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Overview

The Pipefitter Supervisor position at the VHA New York Harbor Brooklyn Healthcare System involves supervising pipefitters and plumbers within the Maintenance & Repair section. The role requires effective management of gas systems and equipment, ensuring efficient operation and maintenance.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise pipefitters and plumbers in the Plumbing Shop.
  • Ensure effective operation and maintenance of gas systems and equipment.
  • Diagnose, plan, and complete projects or work orders involving major systems.
  • Coordinate work with other departments and outside service vendors.
  • Assist other trades during heavy workloads or special projects.
  • Support management programs and recommend performance ratings.
  • Advise and counsel workers on new work techniques.
  • Investigate grievances and complaints and resolve them informally.

Requirements

  • Ability to lay out and install various kinds of piping and equipment.
  • Proficiency with work order systems and reporting on maintenance metrics.
  • Physical capability to lift and carry heavy objects up to 100 pounds.
  • Ability to work from scaffolds and ladders in confined areas.
  • Good physical condition to respond to emergency situations.

Additional Information

  • Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:30pm
  • Position Description Title/PD#: Pipefitter Supervisor/PD00000 and PD49178A
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How this job compares in Queens, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $49/hr, this posting sits about 39% above the $35/hr median for welding jobs across New York — toward the top of a $27–$42/hr middle band drawn from 95 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 86% 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 Queens, NY

Queens, NY is a small market in our index: 1 other active welding opening alongside this one, from 1 employer. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 143 other active welding openings from 95 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across New York.

Veterans Health Administration currently has 4 other openings live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (16), Alstom (4), and Veterans Health Administration (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 New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $41/hr and Brooklyn at $32/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. Pipefitter Supervisor figures were last recalculated when this page was built.