Instrument Tubing Fitter

Instrumentation Tubing Fitter

Build your craft with a company that puts people and safety first. Our client has spent more than 35 years delivering electrical, instrumentation, and controls work for major industrial clients. As an Instrument Fitter, you can contribute hands-on skills to important projects while working with an experienced team focused on quality and safe execution.

Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

Project Duration: Ongoing

Schedule: 6 days/week | 10-hour shifts | 60 hours/week

Per Diem: $125/day, paid all 7 days ($875/week)

Pay & Schedule

Kodiak Labor Solutions is hiring experienced Instrumentation Fitters for an ongoing industrial project in Lebanon, Indiana. Both NCCER-certified and non-certified professionals are encouraged to apply.

• NCCER-Certified Instrumentation Fitters: $42/hr
• Non-NCCER Instrumentation Fitters: $40/hr
• Foreman Instrumentation Fitters: $48/hr
• Overtime paid at time-and-a-half after 40 hours per week
• $125/day per diem, paid all 7 days ($875/week)
• 6x10s schedule, approximately 60 hours per week
• Ongoing project with consistent overtime

The $42/hr rate requires a current NCCER Instrument Fitter credential at the time of hire.

About the Opportunity

Kodiak Labor Solutions is seeking skilled Instrumentation Fitters to support instrumentation installation on process and clean utility systems in a regulated Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) environment.

This position involves stainless steel tubing, precision instrument installation, and working from detailed technical drawings and specifications. We're looking for experienced professionals who take pride in quality workmanship, understand the importance of cleanroom procedures, and can maintain accurate documentation throughout the project.

If you have a strong industrial instrumentation background and are looking for consistent overtime, competitive pay, and an ongoing project, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do

• Install pressure, temperature, flow, level, and analytical instruments on process and clean utility systems, including purified water, Water for Injection (WFI), clean steam, and compressed air.
• Perform single and group tube bending using hand, mechanical, and hydraulic benders, primarily with stainless steel tubing.
• Install compression fittings, manifolds, high-pressure valves, instrument stands, supports, air headers, tube trays, threaded piping, and steam tracing systems.
• Read and interpret P&IDs, loop sheets, isometric drawings, and construction plans to complete installations accurately.
• Assist with leak and pressure testing, maintain accurate installation records, and support inspections, system turnover, and validation activities.
• Follow cleanroom gowning requirements, contamination-control procedures, and GMP standards in controlled work environments.
• Work alongside electricians, controls technicians, commissioning teams, and qualification personnel throughout installation and startup.
• Follow all site-specific safety requirements, OSHA regulations, and established work procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 4 years of instrumentation fitting experience in industrial construction.
• Experience working with stainless steel instrument tubing, compression fittings, high-pressure valves, and associated piping systems.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, loop sheets, isometrics, and construction drawings.
• Working knowledge of tubing and pipe specifications, installation procedures, and precision fitting techniques.
• OSHA 10 certification required; OSHA 30 preferred.
• Ability to follow detailed written procedures, maintain accurate documentation, and keep a clean, organized work area.
• Must provide personal hand tools according to the required tool list.
• Ability to work 6 days per week, approximately 60 hours, on an ongoing basis.
• Reliable transportation and the ability to work at heights and in tight mechanical spaces.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and applicable site badging requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current NCCER Instrument Fitter certification, which qualifies candidates for the higher $42/hr rate.
• Previous experience working in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food-grade, or other GMP-regulated facilities.
• Familiarity with sanitary and hygienic tubing systems, cleanroom protocols, and installation documentation.
• Swagelok or equivalent tube-fitting training.