Pipefitter jobs in Appleton, WI

Pipefitter Apprentice

Apply online at www.domtar.com/careers

Domtar is a leading provider of a wide variety of fiber-based products including communication, specialty and packaging papers, market pulp and airlaid nonwovens. With approximately 5,800 employees serving more than 50 countries around the world, Domtar is driven by a commitment to turn sustainable wood fiber into useful products that people rely on every day.

Through our values of agility, caring and innovation, we constantly find better ways to serve our customers, support our employees and strengthen our communities.

Domtar is seeking experienced individuals to become part of our multi-skilled maintenance team as a Pipefitter Apprentice at the Nekoosa, Wisconsin mill.

Domtar offers competitive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance and 401(k) with company match. Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following the hire date. New hires earn one week of paid vacation after six months of employment and an additional week after one year of service. Domtar also recognizes 11 paid holidays.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform maintenance on mill equipment as scheduled.
• Troubleshoot mill systems and equipment as needed.
• Installation of new and rebuilt equipment.
• Perform inspections and preventive maintenance tasks.
• Assemble and secure pipes, tubes, fittings, and related equipment according to specifications by welding, brazing, cementing, soldering, and threading.
• Inspect and examine and test installed systems and pipelines.
• Measure and mark pipes for cutting and threading.
• Layout full scale drawings or pipe systems and related equipment following blueprints.

Required Qualifications:

• Apprentices must have an Industrial Mechanical Technician associate degree OR equivalent core education consisting of post high school Intermediate Algebra or Trigonometry, post high school Physics, post high school Mechanical Drafting/Blueprint reading, post high school training in hydraulics.

• Apprentices need to pass a respirator fit test and be clean shaven where the sealing surface of the respirator contacts the face.
• Hold a valid Wisconsin Driver’s License.
• Apprentices must meet established test standards (Nowlin test standards for mechanical aptitude) and have a good work record, strong work ethic, and have good safety and attendance records.
• Apprentices must do a considerable amount of bending, stooping, reaching, turning, and twisting and must be able to climb and work in high places.  Examples include:  8 feet to 60-foot elevated lifts, ladders, cherry pickers, and manlifts.
• Apprentices must work safely around moving machinery and work in confined places (inside dryers, boilers, etc.) and must also work safely with hazardous materials such as: corrosive acids, chlorates, polymers, gases, etc. 
• Apprentices must also learn to operate and use power equipment such as:  saws, drills, planers, threaders, etc., and must have the ability to read blueprints and schematic diagrams. 
• Ability to lift 50 to 100 pounds regularly.

Must be Willing to meet the following requirements:

• Available to work varying hours that may include shift, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to work scheduled and unscheduled overtime and respond to emergency call-ins.
• Pass pre-employment background check and drug screen.
• Wear the required personal protective equipment.
• Complete standard Red Cross First Aid and CPR courses during the first year of apprenticeship and maintain such certification throughout career.
• Work in industrial conditions (i.e., warm/hot, dusty/dirty, around hazardous chemicals, noise, and heavy machinery or working at heights with proper safety training and safety protection)
• Apprentices must successfully complete the State Indentured Pipefitter Apprenticeship Program with classroom and on-the-job related instruction.

If you are interested in an opportunity to work with an organization that is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a full range of employee benefits and a competitive wage package, consider joining our Team.  Please apply online and attach your cover letter, resume and copy of certification, in confidence.