nika solutions - Kodiak, AK
posted 4 days ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Kodiak, AK
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
About the position
NIKA is hiring for a Pipefitter for a base operations support services contract at the US Coast Guard Base in Kodiak, AK! Named a Top Workplace by the Washington Post, NIKA is a well-established company that is focused on growth within an entrepreneurial environment. We work with governments to operate and manage their real property. Our operations management, engineering, and project management services provide our customers with the value and expertise to ensure operational readiness for complex and mission-critical facilities.
Responsibilities
- 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
- Cut pipe, using saws, pipe cutter, cutting torch, and pipe cutting machine
- Thread pipe, using pipe threading machine
- Bend pipe, using pipe bending tools and pipe bending machine
- Assemble and install variety of metal and nonmetal pipes, tubes, and fittings, including iron, steel, copper, and plastic
- Connect pipes, using threaded, caulked, soldered, brazed, fused, or cemented joints
- Secure pipe to structure with brackets, clamps, and hangers
- Install and maintain hydraulic and pneumatic components of machines and equipment, such as pumps and cylinders
- Increase pressure in pipe system and observe connected pressure gauge to test system for leaks
- May weld pipe supports onto structural steel members
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Requirements
- Licensed Journeyman Pipefitter
- 3 + years in the plumbing/pipefitting trades
- Experience maintaining, repairing, installing and operating plumbing systems, to include pipes, traps, plumbing fixtures, back flow prevention systems, water and drain lines, pressure vessels and control systems
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance
