Job Description

Overview

U.S. Engineering is seeking skilled journeyman pipefitters for their mechanical service team in Kansas City. The company focuses on delivering innovative mechanical contracting solutions and is committed to investing in its employees for long-term career growth.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret drawings, isometrics, and mechanical schematics to guide installation work.
  • Select, assemble, and install piping systems and related materials per specifications.
  • Cut and connect pipe using hand tools, power tools, and methods such as welding, soldering, brazing, and threading.
  • Install and maintain hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, including pumps, compressors, and controls.
  • Test piping systems for leaks by pressurizing lines and monitoring gauges.

Requirements

  • Experienced pipefitters and journeymen with strong field skills and a solid work history.
  • Candidates who have never previously been a member of a union.
  • Willing to join the local union as a condition of employment.
  • Willing and able to relocate to the Kansas City, MO area.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance
  • Sign-on incentive
  • Strong union wages
  • Health Insurance
  • Pension
  • Ongoing training

Additional Information

  • Must have the necessary physical stamina for long-term overhead work.
  • Must be willing and able to work beyond standard business hours, including extended workdays.
  • Must be able to work with powered construction tools safely.
  • Capability to pass Q-level-clearance to work in a secure government facility including credit, drug, and legal background checks required.

Benefits

Relocation assistance
Sign-on incentive
Strong union wages
Health Insurance
Pension
Ongoing training

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Atlanta, GA currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$41/hr across 26 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 Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 85 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 66 different employers. 39 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 392 other active welding openings from 245 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (8), Mullins Mechanical (6), and Yancey Bros. Co. (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $30/hr, and Marietta at $29/hr. Atlanta is among them.

Similar openings near Atlanta, GA

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 – Kansas City (Relocation & Sign-On Bonus) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.