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Shop Pipe Welder

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RK Mechanical, Inc.

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United States , Denver

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32.00 - 40.00 USD / Hour
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The Shop Pipe Welder is a highly skilled member of our fabrication team, responsible for producing precise, high-quality welds and assemblies that meet the strictest industry and customer standards. From interpreting blueprints and weld symbols to setting up fixtures and performing X-ray quality welds, this role requires technical expertise, craftsmanship, and attention to detail at every stage of production. In this position, you’ll work with advanced equipment—including overhead cranes, weld machines, and precision measuring tools—while collaborating with fabricators, foremen, and superintendents to keep projects on schedule. Your ability to fit, weld, and assemble process piping, hydronics, and pressure vessels to ASME and B31 codes ensures every product is built to last and delivered with excellence. Shop Fitter Welders are valued for their hands-on expertise, reliability, and commitment to safety. Their work lays the foundation for field success, ensuring every system fabricated in the shop is accurate, durable, and ready for installation.

Job Responsibility:

  • Operate trade specific machinery and trade specific tools (i.e., calipers, weld gauges, tape measures, and other welding hand tool)
  • Read, interpret and follow basic blueprints, diagrams, engineering drawings, specifications, weld symbols, bills of materials, and other written instructions or procedures to accurately create equipment and products
  • Identify product defects and effectively communicate defects to project foreman
  • Follow P&IDS for assembly tracks on projects
  • Create specific weldment set-ups and fixturing to meet geometric requirements
  • Working with overheard cranes, jib cranes, and forklifts
  • Work closely with other fabricators, welders and laborers to improve their skills and provide training
  • Maintain weld machines using preventative maintenance methods
  • Continually evaluate weld machine performance and technology to improve cycle times
  • Assist shop foreman or superintendent with production tracking and to insure production goals are met
  • Communicate status of orders to the foreman or shop superintendent
  • Prioritize work flow through effective communication with management staff
  • Perform prioritized work flow assignments as directed by foreman or shop superintendent
  • Ability to maintain welder certification per customer and company procedure specifications
  • Perform X-Ray Quality Welds on process piping, hydronics, and pressure vessels
  • Using shop blueprints, Fit up X-ray quality weld joints
  • ASME Pressure Vessel, Piping, Welding to B31.1, 31.3, 31.9 Criteria
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area
  • Other Duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • 5 years of experience, 3 years welding experience minimum preferred
  • Familiarity with welding on a rotator, understands fitting up with a rotator in mind
  • Knowledge of various welding techniques, including MIG and ARC welding processes. Familiarity with TIG a plus
  • Knowledge of metallurgy
  • Knowledge of manual and mechanical welding techniques
  • Knowledge of pipe trade tools (Two-Hole Pins, Center-finders, Pipe wraps, Angle finders)
  • Prior to being hired must be capable of proficiently passing 6G FCAW weld test
  • Within one week of hire must be capable of passing a 6G GMAW weld test. Also to include SMAW, GTAW, pulse highly desired skills
  • At 60 Days after being hired, employee must provide his/her set of hand tools. ( Hammer, pliers, channel locks, sockets, tape measurer... etc.)
  • At 90 days after being hired, is able to meet productions goals
  • Receives minimal supervision, coordinates own tasks with a specific range of responsibilities under established procedures
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Requires judgment or initiative in resolving issues and making recommendations
  • Work outside, inside, and in dusty, noisy and hazardous areas
  • Work in high places, tight places, confined spaces and/or other adverse locations
  • Climb, balance, squat, kneel and crouch
  • Work in all types of weather
  • Must have working knowledge of all trade materials and tools
  • Ability to lift and carry 51 to 75 lbs. occasionally, and/or 31 to 45 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 16 to 22 pounds of force constantly to move objects

Nice to have:

  • Familiarity with TIG a plus
  • SMAW, GTAW, pulse highly desired skills
What we offer:
  • Competitive benefits to support your growth and well-being
  • Hands-on training and development opportunities through RK University
  • Accredited apprentice program
  • Philanthropy through RK Foundation supporting local services

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 11, 2025

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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