AC Duct Installer

DUCT INSTALLER

INDUSTRIAL HVAC

Reports To: HVAC Foreman

Job Overview

The majority of ARMI industrial projects include equipment installation, conveyance, exhaust stacks, ductwork, HVAC, process piping, and utility piping. Most all ARMI Contracting work is performed at the customer's location and requires everyone to travel and stay out of town for extended stays. Tradesmen with a broad skill set and a strong team approach allows a project to be performed with less total tradesmen and more efficiently. ARMI tradesmen are required to help perform all aspects of a project such as rigging; offloading trucks; read / follow blue prints & isometric drawings; move equipment, materials, & tools into the building or work area; clean & maintain an organized jobsite; make wall, ceiling, & roof penetrations; set, level, & anchor equipment; fabricate & install pipe hangers; perform pipe fitting; pipe welding; fabrication work; set roof curbs; operate various equipment; pickup & sweep floors; and other misc. tasks involved in a project. The HVAC Duct Installer will be committed to excellence by actively looking for opportunities for improvement and submitting innovative ideas to their supervisor to enhance processes.

ARMI VALUES

CHARACTER

• Act professionally and live by ARMI's Core Values.
• Speak up, address challenges, and stand for what is right.

INTEGRITY

• Lead by example and set a high standard for others.
• Fulfill promises to build trust with team members and customers.

RESPECT

• Be coachable, take direction well, and maintain positive interactions.
• Treat others with fairness and respect, valuing diverse perspectives.

DEPENDABLE

• Be on time and meet deadlines consistently.
• Take ownership of tasks and ensure work is accurate and of high quality.

TRUSTWORTHY

• Act honestly and uphold ethical standards in all decisions.
• Communicate openly and meet commitments to customers and team members.

ACCOUNTABLE

• Under-promise and over-deliver; exceed customer expectations.
• Acknowledge mistakes, take corrective action, and communicate challenges clearly.

WORK ETHIC

• Exceed timelines – "ARMI moves at the speed of chicken"
• Under commit and over deliver, always.

RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Always request direction from ARMI Management when encountering something you are not experienced with, not confident in making a decision, have a safety concern but does not know a solution, and/or have concerns on whether something is the right thing to do.
• Check in / out trucks, trailers, tools, and/or supplies at the Contracting Facility per policies & procedures.
• Mobilization to a project – Notify the Warehouse Supervisor ahead of time to communicate what you are needing to check out and load up so they can be prepared and have paperwork ready to reduce time. Load tools and supplies into company pick up and trailer. Secure the load per DOT regulations. Travel to the jobsite in accordance with company handbook and travel / DOT policy.
• Demobilization from a project – Notify Warehouse Supervisor prior to arrival at the Contracting Facility so they can be there prepared to receive, and document all returns appropriately. Unload tools and supplies from company pick up and trailer. Place in appropriate staging areas at the Contracting Facility and sign them back in.
• Receive and offload trucks when equipment and supplies arrive at the jobsite. Sign the paperwork in a legible manner. Deliver paperwork to the foreman, superintendent, and/or project manager assigned to the job.
• Always securely plug or cap pipe that is stored on a jobsite and place on a pipe rack off the ground to eliminate rodent issues.
• Secure both company and personal tools while traveling or on a jobsite. Use chains / locks when having to leave out in the open and secure to a building column or something that is not movable.
• Lock job boxes, consumable boxes, bin boxes, etc. to secure materials when traveling or on a jobsite.

• Take ownership of company forklifts, company scissor lifts, and all company equipment

• Treat rental equipment as if it is ARMI's. We are 100% responsible for it

• Label rental equipment "ARMI use only" and manage the keys appropriately to allow efficient ARMI employee use but not others.
• Establish home positions for electric rental equipment and plug the chargers in while not in use.
• Equipment Operator training
• Forklift license required prior to use of forklifts
• Training to use extendable booms safely
• Capacity – weights multiply
• Fork sliding & rigging
• Establish a safe and appropriate home position for all welding gas bottles / propane gas bottles and secure them for ARMI access only. Label bottles when on a jobsite with other contractors.
• Always follow company policy for Personal Protective Equipment specifically for the job that is being performed. At minimum, you are required to wear a hard hat and safety glasses when on a jobsite.
• Always follow the customer's safety requirements specific to their location when more stringent than ARMI policies.
• Precisely follow customer's hot works permit(s) and submit the completed form after the fire watch period has ended at the end of the shift.
• Precisely follow all customer policies & procedures specific to the location. Do not go in any un-authorized areas without the customer with you for any reason.
• Always use material handling equipment such as forklifts, reach forklifts, booms, boom trucks, cranes, scissor lifts, etc. that are rated for the task. Do not guess weights – always get with the equipment manufacturer, and request drawings with weight specifications and rigging instructions.

