Position: Pipefitter
Location of Work: Grand Prairie, Alberta
Terms of Employment: Contract, project-based (2 - 3 months)
Employment Conditions: Morning, Day, Evening, Overnight, Weekend
Start Date: End of May
Number of Positions: 5
Travel Requirements: Willing to Relocate or should be local to Grand Prairie
Language: English
Responsibilities:
- Interpret blueprints and specifications to lay out and execute work.
- Unload and stack steel units for hoisting.
- Erect and install scaffolding, construction cranes, derricks, and other hoisting equipment.
- Assemble rigging (cables, pulleys, hooks) to move heavy equipment and materials.
- Direct crane operators using hand signals or radios for precise positioning.
- Position steel units, align holes, and insert temporary bolts.
- Check alignments and join steel parts using bolting or tack welding.
- Assemble and erect prefabricated metal structures.
- Select, cut, bend, and secure steel bars or wire mesh in concrete forms.
- Install ornamental and structural metalwork such as curtain walls, metal stairways, railings, and power doors.
- Unload and install pre-cast components.
Requirements:
- Journeyman certification
- Red Seal Certificate (Optional)
- Work with precise limits or standards of accuracy.
- Make decisions based on measurable criteria and visualize objects in three-dimensions from plans and drawings.
- Able to read and follow drawings.
- Select type and size of pipe and related materials according to job specifications.
- Inspects worksites to determine presence of obstructions and to ascertain the holes will not cause structural
- weakness.
- Follows the sequence of installation to avoid obstructions and activities of other disciplines.
- Cuts pipe using various tools and equipment.
- Threads pipe using threading machine, also bends pipe with hand or with a pipe-bending machine.
- Assemble and installs variety of metal and nonmetal pipe and pipe fittings, including those made of brass,
- copper, lead, glass, and plastic.
- Follows all TDE’s welding procedures (WPS) for the purpose of tacking pipe components.
- Secures pipes to structure with clamps, brackets, and hangers, using hand tools.
- 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.
- Able to follow instructions exactly as given.
- Mentors and works closely with Pipefitter Apprentices.
- Reports any issues and/or concerns to the Piping Lead Hand and/or the Production Superintendent.
Compensation:
- $30.00 - $45.00 per hour based on experience.
- Shift rotation: 17 days on, 4 days off
- 11-hour Per day (flexible based on project needs).
- Compensation and benefits will align with the Collective Agreement.
Working Conditions:
- Repetitive movement and ability to lift materials weighing up to 25kg.
- Ability to work in fast-paced environments and adjust to continuously changing tasks.
- Capability to work extended hours, often in diverse weather conditions.
We encourage qualified and interested candidates to submit their resumes. While we appreciate all applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Job Type: Contract
Contract length: 2 months
Pay: $30.00-$45.00 per hour
Flexible language requirement:
Application question(s):
- Are you willing to relocate to Grand Prairie during project?
Experience:
- Pipefitter: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Journeyman Certificate (required)
Work Location: In person
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