Pipefitter

How would you benefit from a Pipefitter career with a financially stable organization that is 100% employee owned? With top pay and benefits and a strong emphasis on your safety, this is a company that cares about you and wants to set you up for long term success.

Due to growth, Varney, Inc. is seeking a Pipefitter to join their team in the Roanoke Region.

Relocation assistance may be offered to well-qualified candidates!

Some of the benefits to you:

• Sign-on bonuses available based on level of experience!
• TOP COMPENSATION
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – As a 100% employee-owned organization, Varney is an employee-oriented company that is focused on employee success and wellbeing. This environment encourages productivity and innovation because the entire Varney Team shares in the company’s profits.
• Excellent benefits package – Includes medical, dental and vision plan options, life insurance and disability coverage, 401k plan with employer match.
• Reputation – In Virginia, Varney stands out as a provider of quality work, professional service, and customer satisfaction.

Requirements:

• Follow blueprints and Bim modeling and build off of spool sheet
• Lift and carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds
• Reach for, push and pull construction materials and equipment
• Climb stairs and ladders
• Traverse rough and uneven surfaces
• Stand, balance, walk, kneel, crawl, stoop, twist and squat to access construction areas and to complete construction tasks
• Respond to visual and audio warnings and alarms
• Respond to verbal warnings and instructions
• Communicate verbal warnings and instructions
• Candidates must have a driver’s license with a clean driving record. All new hires must be able to pass a drug screen and background check.

Essential Functions:

• Lay out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems, pipe supports, and related hydraulic and pneumatic equipment for steam, hot water, heating, cooling, lubricating, and industrial production and processing systems,
• Apply knowledge of system operation
• Follow blueprints
• Select type and size of pipe, and related materials and equipment, such as supports, hangers, and hydraulic cylinders, according to specifications
• Inspect work site to determine presence of obstructions and to ascertain that holes cut for pipe will not cause structural weakness
• Plan installation or repair to avoid obstructions and to avoid interfering with activities of other workers.
• Cut pipe, using saws, pipe cutter, hammer and chisel, cutting torch, and pipe cutting machine.
• Thread pipe using pipe threading machine.
• Bend pipe using pipe bending tools and pipe bending machine.
• Assemble and installs variety of metal and nonmetal pipes, tubes, and fittings, including iron, steel, copper, and plastic. Connects pipes, using threaded, caulked, soldered, brazed, fused, or cemented joints, and hand tools
• Secure pipe to structure with brackets, clamps, and hangers, using hand tools and power tools
• Install and maintains hydraulic and pneumatic components of machines and equipment, such as pumps and cylinders, using hand tools
• Install and maintain refrigeration and air conditioning systems, including compressors, pumps, meters, pneumatic and hydraulic controls, and piping, using hand and power tools, and following specifications and blueprints
• Increase pressure in pipe system and observes connected pressure gauge to test system for leaks.
• May weld pipe supports to structural steel members

About the Company: Varney has been delivering trusted, mechanical, plumbing, electrical and integrated system services since 1955. As an ESOP company, each employer owner prides themselves on their reputation for delivering unmatched value and professional solutions to their customers throughout Virginia.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual’s race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.