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Overview

Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC is seeking Specialty Pipefitters for various locations in the U.S. The company is a leader in providing equipment services to the refining and chemical industry, emphasizing integrity and customer focus.

Responsibilities

  • Read and interpret isometric drawings, piping layouts, blueprints, and specifications.
  • Install, assemble, maintain, and repair piping systems in an industrial facility.
  • Perform steam tracing and small-bore tubing installation according to project specifications.
  • Install and maintain steam supply and condensate return tracing systems.
  • Work with tubing, fittings, valves, supports, and related components for steam tracing systems.
  • Identify proper routing and installation methods to avoid interference with existing systems.
  • Perform field measurements and make necessary adjustments for proper fit-up and installation.
  • Inspect completed work for proper alignment, supports, connections, and overall quality.
  • Follow all site safety procedures and project-specific requirements.
  • Maintain regular and reliable attendance and work scheduled overtime as needed.

Requirements

  • Previous industrial pipefitting experience.
  • Hands-on experience with steam tracing and/or small-bore tubing installation.
  • Experience measuring, cutting, bending, routing, and installing tubing and fittings.
  • Ability to read and interpret isometric drawings and project specifications.
  • Knowledge of pipefitting tools, materials, fittings, valves, and installation practices.
  • Ability to accurately measure, calculate offsets, and perform field fit-up.
  • Strong understanding of industrial construction safety practices.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a field construction team.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$37/hr across 100 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 Houston, TX

We're tracking 371 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 206 different employers. 118 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,287 other active welding openings from 583 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Koch Specialty Plant Services, LLC currently has 4 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (35), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (25), and Zachry Group (22). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Abernathy at $45/hr, Arlington at $40/hr, and Pasadena at $37/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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