Pipefitter Helper at Clark Water, LLC — Louisa, VA

Helps pipefitters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Measures, cuts, threads and assembles new pipe, placing the assembled pipe in hangers or other supports.
• Cuts or drills holes in walls or floors to accommodate the passage of pipes.
• Performs rough-ins, repairs and replaces fixtures and water heaters, and locates, repairs, or removes leaking or broken pipes.
• Assists pipe fitters in the layout, assembly, and installation of piping for air, ammonia, gas, and water systems.
• Cuts pipe and lifts up to fitters.
• Fits or assists in fitting valves, couplings, or assemblies to tanks, pumps, or systems, using hand tools.
• Requisitions tools and equipment, selects type and size of pipe, and collects and transports materials and equipment to work site.
• Mounts brackets and hangers on walls and ceilings to hold pipes and sets sleeves or inserts to provide support for pipes.
• Excavates and grades ditches and lays and joins pipe for water and sewer service.
• Disassembles and removes damaged or worn pipe.
• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: Self-Motivated, Results Oriented, Adaptable, Team Player, Accountable, Ethical, Innovative, Resilient, Builds Relationships

• You would often handle loads up to 50 lbs., sometimes up to 100 lbs. You will need a lot of strength at this level.
• Work in this occupation involves bending or twisting your body more than one-third of the time
• Work in this occupation involves use of protective items such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, a hard hat, or personal flotation devices
• Requires getting into awkward positions
• Work in this occupation involves using your hands to hold, control, and feel objects more than one-third of the time
• Work in this occupation involves kneeling, crouching, stooping, and/or crawling more than one-third of the time
• Work in this occupation requires being outside most of the time
• Work in this occupation involves making repetitive motions more than one-third of the time
• Work in this occupation involves standing more than one-third of the time

• Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching
• Seeing clearly up close
• Identifying and understanding the speech of another person
• Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying objects
• Using abdominal and lower back muscles repeatedly or over time without tiring

• Seeing clearly up close