Job Summary
An Industrial Insulation Metal Men will work with a team of industrial metal men (mechanics) & insulators, coordinating and performing the installation, maintenance, and repair of insulation systems in industrial settings. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership and project management responsibilities to ensure the efficient and safe completion of insulation projects. The Metal Men and Insulators are responsible for ensuring that all work is done in compliance with safety regulations, quality standards, and project timelines.
Required to work multi-craft (Scaffolding Support, Painting/Blasting Support, Light Construction Support) when needed.
Job Timeline: 6 Months-3 Years
Hours: 4/10s
Key Responsibilities
- Work with a team of industrial insulators, ensuring you are properly trained, equipped, and focused on completing tasks safely and efficiently.
- Assigned daily work tasks based on project needs, skill levels, and work schedules.
- Ability to inspect refinery environment & initiate discovery work with Project Manager.
- Assess proper insulation materials depending on job scope.
- Plan and coordinate insulation installation and maintenance projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
- Direct daily crew assignments, review JSAs, verify tools and equipment are ready, monitor productivity, correct unsafe behavior, report progress, and escalate issues.
- Communicate with project managers, clients, and other trades to ensure seamless integration of insulation work with other construction or maintenance tasks.
- Ensure the quality of insulation work meets project specifications and safety standards.
- Inspect finished installations to ensure proper fitting, insulation density, and adherence to safety codes and regulations.
- Address any deficiencies or issues that arise, directing the team to make corrections as needed.
- Ensures crew starts on time, understands the task, works safely, avoids idle time, and communicates issues before they become delays.
- Installation of Insulation Materials: Apply insulation to pipes, tanks, ducts, and machinery in industrial settings to maintain temperature, reduce energy consumption, and prevent heat loss or gain.
- Ensure Proper Fitment: Ensure that insulation is installed correctly to prevent gaps, which could reduce efficiency and safety.
- Energy Efficiency: Focus on improving energy conservation by ensuring proper installation and minimizing heat loss or gain in industrial systems, reducing operational costs.
- Fire Protection: Install fire-resistant insulation where necessary to prevent the spread of fire and protect equipment and workers.
- Safety Compliance: Adhere to strict safety guidelines, including wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, goggles, respirators, and hearing protection. Ensure work is performed according to OSHA and other relevant safety standards.
- Inspect and Maintain Insulation: Regularly inspect installed insulation for wear and damage, making repairs or replacements when needed to maintain system performance. Calcium Silicate Insulation Materials.
- Inventory: Manage insulation materials inventory and organization
- Tracking: Tracking insulation installation production completion through tracking software systems.
- Work with Blueprints: Read and interpret blueprints, specifications, or technical drawings to understand insulation requirements for specific industrial applications.
- Collaboration: Work with other tradespeople such as pipefitters, electricians, scaffold builders, painter/blasters, laborers, and maintenance teams to ensure the proper installation of insulation materials in complex systems.
Experience Requirements
- At least 3-7 years of hands-on experience in industrial insulation.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reads blueprints and selects required insulation material.
- Work at heights with no fear.
- Brush adhesives on or attach metal adhesive application to insulation material.
- Determine the amounts and select required insulation material (Calcium Silicate) (in sheet, tubular, or roll form), such as fiberglass, foam rubber, Styrofoam, cork, and urethane, based on the material's ability to retain heat, location, surface, shape, and equipment use.
- Using tape measure or other measuring device, measure and cut insulation material to specified size and shape for covering flat or round surfaces, using handsaw, knife, or scissors.
- Fit, wrap, or attach required insulation material around or to the structure, following blueprint specifications.
- Cover or seal insulation with preformed plastic covers, canvas strips, sealant, or tape to secure insulation to the structure, according to the type of insulation used and structure covered, using a staple gun, trowel, paintbrush, or caulking gun.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work for ANY employer in the United States.
Qualifications Required for this Position:
Education – no minimum education requirements.
Experience – 4 years of experience in insulation is preferred.
Local Requirements: This is a maintenance long term job and no per diem will be paid out. Site Project Manager is looking for New Orleans/Waggaman LA locals only.
Keyset Skills & Abilities:
- Analytical Ability: Use of analytical, organizational and observation skills that demonstrate the ability to grasp concepts or needs, organize, implement, and manage programs/solutions. Ability to analyze data, evaluate situations and identify problems or opportunities, including likely causes. Ability to develop factual, logical courses of action, considering resources, constraints and company values.
- Influencing Skills: Outstanding leadership and communication skills that enable ability to collaborate, gain trust, and influence at all levels. Must have the ability to develop effective working relationships with the various functional and business leaders. Will be a team player with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to drive new concepts and ideas. Must be confident enough to constructively challenge peers and staff on their approach and thinking. Ability to create a sense of urgency and employee awareness around regulatory compliance, and injury and illness prevention.
- Language / Writing: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence, and memos. Ability to write effective correspondence and presentations. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- Computer: - Strong PC skills with particular emphasis on Microsoft Office (MSWord, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Born360). Ability to quickly learn additional software programs as required by job responsibilities.
- Customer Orientation: Demonstrates concern for meeting internal and external customers' needs in a manner that provides satisfaction for the customer within the resources that can be made available.
Work Environment: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee could be exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and outside weather conditions. The employee may be exposed to high, precarious locations such as towers (up to 300ft.). They may be required to work in extreme cold and extreme heat and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. Their work may involve risks to hazards such as: working around moving mechanical parts; risk of electrical shock; explosives and vibration. The noise level in the work environment may exceed 85dB and will require the use of hearing protection.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds and may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Certifications & Licenses:
- Must possess a TWIC card
- Basic Plus Orientation Required
- Current driver’s license from state of residence
Other Qualifications:
- Good driving record to drive company vehicle and access client facilities.
- Safety-oriented attitude with a true commitment to personal safety, as well as the safety of others is a must.
- Prior experience conducting safety training and/or presentations.
- Knowledge and understanding of OSHA safety compliance regulations and basic safety concepts.
- Proven ability to implement and maintain behavioral-based safety techniques, ensuring onsite safety performance.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $30.00 per hour
Experience:
- Insulator: 2 years (Required)
- Metal Men: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- TWIC Card (Required)
- ARSC Basic Orientation Plus (Required)
Location:
- Westwego, LA 70094 (Required)
Work Location: In person
