Wood is currently recruiting for a Pipefitter Fabricator with extensive experience in the oil and gas petrochemical industry. You must be able to lay out, fabricates, assembles, installs, and maintains piping and piping systems, fixtures, and equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial processing systems, on basis of knowledge of system operation and study of building plans or working drawings.
Inspect, examine, and test installed systems and pipelines, using pressure gauge, hydrostatic testing, observation, or other methods
Plan pipe system layout, installation, or repair according to specifications
Measure and mark pipes for cutting and threading
Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment, according to specifications, by welding, brazing, cementing, soldering, and threading joints
Cut, thread, and hammer pipe to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, and pipe threaders and benders
Identify, recognize and demonstrate safe usage of power tools appropriate for the job
Recognize various materials used in piping systems and demonstrate a working knowledge of appropriate material handling techniques
Select and safely use appropriate equipment which may include (but not limited to) manlifts, forklifts, and company trucks
Demonstrate knowledge and skills in safe rigging practices
Identify, explain and perform crane hand signals
Demonstrate knowledge and skills to properly use oxyacetylene flame cutting equipment
Demonstrate ability to accurately perform field measurements and sketches
Authorization to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood is required.
Skills / Qualifications
Installation - Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications
Instructing - Teaching others how to do something
Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
The employee must be able to use standard and/or metric rule to measure
Demonstrate ability to use whole numbers, fractions and decimals to add, subtract, multiply and divide and be able to accurately follow instructions
Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
Some types of jobs will require special training. Examples: The fusion welding of "Polyethylene" pipe; the handling and assemble of "Gifford/Hill Concrete Pipe," the assembly of various lined pipes and testing according to manufactures data
The employee must understand rigging and cable selection. Must be able to determine the weights of various pipes by using the industry approved weight tables
Required Experience
Should have 1 -3 years of experience as a Pipefitter Helper or similar experience
Should have 1 -2 years' experience as a journeyman Pipefitter or Boilermaker
Company Overview
Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com
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