Job Description

Position: Pipefitter
Salary: Competitive Salary and Compensation
Location: CHARLESTON, SC – Cullum Mechanical

Cullum Mechanical is now hiring a qualified, motivated, and reliable Pipefitter to join our Charleston team. Previous commercial or industrial pipe fitting experience is required.

Job purpose: Lays 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.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Selects type and size of pipe and related materials according to job specifications.
• Inspects worksites to determine presence of obstructions and to ascertain that holes will not cause structural weakness.
• Plans sequence of installation to avoid obstructions and activities of other construction workers.
• Cuts pipe, using hacksaw, pipe cutters, hammer and chisel, cutting torch, and pipe cutting machine.
• Threads pipe, using threading machine, ends pipe by hand or with pipe-bending machine.
• Assembles and installs variety of metal and nonmetal pipe and pipe fittings, including those made of brass, copper, lead, glass, and plastic.
• Joins piping by means of threaded, calked, wiped, soldered, brazed, fused or cemented joints.
• Secures pipes to structure with clamps, brackets, and hangers, using handtools.
• Installs and maintains refrigeration and air-conditioning systems including compressors, pumps, meters, pneumatic and hydraulic controls, and piping.
• Tests piping system for leaks by increasing pressure in pipes and observing gauges attached to pipes for indication of leaks.
• May weld holding fixtures to structural steel members.

Requirements:

• Work within precise limits or standards of accuracy.
• Make decisions based on measurable criteria.
• Visualize objects in three-dimensions from plans and drawings.
• Work easily and skillfully with hands.
• Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• See well (either naturally or with correction)
• Climb and maintain balance on high ladders and scaffolds.
• Stand, stoop, kneel, or crouch.

Benefits:

• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account

Apply Today:

Take pride in your craft and work with a company that values your experience. If you’re ready to bring your skills to a dedicated team, apply now.

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