Job Description

Overview

Upchurch is a rapidly growing, full-service building engineering company providing mechanical, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical services across the southeastern United States. The Piping Foreman will lead pipefitting crews, ensuring productivity and quality while overseeing the installation of various piping systems.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and supervise pipefitting crews to ensure productivity and quality workmanship.
  • Clearly communicate work assignments, expectations, and safety requirements to team members.
  • Work alongside crews to demonstrate proper installation techniques.
  • Foster a positive team environment focused on accountability and safety.
  • Read and interpret blueprints, isometric drawings, and mechanical plans.
  • Plan and coordinate daily work activities to meet project milestones.
  • Layout, install, and oversee the installation of various piping systems.
  • Ensure proper use of supports, hangers, and installation methods.
  • Coordinate piping installation with welders, plumbers, inspectors, and other trades.
  • Ensure all required materials and tools are available and organized.
  • Monitor manpower requirements and allocate labor resources effectively.
  • Maintain tools and equipment in safe working condition.
  • Verify that all piping systems are installed according to specifications and codes.
  • Inspect work for accuracy in measuring, cutting, fitting, and alignment.
  • Oversee system testing procedures.
  • Coordinate inspections and address deficiencies promptly.
  • Identify and resolve installation challenges and field issues.
  • Communicate project progress and operational concerns to Superintendents and Project Managers.
  • Collaborate with customers, vendors, and project stakeholders.
  • Enforce all company safety policies and OSHA regulations.
  • Conduct and participate in safety meetings and briefings.
  • Ensure proper use of personal protective equipment and safe work practices.
  • Maintain a clean and organized work environment.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO

How this job compares in Arlington, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, lead welder jobs across Texas currently run a median of $36/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $32–$38/hr across 15 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 Arlington, TX

We're tracking 31 other active welding openings in Arlington, TX right now, from 15 different employers. 17 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 Arlington, or widen the search to Texas.

Upchurch currently has 16 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. Arlington is among them.

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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. Piping Foreman figures were last recalculated when this page was built.