Journeyman Pipefitter Refrigeration Commercial & Industrial (EG) - skilled trades / artisan - job employment -...
Location
Oklahoma City, OK
Wage
$35 – $50/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on August 3, 2026
Job Description
Overview
At CoolSys, we offer stability, growth, and industry-leading benefits for our employees, making us one of America’s Greatest Workplaces. This position involves the installation of refrigeration systems in commercial and industrial settings, requiring a valid OK Journeyman license.
Responsibilities
- Install refrigeration systems following customer specifications and building codes.
- Provide support on construction jobs by piping cooler boxes and refrigeration cases.
- Install pipe hangers as directed by the foreman.
- Weld and slip-hose copper pipes as needed.
- Hand cooler box coils and install new supermarket refrigeration systems.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- 5+ years of experience in the construction industry preferred.
- Hands-on field experience in commercial refrigeration, electrical, and fixtures construction.
- EPA Certification (Type II).
- Experience in copper brazing and market remodeling.
- Good driving record.
- Knowledge of electrical systems and ability to wire installations.
- Knowledge of carpentry.
- Knowledge of refrigeration systems and piping of refrigeration equipment.
- Knowledge of plumbing and pipe fittings.
- Ability to read blueprints on refrigeration, electrical, and plumbing.
- Ability to hang evaporation coils and install overhead hangers.
- Ability to use hand and power tools and possess good mechanical skills.
- Knowledge of job site safety and ability to ensure compliance.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
- 401k
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
How this job compares in Oklahoma City, OK
Pay in context
At roughly $43/hr, this posting sits about 63% above the $26/hr median for welding jobs across Oklahoma — toward the top of a $21–$31/hr middle band drawn from 51 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 100% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.
The local market in Oklahoma City, OK
We're tracking 11 other active welding openings in Oklahoma City, OK right now, from 10 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Oklahoma as a whole we're tracking 88 other active welding openings from 58 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Oklahoma City, or widen the search to Oklahoma.
The most active employers in Oklahoma at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Aerotek (5), Stand-By Personnel (5), and Express Employment Professionals Defunct (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Journeyman Pipefitter Refrigeration Commercial & Industrial (EG) - skilled trades / artisan - job employment -... figures were last recalculated when this page was built.