Pipefitter Helper (Eastover, SC) - Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial delivers premier maintenance, construction, and soft craft services to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries. Our team of employee-owners, equipped with innovative technology and optimized procedures, helps owners optimize safety, productivity, profit margins, and cost-efficiency.

**This is a fulltime maintenance job working 40 hours a week. No per diem and no relocation funding.**

**Pipefitter Helper**

The Pipefitter Helper will assist pipefitters and pipe fabricators to lay out, assemble, install, and maintain pipe systems, pipe supports, and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial production, and processing systems. Other duties may be assigned.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

+ Assist to cut, thread, and hammer pipe to specifications, using tools such as saws, cutting torches, and pipe threaders and benders.

+ Assist to Cut or drill holes in walls to permit passage of pipes, using pneumatic drill.

+ Assist to Select specific type and size of pipe.

+ Assist to Mount pipe hangers and brackets to hold pipe.

+ Assists Pipefitter to install valves, couplings, and other fittings.

+ May disassemble and remove damage or worn pipe.

+ Must be able to perform work wearing personnel protective equipment. Including but not limited to the following: rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air purifying respirators, safety harness, sand blast hoods, fire resistant coveralls, hard hat, ear plugs and safety glasses.

+ While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have full range of mobility in upper and lower body, able to reach overhead, able to work in various positions, including, but not limited to, stooping, standing, bending over, sitting, kneeling, squatting; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; work at heights; balance for extended periods of time.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications Required for this Position:

**Education** no minimum education requirements.

**Experience** 6+ months experience in an Industrial setting preferred.

Must pass drug screen and background check, as condition of employment.

**This is a fulltime maintenance job working 40 hours a week. No per diem and no relocation funding.**

Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States. Austin Industrial is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position.

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, and a matching 401K plan. We are proud to be a 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)! To learn more about Austin, please go to .

**Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.**

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**About Austin Industrial**

Austin Industrial provides premier self-perform maintenance, construction, and soft craft service to leading industrial companies across the U.S. An industry leader for more than 60 years, we offer single-source solutions to our customers in the oil, gas, chemical, food, agriculture, power, and manufacturing industries.

To learn more about us, visit .

**No Third-Party Inquiries Please**

This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes, or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so ( _i.e._ , payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Any unsolicited resumes or candidate information submitted to this Company or any of its employee-owners becomes the property of the Company.

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