Job Description

Overview

Dover Food Retail (DFR) is a leading manufacturer of refrigeration systems and related products, committed to innovation and customer-centric solutions. The Refrigeration Construction Pipefitter role involves installing supermarket refrigeration systems, ensuring safety and quality in construction tasks.

Responsibilities

  • Perform installation of supermarket refrigeration systems including electrical, piping, and fixture handling.
  • Pipe cooler boxes, overhead lines, compressor rooms/houses, and refrigeration cases.
  • Install pipe hangers as directed by the Foreman.
  • Provide construction support by brazing, insulating, and hanging piping.
  • Assist the Construction Foreman as needed.
  • Abide by all safety protocols and serve as an example to others.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED equivalent.
  • 3+ years of relevant experience in pipefitting of supermarket refrigeration systems.
  • Valid state-issued driver's license.
  • Strong working knowledge of plumbing and pipe fitting.
  • Knowledge of brazing refrigeration piping.
  • Knowledge of electrical systems and ability to wire installations.
  • Ability to read blueprints on refrigeration, electrical, and plumbing.
  • Ability to hang evaporation coils and install overhead hangers.
  • Ability to use hand and power tools.
  • Willingness to travel 50% of the time or as required.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Work shifts vary and are driven by project requirements.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Phoenix, AZ

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Phoenix, AZ currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$39/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 Phoenix, AZ

We're tracking 217 other active welding openings in Phoenix, AZ right now, from 124 different employers. 74 of them were added in the last week. Across Arizona as a whole we're tracking 513 other active welding openings from 246 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Phoenix, or widen the search to Arizona.

The most active employers in Arizona at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Sundt Construction (31), Welding Shop in Phoenix, AZ (22), and EZARC (15). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Arizona, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Tolleson at $38/hr, Tempe at $32/hr, and Phoenix at $29/hr. Phoenix is among them.

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