Embarking on a career as a pipefitter in Greensboro, NC typically begins with a structured apprenticeship, blending hands-on experience with classroom instruction, allowing individuals to gain practical skills while earning a wage. Apprenticeships generally span four to five years, involving extensive on-the-job training under seasoned professionals. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are approximately 89,141 pipefitters nationwide, with a median annual wage of $61,550, translating to about $1,184 per week. In Greensboro, NC, the average weekly wage for pipefitters is around $1,103, with experienced professionals often earning over $108,000 annually. This trade offers a promising career path with strong earning potential, supported by training programs available through trade schools, unions, and various platforms.
Job Title: Pipe Fitter Reports to: Area Manger or Director of Technical Operation FLSA Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt (Eligible for overtime) Position Purpose: The primary purpose of the Pipe Fitter is to be responsible for working on HVAC systems. You will be installing, assembling, fabricating, maintaining, and repairing closed loop piping systems. The job typically requires working in industrial, commercial, and sometimes residential environments. The job also entails regularly working alongside the HVAC Mechanical Service Team. Hoffman Mechanical Solutions, Inc. is a company focused on being #1 in the HVAC industry in providing the most innovative HVAC solutions through superior design and customer service. Employment at Will: Nothing herein is intended to create a contract of employment or to guarantee employment for a definite duration. Pipe Fitter Duties and Responsibilities: • Pipe Installation and Assembly: • Measure, cut, thread, and bend pipes to required specifications. • Install pipes, valves, fittings, and other components according to blueprints and layout specifications. • Secure pipes to walls, structures, and fixtures using brackets, clamps, and tools. • Maintenance and Repair: • Inspect, test, and maintain piping systems to ensure proper functioning. • Detect leaks or obstructions and repair or replace faulty components. • Perform regular system check-ups to ensure pipes are free from rust, blockages, or damages. • Reading Blueprints and Schematics: • Interpret construction blueprints, schematics, and diagrams to layout pipe systems. • Ensure adherence to local building and safety codes, as well as project specifications. • Welding and Soldering: • Use welding, brazing, soldering, or cementing methods to join pipes and components. • Work with different materials, including steel, copper, plastic, and alloy piping. • Safety Compliance: • Follow safety protocols to ensure a safe work environment, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). • Identify and mitigate potential hazards in the workplace. • Tools and Equipment: • Operate specialized tools such as pipe threaders, cutters, bending machines, and welding equipment. • Maintain and care for tools and equipment to ensure they are in good working condition. Education/Knowledge/Experience/Critical Skills Required • Proficient in reading and interpreting technical documents and blueprints. • Strong knowledge of different piping systems and materials (steel, copper, PVC, etc.). • Familiarity with various hand and power tools. • Good manual dexterity and attention to detail. • Ability to work independently or as part of a team • High school diploma or equivalent. • Certification or apprenticeship in pipe fitting or a related field is typically required. • Experience with welding and soldering is often preferred. • Operational knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office software preferred. • Ability to read, comprehend, and write simple instructions and short correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations. • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions, and decimals. • Must pass pre-hire requirements including background check, motor vehicle report, and drug screening. • Must possess valid drivers’ license. Physical Demand Requirements • In order to properly perform the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, talk, hear and use hands/fingers in order to grasp/handle/feel. The employee frequently is required to walk, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, climb up and down ladders and/or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. This position requires close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. • This position requires frequent working outdoors, inside mechanical/equipment rooms, regularly being exposed to extreme inside/outside weather conditions to include extreme hot and/or extreme cold. This position is regularly exposed to live voltage, moving mechanical parts, and heavy equipment. Frequent exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, elevated and/or precarious workplaces, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock and vibration. Occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is typically loud. • Standing: Frequently • Walking: Frequently • Sitting: Occasionally • Stooping: Frequently • Handling/Fingering: Frequently • Climbing: Frequently • Bending: Frequently • Pushing/Pulling 12 lbs. or less: Frequently • Lifting/Carrying 10 lbs. or less: Frequently • Lifting/Carrying 11-50 lbs.: Frequently • Lifting/Carrying 51-75 lbs.: Occasionally • Reaching Outward: Frequently • Reaching Above Shoulder: Frequently • Squatting/Kneeling: Frequently • Driving: Frequently We are 100% employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). This is a retirement benefit for our employees that is wholly paid for by the company in addition to 401(k) options for employee contributions. There are approximately 7,000 ESOPs in the United States, governed by the IRS and the U.S. Department of Labor. Research indicates that ESOP companies tend to grow faster in sales and employment. ESOP employees tend to have 2.2 times as much in retirement savings as employees in traditional companies. This job description is intended to provide information regarding the essential functions and basic duties of this position. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and duties that could be assigned. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by management as it deems appropriate. This document does not constitute a contract and is subject to change at the discretion of Hoffman Mechanical Solutions, Inc. EOE/ Vets/Disabled
