HVAC Sheet Metal Installer/ HVAC Equipment Installer/Heat Pump/ Split Systems
Location
Detroit, MI
Wage
$20 – $32/hr
Employment Type
Full-time
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Posted on October 20, 2026
Job Description
Overview
Team members will be working in a New Construction environment in teams of 4 to 12. Individuals will be expected to have necessary knowledge and skills with power tools, sheet metal, and basic electrical/control installation.
Responsibilities
- Using hand and power tools to cut, connect, bend, install, seal, hang, secure sheet metal and sheet metal accessories.
- Using hand and power tools to install thermostat wire and hardware in new construction settings.
- Using hand and power tools to install and hang various piping in new construction settings.
- Work in team environment to accomplish tasks as directed on job site.
- Follow safety protocols in construction as required by OSHA standards.
- Working off of ladders safely.
- Working with Man Elevated Work Platforms safely.
- Working alongside other trades professionally and safely.
Requirements
- Power Tools
- Basic Electrical
- Soldering / Braising/ Welding a plus
- MEWP certification a plus
- OSHA30 certification a plus
- Must have own basic hand and power tools including Impact Drill, Angle Grinder, batteries needed
- Must be eligible for work in USA
Benefits
- 401k
- Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
Additional Information
- Full time 7am-3:30pm M-F on site
- Workplaces are in Ann Arbor area, Detroit Metro
Benefits
401k
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
How this job compares in Detroit, MI
Pay in context
At roughly $26/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $25/hr median for welding jobs across Michigan, whose middle half runs $21–$28/hr across 54 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 65% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.
The local market in Detroit, MI
This is the only active welding job we're currently tracking in Detroit, MI, which makes it worth moving on quickly — there is no local competing offer to weigh it against. Across Michigan as a whole we're tracking 84 other active welding openings from 68 employers. Browse welding jobs across Michigan.
The most active employers in Michigan at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Qualified Staffing (8), Welding Shop in Detroit, MI (5), and Fabcon Precast (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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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. HVAC Sheet Metal Installer/ HVAC Equipment Installer/Heat Pump/ Split Systems figures were last recalculated when this page was built.