplifies the Core Values of the Company (we CARE, we ACT WITH INTEGRITY, we are INNOVATIVE, and we are ACCOUNTABLE).

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work tasks for this position are regularly performed in indoor/outdoor environments, intermittently in confined spaces, and routinely require the use of tools such as pipe dies, power threading and cutting machines, hammers, wrenches, torches, and channel locks.
• Depending on the work location, the incumbent may be exposed to extreme temperatures, inclement weather, noise, poor ventilation/lighting, and other hazards or conditions typically associated with a construction job site.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• In performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is frequently required to see, sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, bend, squat, reach above and below shoulders, balance, climb (stairs, scaffolding, ladders), and possess an appropriate degree of both visual acuity and manual dexterity.
• You may occasionally be required to kneel, push, or pull, and rarely required to crawl.
• This is considered a medium work position, which means possible exertion of up to fifty (50) pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to thirty (30) pounds of force frequently, and/or up to ten (10) pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.

TRAVEL:

• This position may require up to 15% travel.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 0-4 years of related experience in pipefitting work on a variety of installations.
• General knowledge of HVAC systems and commercial pipe welding.
• General knowledge of the hazards of the trade and necessary precautionary measures.
• Ability to take instruction.
• Capacity to facilitate teamwork and collaborative relationships.
• Willingness and ability to work nights and overtime on an as-needed basis.
• Valid Driver’s License and ability to pass an MVR review.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Rigging and Signaling Certification.
• First Aid and CPR.
• Forklift Certification.
• Aerial and Scissor Lift Certification.
• Welding Certification (A6G, carbon steel pipe, etc.).

This job description is intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by the individual who assumes this role, not an exhaustive list of responsibilities. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice, as business needs dictate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Harper Limbach LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.