See More Details >>Pipe Welder Responsibilities: • Support a philosophy of zero accidents by following all applicable safety procedures and maintaining equipment to operate in the safest way possible • Must have experience fitting and welding pressurized for piping. • Must have knowledge of Mig welding operations with basic knowledge of Stick welding operations. • Must have the ability to short arc, spray arc, and use a torch proficiently • The ability to set up, adjust, and maintain welding equipment such as electric arc welders, and gas welders • The ability to read and independently work from plans, sketches, diagrams, and blue prints • Knowledge of occupational; hazards and safety precautions applicable to the welding trade • Support Manufacturing Engineering on improvement projects • Support the efforts of Lean and Continuous Improvement teams • Adhere to company policies, procedures, and rules. • Create and maintain a safe and sanitary working environment. • Maintain a positive, team-oriented attitude. • Flexibility to work hours necessary to meet plant requirement Qualifications: • Previous experience in welding, manufacturing, or other related fields • Familiarity with welding tools and procedures • Familiarity with engineering blueprints and schematics • Ability to handle physical workload Pipe Fitter Knowledge and Skills: • Written and verbal skills to communicate and applicable math skills. • Ability to pass a qualifying test and maintain journeyman status in piping services. • Knowledge and expertise of the piping trade and familiarity with all applicable piping standards, materials, and applications. • Knowledge of pipe fitting techniques, methods, procedures, and ability to read drawings, including isometric drawings and blueprints, plan and elevation drawings and sketches. • Experience with piping materials such as carbon steel, PVC, lined piping, stainless, etc. • Ability to use a variety of tools and techniques such as pipe threading, flange flaring, weld fit up, heat exchanger tube plugging, teflon pipe fabrication, etc. • Proficiency in the use of maintenance crafts equipment and tools and material handling equipment such as, but not limited to mark-lift, hand tools, power tools, test equipment, etc. as required. • General knowledge of chemicals and their general properties. • Knowledge and application of safety, environmental, maintenance, and quality guidelines, standards, codes, and procedures. • Ability to effectively utilize personal and mainframe computers, as applicable. • Ability to work heights and in enclosed spaces. • Valid drivers license required to drive a plant transport vehicle (i.e., automobile/van, pickup truck, flatbed). Principal Accountabilities: • Responsible for the layout, fabrication, assembly, installation of piping, columns, valves, and equipment. • Install pipe and related materials per specifications, engineering standards, etc. • Identify the sequence of installation activities. • Prepare, assemble, and install a variety of metal and non-metal pipes. • Join pipe by threaded, welded, flanged, glued or bell and spigot soldered joints. • Test piping system for leaks. • Diagnose and correct maintenance related process difficulties using instruments, experience, and knowledge. • Assist welders with fit up. • Properly support piping with structural steel, hangers, brackets, etc. • Follow and comply with Multi Skill Maintenance Agreements and Quality Maintenance Material Guidelines. • Update equipment records by submitting work order comments, stores modification, etc. • Perform specified equipment inspection, compare findings with acceptance criteria and document findings. • Perform predictive, preventive, and corrective maintenance. • Coordinate and/or perform housekeeping and safety monitoring and ensure adequate follow-up, as required. • Follow all Standard Operating and Business Procedures, Safety, Environmental, and Quality Guidelines, Plant Standards and Codes including the development of Procedures in job classification. • Safely assist with other maintenance craftwork when needed. • Participate in area and business improvement activities, quality, mechanical integrity, and environmental, health, and safety (EHS) compliance activities. • Train and guide other employees in the assigned areas and receive training as necessary. • Team- participate in teams and group based activities focused on continuous improvements, consistent with Management and Contractual needs and objectives. • Appraisals- participate and input, on a voluntary basis, into Manager and Leader/Supervisor annual performance evaluations through anonymous processes consistent with contractual requirements. • Properly fill, label, and position all hazardous and non-hazardous waste in identified storage/pickup areas. • Enter, retrieve, document, communicate, and analyze data (i.e., process, inventory, maintenance, quality, safety, environmental, etc.), using computer application programs (i.e., Profs, TSW). New application programs are planned and would be part of this job. • Understand, initiate, review, approve, and apply change control. • Perform other tasks as necessary within skills and training to support the manufacturing and sale of products.
See More Details >>Overview Tradesmen International is looking to expand our team of qualified Trade Professionals for current & future projects in and around Greensboro, NC. These are mainly first shift opportunities with a pay rate of up to $26/hour dependent on experience & skill level. If you are a Pipefitter and want to work alongside other proven Craftsmen who emphasize safety, productivity and superior workmanship, this is your chance to advance your career! Job Scope (can include any or all of the following): • Select Type, Size of Pipe, and Related Materials and Equipment, such as Supports, Hangers, and Hydraulic Cylinders • Cut Pipe using Hacksaw, Pipe Cutter, Hammer and Chisel, Cutting Torch, and Pipe Cutting Machine • Thread, Bend Pipe • Mount Pipe Hangers and Brackets on Walls and Ceiling to Hold Pipe • Assemble and Install a Variety of Metal or Non-Metal Pipes and Pipe Fitting • Secure Pipes to Structure with Bracket, Clamps, and Hangers • Weld Pipe Supports to Structural Steel Members • Other Tasks as Needed or Assigned Requirements: • * Previous Pipe Fitting Experience • Able to Pass a Drug Screen and Background Check • Able to Read Blueprints • Tools for the Trade • Licenses are a plus Qualifications Tradesmen International not only offers consistent work, top pay, and employment opportunities, we also provide a benefits package that is among the best in the industry. Our comprehensive benefits include: • Vacation Pay • Health insurance • 401(k) profit-sharing savings plan • Incentive programs • Tool purchase programs & MORE! Tradesmen International is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability Click here to visit Tradesmen’s full website.
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