Pipefitter

Job Summary: The Journeyman Pipefitter position is a mechanical craft position within our maintenance department. All maintenance pipefitters work a Monday through Friday 8-hour day work schedule.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides troubleshooting and repair of mechanical equipment in technical support of the PCA Wallula Pulp and Paper Mill operation.
• The hourly rate for the Journeyman Pipefitter position is $40.64/hr
• Employees (and their dependents) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life, and disability insurance coverage, subject to applicable waiting periods.
• Employees are automatically enrolled in PCA’s 401k retirement plan at the time of hire.
• Employees are eligible for 40 hours of vacation after one (1) year of service and between 0 and 36 hours of vacation during their first year. Employees also receive nine (9) paid holidays and up to five (5) paid floating holidays per calendar year.
• This is a union environment. Employees will receive all of the rights and benefits associated with union membership when they join our mill facility.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Journeyman level experience.
• Shop math including arithmetic of right angles, areas, volumes, pipe bends, pipe offset, and blueprint reading.
• Hand and power tools associated with pipefitting.
• Industrial rigging and Safety.
• Materials associated with Pipefitting including gaskets, packing, metals and plastics.
• Pipe layout and fabrication, hangers, mitered joints, and offsets.
• Process system valve maintenance and adjustment.
• Hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders and control valve maintenance and adjustment.
• All forms of piping, i.e., flanged, screwed, welded, bell & spigot, fire system, tubing, and hoses.
• Steam joints, siphons, and traps.
• Oxygen-Acetylene torch.
• Welding to include arc welding, rod selection, TIG, brazing, and silver solder.
• Must be able to certify on 6G tests for carbon and stainless steel.
• Must have own complete set of tools.
• All candidates will be required to pass the company's standardized aptitude test for final consideration.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications: Candidates that have worked in a heavy industrial environment.

Compensation: 40.64

Apply Online: https://careers.packagingcorp.com/career-search/posting/pipefitter/21096/