Job Description

Overview

The Pipefitter/Plumber will perform journey-level work in the fabrication and repair of piping systems and components under general supervision. The role involves installing, repairing, and troubleshooting various piping systems and ensuring workplace safety and quality work.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate and repair piping systems and components.
  • Install, alter, maintain, and test piping systems of all types and materials.
  • Work from sketches, P&IDs, isometrics, or verbal instructions.
  • Install and repair regulators, gauges, valves, traps, filters, and other equipment connected to piping.
  • Install and repair drainage systems in compliance with applicable Plumbing Code.
  • Rig piping, valves, and other components safely and effectively.
  • Operate hand/power tools and test instruments used in the trade.
  • Adhere to safety rules and report unsafe conditions.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work area.
  • Assist in performing duties of other trades as required.

Requirements

  • High School graduate or equivalent.
  • 5 years apprenticeship or equivalent experience in pipefitting or associated mechanical trade in an industrial environment.
  • Skills to perform required job functions with minimal supervision.
  • Vocation or technical school certification preferred.
  • Completed courses in Layout, Steamfitting, and Plumbing preferred.
  • Familiarity with the local Plumbing Code preferred.
  • Ability to read P&IDs and isometric drawings preferred.
  • Experience working in an industrial environment preferred.

Additional Information

  • Day shift (7 am - 3:45 pm) or 2nd shift (3:00 pm – 11:45 pm), determined by position availability.
  • Environmental conditions will vary based on the job being performed.
  • No relocation offered.
  • No travel required.

How this job compares in Rahway, NJ

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 31% above the $34/hr median for welding jobs across New Jersey — toward the top of a $29–$40/hr middle band drawn from 154 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 89% 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 Rahway, NJ

Rahway, NJ is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New Jersey as a whole we're tracking 214 other active welding openings from 138 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New Jersey.

The most active employers in New Jersey at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Rhoads Industries (13), Gpac (10), and Department of the Navy - Agency Wide (7). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New Jersey, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Camden at $41/hr, Northvale at $40/hr, and Wayne at $39/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Pipefitter/Plumber figures were last recalculated when this page was built.