Pipefitter

Pipefitter

A precision machine is only as reliable as the lines that feed it. This role is where hydraulic, coolant, pneumatic, and process piping is laid out, fitted, and proven before equipment ships or returns to production. Your joints, routes, and test results decide whether a system holds pressure, stays clean, and runs to spec for customers who cannot afford a leak or a delay.
Performance Objectives

• Install piping, tubing, and related components so hydraulic, coolant, and pneumatic circuits meet drawings, pressure ratings, and cleanliness standards on first inspection.
• Read P&IDs, isometrics, and assembly drawings, then route lines that are supported, serviceable, and free of interference.
• Fabricate, cut, bend, thread, flare, and join pipe and tube to print, with joint quality that passes internal and customer inspection.
• Complete pressure, leak, and function checks, record results, and close punch-list items before handover to assembly, startup, or the customer.
• Find and correct leaks, restrictions, and fitting failures on new builds and rebuilds so the system returns to specified performance without repeat defects.
• Sequence materials and work with mechanics, electricians, and supervisors so piping does not hold up machine completion.
• Keep the work area clean and follow lockout, fluid-handling, and quality procedures on every job.

Environment & Resources

You will work on the shop floor with mechanics, electricians, and assembly technicians, reporting to the production or shop supervisor. Drawings, fitting standards, gauges, bending and cutting equipment, and specified fittings and fluids are provided. Work covers new machine builds, rebuilds, and in-house process support, with occasional travel when a system must be finished or corrected at a customer site.
Essential Qualifications

• Hands-on pipefitting or tubing experience on industrial machinery, hydraulics, or process equipment-not residential plumbing alone.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings, P&IDs, and fitting schedules and build from them without constant reinterpretation.
• Proven skill cutting, bending, threading, flaring, and joining hydraulic and coolant lines.
• Working knowledge of pressure testing, leak detection, and contamination control for fluid systems.
• Reliable use of measuring tools, torque practice, and lockout/tagout.
• Clear, timely communication with other trades so issues are raised before they become rework.

Why This Role

• Piping on advanced industrial machines for automotive, aerospace, hydraulics, and precision metalworking-not commodity construction work.
• Ownership from layout through test and handover, with a direct effect on machine performance.
• A skilled-trade shop that values craft, punctuality, and independent problem-solving.
• Variety across new builds, rebuilds, and process support rather than one repetitive station.
• Daily contact with engineering, startup, and service specialists who will stretch your trade.

If you take pride in a joint that holds and a system that runs clean, apply with your experience, certifications, and examples of machinery piping you have built or repaired. Qualified applications are reviewed promptly.