Job Description

Overview

A pipefitter is responsible for planning and installing all piping systems, pipe supports, and hydraulic and pneumatic equipment for commercial and industrial building projects. The role requires experience in welding, joining, and installing various piping systems, ensuring compliance with safety and building codes.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and supervise project progress and provide reports on timeline, progress, and adjustments to job site manager.
  • Order, invoice, and manage materials and equipment.
  • Ensure all legal requirements, building and safety codes, safety inspections, city guidelines, and local and state regulations are met.
  • Configure pipe systems blueprint and plan piping systems layouts.
  • Ensure all steam water, chemicals, or other liquids are turned off before working on piping system.
  • Precisely cut, bend, and weld metals such as carbon and stainless steel.
  • Clean and clear debris and hazardous materials from pipes as needed.
  • Install piping or tubing segments securely with welding or other equipment.
  • Thread, weld, solder piping together.
  • Consult with job site management for hole placements in walls and bulkheads.
  • Ensure pipe sizes, hangers, supports, and joint needs for accurate flow.
  • Cut and alter piping to ensure correct sizes.
  • Perform trial runs and tests on pipe systems.
  • Repair and reinforce broken, cracked, or inadequate systems or pipes.

Requirements

  • High school degree or equivalent educational experience; vocational school or trade apprenticeship required.
  • Certification by NCCER or union 72 membership; must meet all state licensure requirements.
  • Membership in labor union United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing, Pipefitting and Sprinkler Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada preferred.
  • Five years’ experience as a pipefitter preferred.
  • Able to manage team members and multiple projects.
  • Accurate and precise attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of local, state, and federal building code regulations with regard to piping systems.
  • Mig and Tig welding on various piping systems.

Additional Information

  • Possession of a valid driver's license is a requirement for this job.
  • Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check.
  • This position is represented by a labor union and is subject to the terms and conditions of the LU 72 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
  • Work involves almost constant exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, toxic chemicals, biohazardous materials, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, and/or loud noises.
  • Considerable physical activity. Requires heavy physical work; heavy lifting, pushing, or pulling required of objects up to 50 pounds. Physical work is a primary part (more than 70%) of job.
  • No, or very limited, exposure to physical risk.
  • Work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment.

How this job compares in Marietta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Georgia currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$31/hr across 95 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 Marietta, GA

We're tracking 10 other active welding openings in Marietta, GA right now, from 8 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 268 other active welding openings from 144 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Marietta, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Classic Collision (14), Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. (10), and Gerber Collision & Glass (9). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Marietta at $30/hr, and Atlanta at $28/hr. Marietta is among them.

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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