Pipefitter

COMPANY SUMMARY: Shapiro & Duncan is the Provider of Choice for advance mechanical solutions! From humble beginnings, our third-generation family owned business has been serving customers in DC, Maryland, and Virginia since 1976. We are known for our award-winning company culture and complex commercial, government and institutional design-build projects that require first-rate performance, work quality and customer service. We specialize in full service mechanical solutions which include engineering, coordination, prefabrication assembly, construction, service and maintenance.

Benefits Summary:

Premium Healthcare Options

• Free Healthcare
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision Discounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts

Your Financial Future

• 401(k) Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Long Term Disability
• Performance Bonus
• Gainshare

Work/Life Balance

• Paid Time Off
• 8 Annual Holidays
• Engaging Team Activities
• Health & Wellness Program

JOB SUMMARY: Install Pipe systems (Plumbing/HVAC) with an emphasis on quality, productivity, training, and teamwork.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in commercial Pipefitting.
• Able to work Monday-Friday with occasional overtime during afternoons, evenings and weekends as needed. Hours may involve start times as early as 5:00 a.m. NOTE: Specific project requirements that may require afternoon or evening/night shifts.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills, including ability to resolve conflict professionally with the assistance of management.
• Interface effectively, ethically and professionally with all levels of individuals: internal and external executives, internal and external professionals, owners and their staff, line employees, subcontractors, vendors, etc.
• Communicate effectively in English (aural, verbal, and written).
• High School Diploma or equivalent (experience may be substituted for education)
• PREFERRED: Welding Certification that meets the requirements of Section IX of the ASME Code.
• Able to sit, stand, bend, walk, climb, and remain in static positions for duration of shift.
• Able to lift up to seventy-five pounds (75 lbs.) without assistance.
• Possess current, valid driver’s license (not under suspension or limitation).
• Able to withstand temperature extremes and exposure to elements (rain, snow, etc.).
• Possess strong desire, willingness and ability to learn new tasks.
• Read and comprehend CADD drawings and diagrams, blueprints, sketches, fabrication drawings and submittals.
• Able to cut and label cuts accurately.
• Able to layout work ahead of welders.
• Knowledge of how mechanical equipment works
• Basic arithmetic skills, including calculating offsets, including for miter pipe and/or fittings.

JOB RESPONSABILITIES:

• Measure, cut, thread, or bend pipe to required angle, using hand or power tools or machines such as pipe cutters, pipe-threading machines, or pipe-bending machines.
• Install pipe accordingly.
• Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, or fixtures in structures, using measuring instruments such as rulers or levels.
• Assemble pipe sections, tubing, or fittings, using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement, plastic solvent, caulking, or soldering, brazing, or welding equipment.
• Install pipe assemblies, fittings, valves, fixtures using hand or power tools.
• Direct helpers engaged in pipe cutting, preassembly, or installation of plumbing systems or components.
• Cut openings in structures to accommodate pipes or pipefittings, using hand or power tools.
• Install underground storm, sanitary, or water piping systems, extending piping as needed to connect fixtures and plumbing.
• Complete all tasks in a timely matter.
• Miscellaneous tasks as directed.

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