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Overview

RK Industries is a family-owned company based in Denver, CO, seeking skilled Fabricator/Welders to build and assemble piping systems for major commercial and industrial projects. The role offers competitive pay and opportunities for career advancement while emphasizing quality craftsmanship and safety.

Responsibilities

  • Weld and fabricate pipe spools and piping assemblies according to drawings, specifications, and WPS requirements.
  • Perform pipe welding using qualified processes such as GTAW, SMAW, GMAW, and FCAW.
  • Fit, tack, align, and assemble piping components including pipe, flanges, elbows, tees, reducers, valves, and other fittings.
  • Read and interpret fabrication drawings, spool sheets, isometrics, weld maps, and weld symbols.
  • Use grinders, saws, cutting equipment, welding machines, positioners, and standard shop tools.
  • Verify material, joint preparation, dimensions, alignment, and weld quality.
  • Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area while following RK's quality and safety standards.

Requirements

  • High school diploma/GED or equivalent experience.
  • Industrial pipe fabrication or welding experience.
  • Experience with carbon steel, stainless steel, and/or alloy piping.
  • Ability to read and follow fabrication drawings and welding documentation.
  • Knowledge of welding processes, WPS requirements, and quality expectations.
  • Strong attention to fit-up, weld quality, and dimensional accuracy.
  • Commitment to working safely in a demanding shop environment.

Benefits

  • $26–$42/hr
  • Weekly pay
  • Competitive benefits package
  • Opportunities for advancement
  • Skilled, team-oriented work environment

Additional Information

  • Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Benefits

$26–$42/hr
Weekly pay
Competitive benefits package
Opportunities for advancement
Skilled, team-oriented work environment
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How this job compares in Denver, CO

Pay in context

At roughly $34/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $34/hr median for welding jobs in Denver, CO, whose middle half runs $24–$44/hr across 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 50% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Denver, CO

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Denver, CO right now, from 5 different employers. 3 of them were added in the last week. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 66 other active welding openings from 38 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Denver, or widen the search to Colorado.

RK Industries currently has 7 other openings live in Colorado, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Colorado at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Denver, CO (8), RK Industries (7), and Honeywell Technologies (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 Colorado, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pueblo at $38/hr, Louisville at $35/hr, and denver at $34/hr. Denver is among them.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Core work. MIG (GMAW) feeds a continuous wire electrode through a shielding-gas nozzle. It lays down metal fast and is forgiving on clean material, which is why it dominates production and light fabrication work. TIG (GTAW) uses a non-consumable tungsten electrode with filler added by hand, giving the operator the most control of any process. It is slow, demanding, and the standard for stainless, aluminum, and anything where the bead has to look as good as it holds.

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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. Shop Welder figures were last recalculated when this page was built.