Job Description

Overview

The Pipe Shop Skilled Laborer supports the fabrication and assembly of piping systems by preparing materials, operating shop equipment, moving and staging components, and assisting fabricators and pipe fitters.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare pipe, fittings, and related components for fabrication.
  • Measure and mark materials accurately using tapes, squares, levels, and other layout tools.
  • Cut, bevel, grind, clean, and deburr materials according to job requirements.
  • Operate assigned shop equipment after completing required training.
  • Move, organize, and stage materials using approved lifting and material-handling practices.
  • Assist welders and pipe fitters with positioning, alignment, fit-up, and assembly.
  • Confirm that materials and components match fabrication documents.
  • Maintain material identification and traceability as required.
  • Complete production and material records accurately.
  • Inspect tools and equipment before use and report unsafe or damaged equipment.
  • Maintain orderly work areas and remove fabrication debris.
  • Follow all company safety, quality, and production procedures.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Ability to use hand tools, power tools, and measuring equipment safely.
  • Ability to read a tape measure and perform basic shop math.
  • Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
  • Ability to recognize common piping materials and components at the level required for the position.
  • Ability to work effectively with welders, fitters, inspectors, and supervisors.
  • Familiarity with carbon steel, stainless steel, alloy, or other piping materials.
  • Demonstrated commitment to safety, quality, attendance, and productivity.

Benefits

Vision

How this job compares in Denver, CO

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Denver, CO currently run a median of $34/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$43/hr across 9 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Denver, CO

We're tracking 13 other active welding openings in Denver, CO right now, from 7 different employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Colorado as a whole we're tracking 80 other active welding openings from 53 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, LLC currently has 1 other opening 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 RK Industries (8), Welding Shop in Denver, CO (6), and Martin Marietta (4). 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.

Similar openings near Denver, CO

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