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Tank Fitter/Tacker
- Pass Pre-employment drug & alcohol screen
- Unload fabricated steel products and tools from trucks or rail cars.
- Operate electric and pneumatic power tools such as grinders, wire brushes, and chipping guns. Perform basic and preventative maintenance functions on power equipment.
- Use hand tools such as shovels, brooms, scrapers, hand brushes, files etc.
- Hook-on or move material around the field site by hand or with the assistance of a forklift or crane.
- Align, fit, and tack steel shapes together utilizing temporary erection gear, fit-up (pry) bars, and sledgehammers.
- Erect and dismantle temporary scaffolding used in steel plate construction.
- Set up, break down, and rig lifting equipment such as mobile cranes and fixed derricks.
- Set-up and use oxy-fuel or plasma burning equipment to cut or trim plate and structural steel.
- Perform welding operations to join the steel parts together in accordance with approved for construction welding procedures using SMAW, FCAW and SAW processes.
- Inspect, set up, use, break down’ and rig equipment such as aerial work platforms (spider buggies), elevated work platforms, and staging.
- Lay out and install tank accessories according to drawings and procedures.
- Typically 5+ years of relevant experience
- Certification in Tacking Weld processes
- Skilled in:
o Grinding
o Oxy/Fuel Burning
o Basic Fitting
o Arc Gouging
o Manlift / Scissor / Gondola / Spider Buggy Lift
o Structural erection and fit-up
o Tank Bottom/Lapped Plate – layout and fit
o Tank fittings – layout and fit
o Tank shell plate – erect and fit
o Weld seam grinding
o Basic Knowledge of Construction Manuals
o Compression bar
o Shell stiffener
o Wind girder
o Top Angle
o Engineering drawings – read and understand
o Roof installation - Roof type to be filled by Evaluator, as applicable
o Specialized tank activities - Air Raise / Hydrotest / Seal / Pneumatic, etc.
o Tank Builders scaffold erection and use
o Sphere shell plate – erect and fit
o Crane hand signal skills
o Ability to understand all type rigging tools
o Able to read Operation Manuals / Load chart
o Able to calculate the weight of the load
o Maintaining the rigging tools in good working safe condition
o Perform periodic inspection / Color coding all Rigging gear
o Ability to select the correct rigging gear for the lift / Sling Termination
o Knows how to do basic load calculations
o Knows how to inspect lifting & safety tools / equipment
o Knows how to organize work - follow given instructions
- Ability to read a standard measuring tape
- Communication Skills: Ability to effectively verbally communicate directions from craft supervisors and respond to questions from managers and fellow workers.
- Mathematical skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
- Access elevated work platforms and scaffolds through the use of ladders, stairways, or other designated access ways.
- Climb structures utilizing appropriate fall protection and available handholds and footholds.
- Work with precise limits or standards of accuracy.
- Compare and see differences in the size, shape and form of lines, figures, and objects.
- Understand verbal instructions and written posted notices.
- Comply with all written and verbally communicated safety rules and procedures.
- Perform general labor on construction sites.
- Work in confined spaces where respirators and fresh air equipment are utilized.
- Maintain and use personal protective equipment.
- Practice good housekeeping to maintain a clean, orderly, and safe work area.
- Perform a variety of duties, which may often change.
- Able to understand verbal instructions and written posted notices.
- Capable of learning to read and understand basic drawings.
- Able to visually inspect personal work activities.
- Able to pass required safety exams
- Safety: Works safely at all times, meets standards of safety awareness, and complies with safety requirements and proper use, operation, and handling of tools, equipment, and materials.
- Attendance: Meets all attendance standards.
- Technical Skills: Possesses knowledge and skills to do the job required within the defined schedule.
- Quality of Work: Effectively analyzes, organizes, and executes work to meet quality requirements.
Performance and Productivity Metrics
Physical Requirements
NP=Not Present, O=Occasionally (0-33%), F=Frequently (34-66%), C=Constantly (67-100%)
Standing
C
Walking
F
Sitting
F
Pushing
F
Pulling
F
Climbing
F
Balancing
F
Bending
F
Stooping
F
Kneeling
F
Crouching
F
Crawling
F
Reaching
F
Handling
C
Fingering
C
Feeling
C
Vision
C
Hearing
C
Lifting (lbs.)
Carrying (lbs.)
0-10lbs
C
0-10lbs
C
10-20lbs
C
10-20lbs
C
25-50lbs
O
25-50lbs
O
50-100lbs
O
50-100lbs
O
100lbs+
O
100lbs+
O
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