HVAC Duct Installer

• Read and follow drawings, specifications, and/or instructions provided to layout and perform the project
• Follow duct manufacturers specifications closely for all duct connections. In the event you do not have specifications, get with your supervisor and request them.

• Understand the big picture of a project, the overall plan, demolition plan, and the daily game plan before starting to work on a project to avoid creating double work and problems.

• Always protect roof when performing duct installations on a roof whether new or existing. Ask your supervisor, Project Manager, or Sales Engineer if there is the job has special roof protection for each location.

• Appropriately protect all adjacent existing equipment, walls, ceilings, etc. when performing work on a jobsite. Protect from sparks, dust, denting, warping, or any degradation that might be caused because of the work being performed.
• Rig, handle, relocate, transport, and/or move ductwork or equipment using best practices to ensure not to damage anything.
• Read or ask about specific duct installation specifications to understand all details and expectations for each project.
• Use laser chalk lines and laser levels to accurately layout all roof curbs and or duct installations to ensure following the drawings and building lines. Workmanship is to always be level, plumb, and square unless specified in the design to be otherwise.
• Never weld on a customer's piece of equipment or the building structure without prior permission and asking if there are any specific instructions needing to be followed for duct or equipment supports.
• Welded Ductwork or Duct Supports
• Always have a hot works permit when performing welding and follow all customer policies
  • Always have fire extinguishers in welding area
  • Follow ARMI Safety policy
• All structural welding for duct supports is to be performed by a qualified welder that has an ARMI structural welding certification
• Utilize weld blankets when welding on a roof, over pieces of equipment, etc.
• Anchoring roof curbs to building structure
• Follow engineered drawings and or specifications for each specific project to secure roof curbs to the building deck.
• Secure all roof curbs to the actual building deck whether precast concrete or metall decking. Use the specified fasteners or ask your supervisor to provide a spec.
• Do not hang ductwork or fasten duct supports to or from a roof structure, floor, wall structure, building column, and/or mezzanine structure without drawings and instructions from a professional engineer. Follow instructions precisely or ask if not provided adequate information.
• Use gantry crane with of the proper rating for the weight to be moved and take precaution to not mark or damage the customer's roof. Gantry crane to have large rubber tires to spread out the load to be absolutely sure the roof is not damaged.

Team Member Tools / Company Tools / Fleet Trucks

• A person that chooses a career, knows they have an investment to make if they are going to be prepared for that career. Whether it is an investment in education, tools, or a closet of suit's, it is important.

• The Tradesmen role requires certain tools. Many of the tools are company investments and some of the tools are team member investments.

• Team Member Investment: 25' Tape Measure, Pen / Pencil / Sharpe, Pocket Notebook, Torpedo Level, 2' Level, Plumb Bob, 12" Square, 2' Square, Speed Square Tri Square, Ball Pein Hammer, Channel Locks, Assortment of Screw Drivers, End wrench set 3/8" – 1 1/8", Adjustable Wrench 8" – 10" – 12", Wrap Around, Allen Wrench Set, 110v 3 Way for Power Cord, Pipe Wrench Assortment 14" 18" 24", Rod Bucket, Flash Light, Tig Torch Rig (welders only), Pad Lock for Gang Box, 4' Level, Tungsten Holder, Laser Plumb Bob (fitters only), Laser Chalk Line (fitters only), Angle Finder, (2) Vise Grip C-clamps
• Company Investment: The company furnishes an asset list to sign in/out any tool needed for the job. It is your responsibility to keep up with your assigned tools.
• As a Tradesman you might be asked to become DOT certified and will be able to check out a company vehicle. You must keep the truck in the same condition as it was assigned to you.
• No smoking
• Report any damage to truck
• Follow DOT rules
• ½ ton trucks cannot pull trailers
• Clean out truck and truck beds upon returning