Hot Tap Technician (Entry Level)

General Summary

The Hot Tap Technician performs hot tapping services in a variety of client industrial work sites with minimal shutdowns or service interruptions.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintains a safe, secure and healthy environment by adhering to Company/Customer safety standards and practices and to legal regulations, alerting others regarding potential hazards or concern
• Performs all duties as assigned and adheres to TEAM’s Core Values.
• Provides on-site Hot Tapping and Line Stop services on client work sites performing any of any of the following duties:
  • Creating a safe entry into a pipe or vessel; operating at a pressure or vacuum
  • Hot taps and conventional line stops
  • Hot stops
  • Hi-Stops®
  • Super Hi-Stops®
  • Double Line Stops
  • 45 Degree angle taps
  • Tee stops and elbow stops
  • Across-the-line stops
  • Through the line valve stops
  • Freeze stops
• Identifies circumstances that necessitate the use of proper safety procedures and equipment.
• Documents all hot tapping services activity as required.
• Maintains hot tapping tools and equipment.

Job Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Technical school or related training preferred.
• Two (2) years of industry related experience preferred.
• Current HAZPOWER training certificate preferred.
• Travel Requirements: 0% - 25%

Work Conditions

• Position is based out of a branch or site location.
• Field duties require indoor and outdoor work in a plant atmosphere
• Interaction with other crew employees, as well as supervisors and client personnel
• Working in plant and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels
• Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection
• May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes
• May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis

Physical and Mental Requirements

• Ability to lift and carry 75 pounds
• Must be able to walk and climb except when performing non-field duties
• Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively
• Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employee to investigations
• Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine office duties
• Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations
• Sufficient personal mobility to maneuver within a refinery or plant environment to include the ability to gain access to elevated platforms via ladders and stairwells
• Ability to maintain focus and multitask effectively
• Excellent communication skills

TEAM provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.