Job Description

Overview

Staxmatic is a fast-growing mechanical and plumbing contractor specializing in large-scale commercial construction projects. They are hiring an experienced Pipefitter Foreman to lead field pipefitting crews on a dedicated commercial or process construction project in Texas, focusing on safety, quality, and schedule performance.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise, schedule, and direct a crew of pipefitters, welders, and helpers on commercial piping installations.
  • Apply mechanical piping knowledge to review drawings and create field layouts to support installation activities.
  • Oversee field installation of process, HVAC, and mechanical piping systems per plans and specifications.
  • Drive daily production by planning pipefitting activities and aligning crews with the construction schedule.
  • Coordinate pipe routing and installation with other trades to avoid conflicts and maintain project schedule.
  • Read and interpret construction drawings, piping blueprints, isometrics, and specifications.
  • Maintain control of materials, deliveries, staging areas, and tool inventory to prevent delays.
  • Conduct daily toolbox talks and enforce jobsite safety policies.
  • Enforce company and OSHA job site safety standards and respond to incidents as needed.
  • Perform quality inspections and welding/joint checks to ensure compliance with contract documents.
  • Work alongside the Superintendent to plan upcoming work and contribute pipefitting input to the lookahead.
  • Assist with tracking and updating RFIs, submittals, and as-built documentation based on field progress.
  • Step in with tools when needed to address critical path work or support the crew.

Requirements

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • This is a 100% on-site construction role in Texas.
  • Schedule is Monday–Friday, with potential weekend work.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k

How this job compares in Dallas, TX

Pay in context

At roughly $45/hr, this posting sits about 29% above the $35/hr median for welding jobs in Dallas, TX — toward the top of a $30–$43/hr middle band drawn from 48 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 81% 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 Dallas, TX

We're tracking 124 other active welding openings in Dallas, TX right now, from 89 different employers. 55 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 720 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Dallas, or widen the search to Texas.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Dallas, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Piping Foreman figures were last recalculated when this page was built.