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Overview

The Supervisory Pipefitter position is a key role within the Facility Management Service at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, responsible for overseeing a team that ensures the optimal functioning of plumbing and mechanical systems in a medical center.

Responsibilities

  • Independently lays out work assignments and delegates tasks to team members based on expertise.
  • Completes administrative tasks such as preparing memos, purchase orders, and maintaining inventory control records.
  • Establishes deadlines and priorities while remaining flexible to redirect workers on unanticipated projects or emergency repairs.
  • Estimates for equipment and facility repairs and prepares and submits documents in the electronic contract management system.
  • Ensures compliance with regulatory standards and maintains documentation of inspections and compliance checks.
  • Participates in construction planning meetings and performs quality control inspections.
  • Coordinates the work of all trades under direction to ensure smooth workflow and minimize downtime.
  • Effectively plans, coordinates, communicates, and supervises complex maintenance and repair operations.

Requirements

  • Must be physically able to stand, stoop, turn, crouch, and balance in difficult positions.
  • Ability to climb ladders and work in close physical spaces.
  • Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds when necessary.
  • Required to supervise from/on scaffolding, high ladders, or rooftops in inclement weather.

Additional Information

  • Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
  • Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter Supervisor/PD061200
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How this job compares in Lake City, FL

Pay in context

At roughly $40/hr, this posting sits about 60% above the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Florida — toward the top of a $22–$29/hr middle band drawn from 105 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 93% 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 Lake City, FL

Lake City, FL is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across Florida as a whole we're tracking 223 other active welding openings from 140 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across Florida.

The most active employers in Florida at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Miami, FL (16), Welding Shop in Tampa, FL (13), and Aerotek (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 Florida, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Jacksonville at $30/hr, Cocoa at $30/hr, and Orlando at $28/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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