Helper - Pipe Shop - Shipyard #3586095-182262 - Gulf Marine Repair Corporation

Must have the following to apply:

- Communication Skills - Comprehend documents such as safety rules, operating maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals - The ability to write routine reports and correspondence - The ability to understand information, ideas, direction and then have the ability to perform the task or project discussed - Also, to have ability to ask questions to ensure understanding of the information given - Ability to understand and follow directions - Ability to learn to read and understand plans and specifications, including steel inventories - Ability to perform repetitive movements - Ability to work overhead - Ability to use hands to grasp - Ability to reach with arms - Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, squat, crawl, and twist - Ability to sit, climb and balance - Climb and maintain balance on steel framework, stairs, ladders and scaffolds - Ability to frequently lift and/or push or pull up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or push or pull up to 50 pounds - Ability to work up to a 12-hour shift in all weather and temperature extremes - Vision adequate to perform all required tasks - Ability to move in and around confined and cluttered places and uneven areas - Full range of motion and flexibility consistent with age Preferred: - Education - High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) - Experience - Six months experience in industrial construction

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Job Description:

A Pipe Department Helper is required to provide assistance to Pipe Welders and Pipe Fitters within our busy Shipyard with lay-out, installation, and assembly of shipyard pipe components in accordance with all applicable plans, specifications, codes, and industry standards

At times a pipe department helper may be required to run errands, set up welding machines, retrieve items from the tool room, assist pipe department employees with carrying tools, carry lift or gather materials or equipment, and in general "help" the pipe department staff with their day-to-day duties and functions

- Assist Pipe Department workers in laying out work - Learn to perform lay-out independently - Learn to read and understand plans and specifications - Visualize two dimensional drawings in three dimensions - Follow established jobsite safety and regulations and maintain a safe and clean work area - Identify safety hazards the candidate or other employees may be subject to and take all necessary corrective action to eliminate or minimize hazards - Load, transport, unload, and furnish Pipe Welders and Pipe Fitters with materials, tools, equipment, and supplies - Clean work area and restock supplies and materials as necessary; assist in lifting, positioning, and securing of materials and workpieces during installation; may perform minor maintenance and cleaning activities of journeyperson's tools and equipment - Learn to use appropriate hand and power tools to assist pipe department personnel to properly measure, cut, bend, fit and weld steel and help install all other related items in accordance with the applicable plans and specifications - Perform other routine duties as directed by experienced craft worker Work Environment: - Employee will be required to wear personal protective equipment as needed to perform job tasks - Employee is regularly exposed to noise, dust, varying types of smells - Employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, must have ability to properly use and handle toxic or caustic chemicals - Employee is regularly exposed to varying weather conditions, high, precarious places, and outside weather conditions - Employee is expected to work in a safe and efficient manner while maintaining a clean work area

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