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Overview

RK Industries is a family-owned company seeking skilled Fabricator/Welders to build and assemble piping systems for commercial and industrial projects in Aurora, CO. The position offers competitive pay and opportunities for advancement.

Responsibilities

  • Weld and fabricate pipe spools and piping assemblies according to drawings and specifications.
  • 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 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

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Position located in Aurora, CO.
  • Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in Denver, CO

Pay in context

At roughly $44/hr, this posting sits about 29% above the $34/hr median for welding jobs in Denver, CO — toward the top of a $24–$43/hr middle band drawn from 8 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 88% 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 Denver, CO

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in Denver, CO right now, from 5 different employers. 4 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 Pipe Welder - TIG figures were last recalculated when this page was built.