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Working Lead PipefitterFabricator (Field Services)


Job Location:

Ascension Parish, LA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 23 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 30 August 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
The job posting is outdated and position may be filled

Job Summary

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Create welds in accordance with drawings specifications applicable codes and standards etc. and have welds meet acceptability criteria in accordance with ASME Sec IX acceptance criteria and customer specifications
  • Prepare components to be welded by utilizing appropriate power and hand tools
  • Work as a multi-craft mechanical resource within the Field Services team with typical work scopes including (but not limited to):
    • Rotating equipment removal and installation
    • Rotating equipment baseplate removal and installation
    • Rotating equipment maintenance activities
    • Piping removal and installation
    • Valve removal and installation
    • Rotating equipment pedestal (concrete grout etc.) construction and/or replacement
  • Perform minor maintenance and cleaning activities of tools and equipment
  • Observe and comply with all safety and environmental rules and requirements and all applicable company and customer policies and procedures
  • Perform other duties as required
Certifications Education and Experience:
  • Associates Degree or trade school certification in craft preferred but equivalent experience in welding and general mechanical maintenance/projects/turnarounds will be considered
  • Strong hands-on background in welding of plate piping (including small bore) and structural components including carbon steel and stainless steel (where applicable) using GTAW GMAW SMAW and FCAW welding processes and equipment with GTAW and SMAW being the most commonly utilized
  • General knowledge of mechanical maintenance/project tasks including boilermaker activities pipefitting flange make-up and bolt torquing etc.
  • General knowledge of millwright activities including (but not limited to) rotating equipment installation bearing installation/replacement seal installation/replacement shaft alignment etc.
  • Minimum 10 years of industrial pipefitting/fabricating experience in the field is desired but will consider lesser experience depending upon individual
  • Experience with leading crews or other previous leadership experience is required

Competencies:
Integrity
  • Behaving ethically
  • Acting fairly
  • Taking responsibility
Professionalism
  • Demonstrating self-control
  • Professional appearance
  • Maintains a positive attitude.
Initiative
  • Persisting
  • Taking initiative
  • Setting challenging goals
  • Working independently
  • Achievement motivation
Ability to relate to authority
  • Relates well to superiors and learns from supervisors who coach appropriately and provide the opportunity for advancement
Critical & Analytic Thinking
  • Reasoning
  • Mental agility
Teamwork
  • Acknowledging team membership and role
  • Establishing productive relationships
  • Identifying with the team and its goals
  • Resolving conflicts
Adaptability & Flexibility
  • Employing unique analyses
  • Entertaining new ideas
  • Dealing with ambiguity
Reading
  • Comprehension
  • Attention to detail

PLEASE NOTE: John H Carter Company is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please no phone calls or emails to any employee of John H Carter Company about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at John H Carter Company via-email the Internet or in any form and/or method without a validand executedsearch firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of John H Carter Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by John H Carter Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.