Mechanical Piping Technician - Valves, Steam, and Hydraulics

Job Description

Job Description

Is this you?

• Do you thrive turning complex blueprints into safe, efficient pipe runs?
• Are you skilled with valves, regulators, traps, boilers, and high-pressure hydraulic systems?
• Can you balance precision fabrication with fast, reliable maintenance decisions on the floor?

• Install, assemble, fabricate, maintain, and repair mechanical piping systems.
• Interpret blueprints to select pipe types and plan optimal routing and installation methods.
• Lay out, cut, and build systems of pipes, valves, traps, regulators, and related hardware from drawings or verbal direction.
• Repair and maintain all varieties of valves, regulators, and traps.
• Maintain high-pressure hydraulics; service boilers, associated piping/accessories, steam-jacketed pressure vessels, the sewage plant and clarifier, and linseed/hydraulic oil separators.
• Make sound salvage-versus-scrap judgments for components pulled from service.
• Pitch in with other maintenance crafts to get the job done.

• Standard craft tools: hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers, punches, chisels, levels, etc.
• Transportation vehicles
• Overhead crane
• Oil cans and grease guns

• Work at heights and in confined spaces as needed.
• Operate solo with minimal supervision or in tandem with other maintenance crafts.
• Navigate hot, cold, dirty, greasy, wet, and noisy areas depending on assignment.

• High School Diploma or equivalency.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Skills assessment required.
• Willing and able to work shifts and rotating schedules, with daily/weekend overtime and call-outs for repairs, downtime reduction, preventive maintenance, and root cause analysis.
• Minimum 4 years in manufacturing and/or heavy industrial skilled trades.

• Brake & Suspension Systems
• HVAC Maintenance
• Boiler Troubleshooting
• Boiler Operation
• Diesel & Heavy Equipment Systems
• Crane & Lifting Equipment Systems
• Blueprint Reading

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