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Overview

Comfort Systems USA Shoffner is seeking Welders / Pipefitters to join their team in the Asheville, NC area. The role involves hands-on work in various environments, contributing to significant projects.

Responsibilities

  • Prioritize safety in all tasks.
  • Operate manual welding equipment using TIG, STICK, and MIG processes.
  • Read and interpret blueprints and drawings.
  • Hammer, grind, and chip pieces to ensure proper assembly.
  • Work with various pipe and fitting materials such as PVC and Copper.
  • Handle high-pressure piping systems and equipment.
  • Lay out installations, modifications, and repairs of piping systems.
  • Measure, cut, bend, and thread pipe according to specifications.
  • Operate manual or semi-automatic welding equipment.
  • Ensure welds pass pressure and X-ray testing.
  • Utilize both hand and power tools.

Requirements

  • 1+ years of Commercial/Industrial Welding or Pipefitting experience.
  • Trade school may replace experience.
  • OSHA 10 preferred.
  • Ability to work in extreme weather conditions.
  • Must be punctual and reliable.
  • Capable of lifting/carrying up to 60 lbs.
  • Ability to work in confined spaces and perform physical tasks.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k
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How this job compares in Arden, NC

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across North Carolina currently run a median of $31/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 45 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 Arden, NC

Arden, NC is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across North Carolina as a whole we're tracking 107 other active welding openings from 56 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across North Carolina.

The most active employers in North Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (13), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (9), and Environmental Air Systems (6). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within North Carolina, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Charlotte at $36/hr and Denver at $20/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

What you'll be running

This posting calls for MIG and TIG 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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