Pipefitter jobs in Altoona, PA

Job Description & Duties:
To install new piping and repair, renew, or relocate existing piping. Perform acetylene and
electric welding work.

Essential Responsibilities:
1. Procure, cut, rig, align, and install pipe, fittings, valves, gaskets, and hangers.
2. Use blueprints or drawings on installation or repair work.
3. Figure type of material most adaptable to job and select from brass, copper, lead, iron,
stainless steel, plastic, spiral riveted or galvanized pipe (also select bolts, gaskets, and
valves).
4. Apply proper oil and cutting compounds when using threading and cutting machine and
hand tools.
5. Use caution to avoid accidents by checking for gases or other injurious substances.
6. Make patterns to use for devising odd-size fittings.
7. Check/replace steam traps, fire systems, valves, and sprinklers.
8. Clean pipelines and heaters.
9. Able to use a level, tape measure, and other calibrated equipment.
10. Install/maintain steam Traps.
11. Maintain control systems.
12. Insulate and cover work as needed.
13. Maintain plumbing throughout mill and company-owned property.
14. Regulate and operate electric arc welding machine (allowing for variance, quality, type
of material, and distance job being performed from welding machine).
15. Use gauges as guides for proper setting of oxygen and acetylene valves for type of
material being welded or burned.
16. Prepare surface for welding using wire brush and chipping hammer, grinder.
17. Perform flat, vertical, horizontal, or overhead welding on copper, iron, aluminum, brass,
and alloy metals.
18. Operate acetylene burning machine when fabricating materials.
19. Simple math skills such as understanding fractions and division are needed.