Pipefitter - Norfolk VA

Job Description

Maritime Solutions Hiring Event

Platform & Services is seeking a Pipefitter. The Pipe Shop Mechanic performs a variety of skilled mechanical duties involving general fitting piping systems on vessels, burning/brazing, testing and sketching piping systems.

The Mechanic operates equipment for assembly and installation; performs preventative and predictive maintenance on facility machinery; records work performed and follows specified safety policies and procedure.

• Laying out, presenting, fitting, and installing pipe, tubing, and related equipment, including installing valves, hangers, and supports.
• Cutting, threading, and bending pipes to specific lengths and angles using tools like pipe cutters, threading machines, and torches.
• Connecting pipes using various techniques, including welding, soldering, brazing, and threading.
• Conduct pressure tests and leak checks to ensure the integrity of the system before it becomes operational.
• Inspect existing piping systems for wear, corrosion, or leaks and replace damaged sections.
• Interpret technical drawings, isometric sketches, and specifications to determine the layout and materials required for a project.

Openings on both 1st and 2nd shift.

475401

Bachelors

• Must be a candidate for the Maritime Solutions Norfolk Hiring Events
• Minimum education requirements:
  High school diploma/GED
• Minimum relevant experience: 5 yrs.
• Read and interpret advanced blueprints
• Know the basic tools required and their uses
• Identification of piping by class, schedule, size and the systems in which they are used.
• Identification of various gaskets and fasteners and the systems they are used on
• Know types of bevels, types of backing rings, consumable inserts (E/B ring), open roots, saddles, miters, tolerances
• Remove and install docking plug
• Gas freeing
  - Preserval of internal structures
• Chlorinate CHT and Potable Water Systems
• Conduct hydrostatic testing
• Standard Operating Procedure for Shop Hydrostatic Test Stand

• General Pipe fitting
• Complete a sketch sheet (P-1, P-2, P-3, P-13, P-14, P-15, P-16, P-17, P-68, P-69, P-71, P-72, p-3B and tolerances)

This position is covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which will determine your wages.