Pipefitter

Full Job Description

This vacancy is for a WG-4204-10, Pipefitter located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Logcom, Base Cape Cod, Facilities Engineering Department in Buzzards Bay, MA.

Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to perform the duties of the position rather than the length of experience.

Eligibility will be determined by the relevance, scope, and quality of all experience and training, regardless of where or how acquired.

Applicants will be rated and ranked based on their knowledge of the following job elements: Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal Supervision.

Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Includes Blueprint Reading). Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment. Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, and Repair, etc.

Measurement and Layout. Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic). Troubleshooting.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

You will serve as a Pipefitter and be responsible for the installation, modification, and repair of high-pressure piping systems, as well as conducting inspections of, and troubleshooting, various new and existing piping systems, and identifying irregularities and existing and/or potential problems.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.

Typical work assignments include: Assembling, installing and repairing pipes, fittings and fixtures of steam heating, sanitary and storm drainage systems, and low-pressure air according to specifications and plumbing codes.

Installing and repairing commodes, lavatories, showers, water heaters, hot water tanks, water pumps, condensate pumps, sewer pumps, sludge pumps, sump pumps, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water softeners.

Fabricating, installing, modifying, repairing, and testing of piping and tubing made from iron, steel, brass, copper, copper-nickel, stainless steel, and plastic, and a wide variety of low, medium, and high-pressure hoses.

Laying out projects, taking measurements, and making templates, jigs and fixtures.

Setting up system routes, placing and cutting route openings, installing regulating devices, and placing hangers for proper pitch and elevation.