Shutdown Pipefitter; Exchanger Bundle Pulling

Bonnyville and Cold Lake, Alberta | $32.00 to $52.00 per hour plus LOA

Trades / Steamfitter-Pipefitter | Journeyman | Shutdown and Turnaround, 12 hour shifts

Hiring now. Qualified pipe fitters are being interviewed this week.

Grizzly Trek is hiring journeyman pipe fitters for shutdown and turnaround work in the Bonnyville and Cold Lake region. Wages run $32.00 to $52.00 an hour based on verified experience, with a Living and Working Away allowance LOA paid on top of the wage. The work is exchanger bundle replacement, so bundle pulling experience puts you at the top of the range.

• Position Type:
  Shutdown and turnaround work, project based, moving outage to outage
• Location:
  
  Bonnyville and Cold Lake region, Alberta
• Compensation: $32.00 to $52.00 per hour, based on verified shutdown experience
• LWA:
  Living and Working Away allowance paid on top of the hourly wage
• Schedule:
  
  20 days on, 8 days off, 12 hour shifts, days or nights as assigned
• Outage Length:
  Most turnarounds in this region run three to four weeks on site
• Certification:
  Journeyman steamfitter-pipefitter trade certificate required
• Scope:
  Shell and tube heat exchanger bundle pulling and replacement
• Pre-Employment:
  Alcohol and drug screening plus a Fitness-to-Work Assessment (details below)
• Start:
  Immediate

Shutdown and turnaround scopes on producing facilities in the Lakeland region. The core scope is exchanger work: isolate, blind, break the flanges, pull the bundle, then reinstall, gasket up, torque and put it back in service on a schedule that does not move. You work in a fitter and welder crew under a turnaround foreman, with pipe work, tie-ins and spool changes around the exchanger scope.

• Pull, replace and reinstall shell and tube heat exchanger bundles using extractors and hydraulic pullers
• Break out and make up exchanger flanges, install gaskets, and torque to spec
• Isolate, blind and de-blind equipment to the blind list, and support line breaks safely
• Fit, tack and install piping spools, valves and fittings from isometric drawings
• Rig and move bundles, spools and equipment safely with cranes, hoists and come-alongs
• Work alongside welders, boilermakers and millwrights to keep the critical path moving
• Take part in safety meetings, FLHAs and JSAs, and follow site lockout and permit procedures

• Journeyman steamfitter-pipefitter trade certificate (Alberta or Red Seal, or equivalent recognized certification)
• Shutdown and turnaround experience on producing oil and gas or industrial facilities
• Exchanger bundle pulling and bundle replacement experience, hands on
• Able to read isometric and P& and work from a turnaround scope package
• Able to work 12 hour shifts, days or nights, for the length of the outage, and repeatedly lift up to 50 lbs
• Rigging and flange work: gasket selection, bolt-up patterns and torque procedures
• Valid driver’s licence, CSA approved safety boots (minimum 6 inch, fully laceable), and current safety tickets
• Able to work 12 hour shifts, days or nights, for the length of the outage, and repeatedly lift up to 50 lbs

• Successful completion of Alcohol and Drug Screening
• Successful completion of comprehensive Fitness-to-Work Assessment. This assessment is job-related, focusing on the physical demands and safety sensitive nature of the work, and is conducted in accordance with Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements and the Alberta Human Rights Act. The assessment will cover:
  • Health History Review: A thorough examination of the candidate’s health background.
  • Pre-Medical Evaluation:
    Measurements such as height, weight, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation.
  • Musculoskeletal Examination: A head-to-toe assessment to identify any…