Fabrication Shop Plumber Mechanic

Plans, lays out, fabricates, assembles, installs, and repairs sheet metal/piping/plumbing parts, equipment, and products by performing the following duties.

• Directly work with 1 to 8 employees. Carries out responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include training employees.
• Reads and interprets blueprints, or project specifications to determine sequence and methods of fabricating, assembling, and installing products, materials, and equipment required to complete project to which the mechanic is assigned.
• Selects appropriate materials and method of installation, according to project specifications.
• Sets up and operates fabricating machines, tools, and equipment as necessary to promptly and accurately complete installation of work.
• Installs work according to blueprints and in conformance with specifications.
• Works with Fabrication Supervisor and field superintendent to ensure that work is installed according to schedule and that quality is maintained.
• Maintains accurate job required project documentation. Timesheets ECT…
• Oversees, instructs, and mentors new employees, especially helpers, to help them advance within the company, realize their full potential, and contribute to the success of the project and the company.
• Comply with company policies and procedures, especially safety rules.
• Assemble pipe sections, tubing and fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing and welding equipment.
• Perform pressure test, Fill pipes fixtures with water or air and observe pressure gauges to detect and locate leaks.
• Locate and mark the position of pipe fabrication, connections, in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers and levels.
• Measure, cut, thread, soft solder, silver solder and glue pipe to the required angle, using hand and power tools or machines such as pipe cutters, pipe-threading machines.
• Install pipe assemblies, fittings, valves.
• Pipe cutting, preassembly and installation of plumbing systems and components.
• Install underground storm, sanitary and water piping systems and extend piping to connect fixtures and plumbing to these systems.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; outside weather conditions and vibration.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

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