Lee Contracting (Grand Rapids)
3102 Walker Ridge Dr NW
Walker, MI 49544, USA

Description

Founded in 1989, Lee Industrial Contracting is a 100% employee-owned company based in Pontiac, Michigan. We are the premier industrial contractor of choice for a broad variety of equipment installation, construction, and service projects. As employee-owners, we all strive to demonstrate the core values of Safety, Teamwork, Integrity, and Dedication each and every day. As a team, our mission is to provide our customers with the finest people, material, and equipment available. We encourage anyone who shares our values to apply today!

We are proud to offer our employees:

- 401(k)
- Competitive Wages
- Apprenticeship and Comprehensive Training Programs
- Paid Holidays Upon Hire
- Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- HSA with Employer Contribution
- Paid Time Off
- Company Paid Short-Term Disability & Life Insurance
- Safety Bonus Program
- Employee Stock Ownership Program
- Work Travel Incentive
- Holiday Bonus

Responsibilities:

- Support other apprentices, and foremen on various projects
- Follow instructions from foremen and supervisors to ensure tasks are completed efficiently
- Keep the job site clean and well-organized
- Handle the loading and unloading of materials, tools, and equipment
- Ensure attention to detail and follow safety standards
- Fuel and wash department vehicles
- Gain essential service and installation skills to progress within the department
- Assisting with the installation of piping systems

Requirements:

- Minimum of 2-3 years’ Pipefitting experience




- Participate in our employer sponsored DOL Pipefitting Apprenticeship
- Assisting Prep, Fab, Install, and fit pipe to spec
- Cut or bore holes in structures, such as bulkheads, decks, walls, or mains, prior to pipe installation, using hand or power tools
- Assisting with the installation of piping systems
- Tube bending/hand bending
- Pipe Grooving
- Ability to use Megapress to 4"
- Ability to use Propress to 4"
- Has basic welding, brazing, and soldering experience
- PVC prep and glue
- Assist with job layout
- Confined space entrant
- Confined space attendant/supervisor
- Fall protection
- Lockout tagout

Preferred Requirements:

- Basic knowledge of Plumbing & Mechanical Code
- Assisting in inspection of current existing systems
- Assist in selecting pipe sizes, types, or related materials, such as supports, or hangers according to specifications
- Hydraulic flaring
- Pre-swaging tool (compression)
- Basic welding and fabrication
- Material take-offs

Equipment & tool experience:

- Aerial lift Operation - Boom& Scissor
- Forklift Operation - Material Handling up to 5000#
- Hand benders
- Pipe Groover
- Hydraulic flaring tool (preferred)
- Gas cutting torch (preferred)
- Pre-swaging tool (compression) (preferred)
- Trailer Loading and Securing of Material (preferred)




- Hydrostatic test pump knowledge & setup (preferred)
- Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.
- Utilize and understand the constraints of chains, synthetic, metal mesh, and wire rope slings.
- Use & recognize rigging hardware including hooks, shackles, wire rope clips, clamps, eye bolts, softeners and tag lines
- Identifies common load configurations & positioning
- Rigger 1 training – trains on above

Physical Requirements:

- Must be able to ascend/descend ladders, scaffolds, stairs, and/or operate scissor/boom lifts while working at height
- Work in permit & non-permit required confined spaces and in proximity to loud equipment
- Must be able to lift and carry or otherwise move up to 50 pounds regularly/occasionally
- Must be able to respond quickly to auditory alarms, visual signals, or other effective means to communicate hazards
- Must be able to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces
- Must be able to work in cold/hot environments
- Must be able to traverse irregular and steep terrain

This job description reflects management assignment of essential functions, and nothing in this herein restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Equal Prospect Employer
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📌 Pipefitter Apprentice 3 (Grand Rapids)
🏢 Lee Contracting
📍 Grand Rapids