Gas Fitters/Fusers install, inspect, repair and maintain gas lines and gas equipment such as meters and regulators. The Gas Fitter/Fuser must perform all Laborer essential duties and responsibilities.
Pay Rate: $23.00 – $26.00
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Assists crew leader in construction, reconstruction and maintenance work
- Assists equipment operators by swamping, hand digging and locating underground obstructions
- Works with specialized equipment including fusion machines, jackhammers, rotary drills, power actuated fasteners and other industry tools
- Signals equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement, and adjustment of machinery, equipment, and materials
- Works safely around backhoes, excavators, trenchers and dump truck
- Cleans and prepare construction sites to eliminate possible hazards
- Performs plastic pipe fusion including socket, butt, mechanical, saddle and electro-fusion
- Taps and stops plastic and steel gas fittings
- Performs cathodic protection work including installation of anodes, test leads and pipe to soil measurements
- Loads and unloads materials, tools, and equipment onto and from trucks by hand
- Installs gas meters, regulators, piping and pipe fitting work with black iron pipe
- Repairs gas leaks including above ground meter sets and piping and below ground steel and plastic
- Keeps legible, hand-written, accurate records including daily work logs and installation records
Other Duties/Responsibilities
- Performs other duties as assigned
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
- One (1+) plus years experience working with underground utilities is required
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted on a year to year basis
Additional Requirements/Licenses/Certifications:
- Fitter certification is required
- Possession of a valid Driver’s License is required
- Candidates must pass Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check, a Background check, and a pre-employment drug screen
t the discretion of the employer.