Instrumentation Fitter Foreman

Instrumentation Fitter Foreman | Per Diem

Location: Indianapolis Area, IN

Employment Type: Full-time for the duration of the project

Compensation: $48.00/hour

Per Diem: $125/day, paid 7 days a week ($875/week) for qualified travelers

Schedule: 6x10s (six 10-hour shifts, 60 hours per week)

Experience: 3 to 5 years of industrial instrumentation fitting, including crew leadership

About the Opportunity

Kodiak is seeking a hands-on Instrumentation Fitter Foreman to lead field installation work on an industrial construction project in the Indianapolis area. You’ll direct a crew of instrumentation fitters and helpers while laying out and installing instrument tubing and related components, coordinating with other trades, and holding the job to a high standard for safety and quality.

This is a working field leadership role. You’ll set the pace for your crew and keep the superintendent and project team updated on progress, manpower needs, and jobsite issues.

Key Responsibilities

Crew Leadership

• Lead the crew and assign daily work to instrumentation fitters and helpers
• Make sure crew members have the required training, PPE, tools, and materials before work begins
• Coach crew members on safe work practices, quality expectations, and installation methods
• Track crew hours, attendance, installed quantities, daily progress, and delays
• Represent Kodiak professionally with the project team, workforce, and other contractors

Installation and Quality

• Install, route, bend, fit, and support small-bore instrument tubing, impulse lines, and related components
• Install instrument stands, brackets, supports, manifolds, and fittings to drawings and specifications
• Read and interpret P&IDs, instrument location plans, loop drawings, isometrics, and construction work packages
• Verify tubing routes, materials, fitting types, and instrument locations before installation
• Inspect installed tubing and supports for routing, workmanship, cleanliness, damage, and conformance to project requirements
• Identify drawing conflicts, missing materials, access issues, and rework risks, and report them promptly

Safety and Coordination

• Lead toolbox talks, pre-task planning, and job hazard analyses
• Enforce site safety requirements, correct unsafe conditions, and stop work when an immediate hazard exists
• Coordinate work areas and sequencing with electrical, pipefitting, structural, operations, and other site crews
• Keep work areas orderly and make sure tools and materials are stored properly

Required Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of industrial instrumentation fitting experience
• Proven ability to install and route instrument tubing, impulse lines, fittings, supports, and related components
• Prior experience leading a crew or working as a lead fitter or assistant foreman
• Ability to read P&IDs, instrument drawings, isometrics, and construction work packages
• Working knowledge of tubing materials, fitting systems, tube bending, measuring, routing, and support spacing
• Strong safety habits, with experience in pre-task planning and hazard recognition
• Ability to complete timekeeping and daily field reports accurately
• Reliable attendance and ability to work a 6x10s schedule
• Ability to work outdoors in active industrial construction areas while wearing required PPE

Preferred Qualifications

• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification
• Project-specific safety training may be required