FutureFuel Chemical Company is looking for a Pipefitter to join our Flex Crew. This position will work at the FutureFuel site in Batesville, Arkansas.

This position will works under the supervision of a Supervisor, Construction & Project Engineering, and performs a wide variety of skilled piping work. Pipefitters work with peers to manage the day-to-day needs in the assigned area of responsibility. Job duties involve one or more of the following assignment areas: the fabrication, installation, alteration, and repair of various piping systems; the operation of various shop equipment (band saw, drill press, etc.), as well as a variety of hand tools specific to piping work.  This position is located in at the Batesville plant.

• Performs highly-skilled piping work involving the assembly, installation, alteration, and repair of piping systems in accordance with Engineering Standards and best practices. 
  
• Determines the most efficient and effective means of facilitating work in order to reduce cost and minimize downtime; may provide recommendations to supervision regarding these items. 
• Operates power tools and uses hand tools as needed. 
• Determines the proper methods and installs a wide variety of piping systems.              
• Plans and performs the fabrication, assembly, installation, alteration, and repair of various piping systems.
• Lays out work using a rule, square, pattern, template, or other measurement device(s) to facilitate piping jobs. 
• Performs the phases of pipefitting work for all pressure classes. This includes threaded, welded, and lined piping.
• Draw isometric drawings of piping systems that can be understood and piping fabricated by others.
• Works from Piping and Instrumentation  drawings, Isometric drawings, sketches, oral instructions to fabricate and install piping. 
• Follows proper rigging and hoisting practices as required.
• Attends special schools or training sessions concerning new piping systems or techniques, skills or methods, and trains others in the crew techniques thus acquired.
• Cleans up job site at end of each job or shift by returning all tools, materials, and supplies to the proper location and properly disposes of all scrap. 
• Works with and directs the work of other personnel as required.  
• Operates man-lifts and skyjack. Also drives company vehicles to/from job sites. Must have a valid Arkansas Drivers’ license.
• Plans and schedules work as needed with Maintenance Coordinators. 
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervision.
• Communicates effectively in order to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Completes required safety training as directed. Will comply with all established departmental, company, and OSHA safety regulations.

• Pipefitters must satisfactorily pass a respirator fit test and be capable of working near rotating and moving machinery. 
• Strong math knowledge
• Be familiar with different pipe specifications, standards and details
• Be familiar with reading and drawing isometric drawings
• Possess pipefitter handbook and be familiar with using it#Be able to perform all of the essential elements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations
• Have successfully completed the FutureFuel Chemical Company Pipefitter's Test or equivalent
• Be capable of clear, concise verbal, and written communications
• Possess and practice good organizational skills
• Be capable of interfacing with various levels of company management, employees, external contacts
• Must be a team player
• Be willing and capable to work varied and rotating shift schedules according to business needs (i.e., around-the-clock coverage for both routine and emergency needs and working overtime and responding to emergencies during off-hours)
• #Required to wear FR clothing
• #Acquire and maintain personal tools.

FutureFuel Chemical Company (FFCC) is a specialty and fine chemical manufacturing producer with an over forty-year successful plant history. FFCC has three business segments: custom/toll manufacturing, performance chemicals, and biodiesel. FFCC serves a wide variety of markets including pharmaceutical intermediates and products, nylon and polyester fibers, cleaning products, agricultural products, paints and coating, and fuels and energy.

FFCC is a small publicly traded company with approximately 500 employees that has a rich history of complex organic chemistry innovation, excellent environmental stewardship, and excellent health and safety compliance. We are a growing U.S. manufacturer of specialty organic chemicals and premium biofuels. Our company is headquartered in Clayton, St Louis and publicly listed on the NYSE under "FF". We have a world class integrated biofuels and specialty chemicals manufacturing facility in Batesville, Arkansas. 

Batesville, Arkansas is a small rural town of about 10,000 on the foothills of the Ozark Mountains with excellent area schools, a University of Arkansas 2-year college and Lyon College, a highly rated Liberal Arts College. We are a strong outdoor community with the White River, nearby lakes, parks, bike trails, dog park, walking trails, excellent soccer and baseball/softball facilities, a thriving community and aquatics center and Historic Main Street, and close access to Blanchard Springs Caverns, The Ozark Folk Center, and the Buffalo River, one of the longest undammed rivers west of the Mississippi and the nation’s first National River designated by Congress in 1972 to preserve its clean water and other outstanding values. Batesville has a regional health care center, Community Theatre and Arts Council, a strong Chamber of Commerce, Mark Martin NASCAR Museum, and a regional historic museum. Visit Batesville at cityofbatesville.com.