Pipeline

[bezzola]

Can someone tell me what a front end crew does on a pipeline job.

[TylerThomson]

Strings skids, builds skid piles, pre heats pipe, moves and sets clamps, hooks up slings, stabs joints, spaces gap, cleans bevel etc. Is there a specific reason you ask. Depending on the job the front end can be a 15 guy crew or 3 guys. Above ground or below?

[JD848]

Depends where you are if it's all rock the blasting crews get the right away fixed for stringing and welding ,if it's dirt all the things that were mentioned above.The best part on getting on front end is that once the back ends starts up and front end is almost done you can get moved back to where you first started and be there till the end if you do your job well.Don't kiss arrs,just work the best you can and someone will be watching for guys who aren't brown nosen.

[bezzola]

I ask cause my son was offered a position in the front but he is unsure he is a 3rd year welder.

[coastalhunter]

Good way to see some cool country

[TylerThomson]

Originally Posted by bezzola

I ask cause my son was offered a position in the front but he is unsure he is a 3rd year welder.

He won't be welding. He'll be at the bottom chucking skids probably or maybe stabbing

[play.soccer]

Lol it's not a glamorous job that's for sure.

[sweld]

He will more then likely be hustling skids


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