Experienced Pipefitter Job at JAMES RIVER MECHANICAL, INC., Smithfield, VA

  • JAMES RIVER MECHANICAL, INC.
  • Smithfield, VA

Job Description

We are a facilities and infrastructure contractor in Smithfield. Family-owned, founded in 1986 - this is our 40th year - 2nd generation, 41 people.

Our work is the plant and the systems that keep the shipyards and industrial facilities running - pumphouses and booster stations, utility tunnels, steam and compressed air distribution, river water and fire protection, process piping, instrumentation and controls. A good bit of what we install, we fabricate ourselves in our own shop. Yards we work at include: NNS, BAE, General Dynamics, Colonna's, and the Marine Terminals.

We self-preform as piping and fabrication contractor, and we also run as general contractor on projects - holding the schedule, the subcontractors and the customer relationship ourselves.

The work itself is not residential and it is not the same fitting 8 hours a day. The materials you'd touch are: carbon and seamless steel, stainless, copper, brass, copper-nickel, ductile and cast iron, PVC and CPVC, HDPE, Bondstrand fiberglass, NUPI polypropylene, Aquatherm and ASAHI Air Pro.

What were looking for in a fitter:

  • Read & Interpret isometric drawings, spool sheets, specifications
  • Verify joint preparation, beveling, and fit-up in compliance with WPS requirements.
  • Measure, cut, and fit piping systems to meet precise tolerances
  • Raise concerns immediately if drawings or requests are unclear.
  • Adhere to OSHA, JRM and customer safety standards.
  • Maintain awareness of jobsite hazards and use all required PPE
  • Support QA/Safety staff during stop-point inspections and sign-offs.
  • Ensure material, welds, and joints are traceable and documented
  • Work collaboratively with shop and field leadership and mentor apprentices
  • Lay out, align and prepare piping components for welding or installation
  • Verify joint preparation, beveling, and fit-up in compliance with WPS requirements.
  • Measure, cut, and fit piping systems to meet precise tolerances
  • Raise concerns immediately if drawings or requests are unclear.
  • Adhere to OSHA, JRM and customer safety standards.
  • Maintain awareness of jobsite hazards and use all required PPE
  • Support QA/Safety staff during stop-point inspections and sign-offs.
  • Ensure material, welds, and joints are traceable and documented
  • Work collaboratively with shop and field leadership and mentor apprentices.

Qualifications

  • 3-6 years experience in piping fabrication and installation
  • Proficient in reading drawings
  • Preferred Journeyman Gas Fitter
  • Must be able to lift 50lbs, work in confined spaces and heights
  • Stand, bend, and perform repetitive tasks for extended periods
  • Work in variable shop or field conditions (heat, cold, humidity, noise).

Pay & Benefits

  • Pay increases based on certifications, licenses, renewals and schooling. We evaluate on 5 things: safety, attendance, quality of your work, whether you can be handed a job and run it, and whether you help and teach the people coming up behind you.
  • We offer health, dental and life insurance, 401k, paid vacation and sick leave, and paid holidays

Expectations

  • Show up, work safe, own your work
  • The yards require a badge requiring a background check, a good standing driver's license and US Citizenship

Job Tags

For contractors, Apprenticeship, For subcontractor, Immediate start

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