Pipefitter - Austin Industrial; Baytown, TX

Pipefitter - Austin Industrial (Baytown, TX)

Job Category: Hourly Craft

Requisition Number: PIPEF
031982

Employment Type: Full-Time

Hourly Rate: $34 per hour

Work Location: Baytown, TX, USA

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

• Lay out, assemble, install, and maintain pipe systems, pipe supports, and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial production and processing systems.
• Cut, thread, and hammer pipe to specifications using saws, cutting torches, pipe threaders, and benders.
• Attach pipes to walls, structures, and fixtures such as radiators or tanks using brackets, clamps, tools or welding equipment.
• Measure and mark pipes for cutting and threading.
• Plan pipe system layout, installation, or repair according to specifications.
• Select pipe sizes and types and related materials such as supports, hangers, and hydraulic cylinders.
• Modify, clean, and maintain pipe systems, units, fittings, and related machines and equipment, following specifications and using hand and power tools.
• Install automatic controls used to regulate pipe systems.
• Operate valves to shut off steam, water, or other gases or liquids from pipe sections using valve keys or wrenches.
• Remove and replace worn components.
• Inspect work sites for obstructions and to ensure that holes will not cause structural weakness.
• Operate motorized pumps to remove water from flooded manholes, basements, or facility floors.
• Dip nonferrous piping materials in a mixture of molten tin and lead to obtain a coating that prevents erosion or galvanic and electrolytic action.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

The employee is required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds. Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• 4 years of journeyman‑level experience.
• NCCER certification and a valid driver’s license.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; no visa sponsorship.

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.