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Job Description

Overview

The Pipefitter position is part of the Maintenance & Operations Section at the Ralph H. Johnson VAMC in Charleston, SC. The role involves performing maintenance, repair, and installation on various utility and disposal systems.

Responsibilities

  • Installs, modifies, troubleshoots, and repairs high-pressure piping systems and equipment.
  • Installs, maintains, and adjusts equipment such as meters, valves, and pumps.
  • Tests systems and equipment for proper operation and leak-free joints.
  • Traces and troubleshoots pipe systems and equipment to locate and repair leaks.
  • Performs preventative maintenance inspections of systems and equipment.
  • Works from blueprints to plan and install/repair various distribution systems.

Requirements

  • Familiarity with the International Plumbing Code and NFPA 54 and NFPA 99.
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and technical guides.
  • Ability to work independently and make decisions based on judgment.

Additional Information

  • Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-3:30pm.
  • Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter/PD07645A.
  • Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
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How this job compares in Charleston, SC

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 30% above the $28/hr median for welding jobs across South Carolina — toward the top of a $24–$35/hr middle band drawn from 46 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 80% 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 Charleston, SC

Charleston, SC is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across South Carolina as a whole we're tracking 107 other active welding openings from 84 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across South Carolina.

The most active employers in South Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Boiler Tube Company of America (BTA) (4), Parker Hannifin (3), and Thompson Construction Group, Inc. (3). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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