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Overview

The Shop Pipe Welder at RK Industries is a skilled member of the fabrication team responsible for producing high-quality welds and assemblies. This role requires technical expertise and collaboration with other team members to ensure projects meet industry standards and are delivered on time.

Responsibilities

  • Operate trade specific machinery and tools.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, diagrams, and specifications.
  • Identify product defects and communicate them to the project foreman.
  • Follow P&IDs for assembly tracks on projects.
  • Create specific weldment set-ups and fixturing.
  • Work with overhead cranes, jib cranes, and forklifts.
  • Train and improve the skills of other fabricators and welders.
  • Maintain weld machines using preventative maintenance methods.
  • Evaluate weld machine performance to improve cycle times.
  • Assist shop foreman with production tracking.
  • Communicate order status to the foreman or shop superintendent.
  • Prioritize work flow through effective communication.
  • Perform prioritized work flow assignments as directed.
  • Maintain welder certification per specifications.
  • Perform X-Ray Quality Welds on various piping and vessels.
  • Fit up X-ray quality weld joints using shop blueprints.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 5 years of experience, with a minimum of 3 years in welding preferred.
  • Familiarity with welding on a rotator.
  • Strong requirement of TIG welding experience; familiarity with MIG and ARC preferred.
  • Knowledge of metallurgy and welding techniques.
  • Knowledge of pipe trade tools.
  • Must pass a 6G FCAW weld test prior to hire.
  • Must pass a 6G GMAW weld test within one week of hire.
  • Must provide a set of hand tools within 60 days of hire.
  • Must meet production goals within 90 days of hire.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Requires judgment or initiative in resolving issues.
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How this job compares in Denver, CO

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Denver, CO currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$43/hr across 11 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Denver, CO

We're tracking 14 other active welding openings in Denver, CO right now, from 8 different employers. 4 of them were added in the last week. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 79 other active welding openings from 53 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Denver, or widen the search to Colorado.

RK Industries currently has 6 other openings live in Colorado, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Colorado at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Denver, CO (9), RK Industries (6), and Martin Marietta (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Colorado, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Louisville at $35/hr, Denver at $34/hr, and Arvada at $27/hr. Denver is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

See all pipe welder openings if you want to compare this against similar roles.

Certifications this posting mentions

  • 6G — a pipe test welded on a joint fixed at a 45-degree incline. Because the torch has to travel through flat, vertical, and overhead angles in a single pass, passing 6G qualifies you for every position on pipe — which is why it is the ticket that separates pipe welders from plate welders on pay.

Read straight from this posting's text. Confirm the exact qualification the employer wants before you test — requirements vary by shop even under the same code.

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